A rare and highly regarded transcription table from the French company ERA. The MK6 was their flagship model 444, offered without a tonearm. This piece features a Unipivot tonearm, fitted with an Audioquest 404b MC – considered THE high-end moving coil cartridge. This piece has been fully serviced and lubed, with a new belt, and you can expect it to perform flawlessly. Together, this package is an incredible value.
- Production
- 1973-76
- Condition
- 9/10
- Orig. MSRP
- $150
- Restoration
- Full 30-point service check
- Internals fully cleaned and relubed
- Installed new flexiprene belt
- Cleaned controls, switches, and chassis
- Factory Specs
Type Belt drive transcription turntable
Platter 300mm (11 13/16"), 1.3kg (3.75 lbs.)
Tonearm Unipiviot
Cartridge Audioquest 404b High Output MC
Drive method Flexiprene belt
Motor 48 pole synchronous
Speeds 33 and 45rpm
Wow and flutter <0.1% @33.3
Rumble <-52dB (DIN A); <-73dB (DIN B)
Dimensions 16.2"W x 4"H x 12.2"D
Weight 32 lbs.
- Documentation
ERA MK6 Brochure
- Liner Notes
Following the success of the 444, ERA decided to offer the platform without a tonearm, dubbed the MK6. The chassis of the ERA Mk6 is built up from thin sheet steel, painted black and there is a wooden arm mounting board, cut out for the SME of course. The motor is mounted on a sub-section that also houses the bearing, arm and platter, but the motor is a 48 pole unit and generates less vibration than many. The deck is not heavy and neither is the platter, which is spun by a multi-pole AC motor. The bearing itself sits roughly in the plane of the record, as opposed to deep within the bearing well. This is a design Pioneer later claimed as their ‘Stable Platter’ design, but clearly, this was an ERA innovation from in the early ’70s.
- Stock No.
- 7666800328925
A rare and highly regarded transcription table from the French company ERA. The MK6 was their flagship model 444, offered without a tonearm. This piece features a Unipivot tonearm, fitted with an Audioquest 404b MC – considered THE high-end moving coil cartridge. This piece has been fully serviced and lubed, with a new belt, and you can expect it to perform flawlessly. Together, this package is an incredible value.
