Turner Amplifiers
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Topic: Turner Amplifiers
Posted By: burningbush
Subject: Turner Amplifiers
Date Posted: 29 July 2011 at 12:31pm
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Specs, history and service can be found here... http://turneramplifiers.com/" rel="nofollow - http://turneramplifiers.com/  Turner B502 XLR Amplifier 100 watts per channel @ 16 ohm 190 watts per channel @ 8 ohm 340 watts per channel @ 4 ohm (All ratings RMS)  Turner B302 XLR Amplifier 60 watts per channel @ 16 ohm 100 watts per channel @ 8 ohm 140 watts per channel @ 4 ohm (All ratings RMS) There is a vu version (!!!) of the B502 on ebay just now... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turner-B502-Studio-Power-Amplifier-/130554761042?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item1e65ab8f52" rel="nofollow - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turner-B502-Studio-Power-Amplifier-/130554761042?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item1e65ab8f52  One of these with a DC300a and thats all you need.  ------------- music is the message |
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Posted By: soundforyou
Date Posted: 03 August 2011 at 11:01pm
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Now youre talking.....Putting together an old Martin Modular rig at the moment, jes getting phillies etc sooooo hard now, but got some and a few A300 Turners and DC 300A's ...anyone that can help would be appreciated!! ------------- Life is Now |
Posted By: Nachural
Date Posted: 03 August 2011 at 11:46pm
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When I first started out I owned MM AP306's but dreamed of Turners! (Well, those and RSD's actually) ------------- it's all just cardboard and magnets really |
Posted By: burningbush
Date Posted: 04 August 2011 at 1:27pm
 Here are some in the wild, courtesy of Tony ASS. ------------- music is the message |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 04 August 2011 at 1:52pm
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Spotted Matamp crossover in top case above the Turners. Also Matamp Quasar on the extreme left.  ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: burningbush
Date Posted: 04 August 2011 at 2:09pm
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Yep, loads of gems in that picture.
------------- music is the message |
Posted By: Nachural
Date Posted: 04 August 2011 at 7:39pm
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Love the old Revox too. Wonder what Tony's music of choice was at the time? ------------- it's all just cardboard and magnets really |
Posted By: madboffin
Date Posted: 05 August 2011 at 12:22am
Is that an RSE Quad rack underneath the DC300's, or an old Pink Floyd one ? |
burningbush wrote:Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 05 August 2011 at 1:34am
Froggy did me special mixes in those days, that's what would have been on the revox. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: burningbush
Date Posted: 05 December 2011 at 10:39am
Phwoar..... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turner-1100-Watt-Power-Amplifier-Rack-/130608597872?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item1e68e10b70" rel="nofollow - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turner-1100-Watt-Power-Amplifier-Rack-/130608597872?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item1e68e10b70 ------------- music is the message |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 05 December 2011 at 11:49am
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Nice.Some serious old school heavyness....needs to be on wheels really. I like the twin fans mounted on the rear panel. ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: soundforyou
Date Posted: 05 December 2011 at 10:47pm
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Not sold .... great little amps ------------- Life is Now |
Posted By: Nachural
Date Posted: 06 December 2011 at 9:48am
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[QUOTE=jbl_man]Nice.Some serious old school heavyness....needs to be on wheels really. Ian, are we talking about Gavin or the amp rack!!! 
Seriously though, they are a couple of solid amplifiers that sound more powerful than their rating suggests. ------------- it's all just cardboard and magnets really |
Posted By: Scottyurbanfront
Date Posted: 02 February 2024 at 9:29pm
| Can anyone guide me on some prices of the 302 and 502 amps Bless Scotty |
Posted By: monkeypuzzle
Date Posted: 03 February 2024 at 3:28pm
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I went through a phase of picking these up as I got a bunch of A500’s given to me for free so thought I’d build a few racks just for the fun. I paid between £30 and £120 for them, average I’d say was about £80. Only one of mine has the VU meters as these command a higher price for the HiFi market. They usually get advertised for around £250-£350 but I don’t think anyone buys them at that price. They’re great sounding amps but getting very old and need at the very least new caps all round. I had one stack (2 x A500 on bass, 1 x B502 mids and 1 x B302 for comps) out last weekend for a mates 50th and the amps were only 5 years younger then the person whose birthday we were celebrating. Thats 16 rack units and god know how many kilos for less than 1.5kw of power but it was a pub gig and sounded mint with some jungle through it! PM me if you want. ------------- blah blah blah blah blah...... |
Posted By: Scottyurbanfront
Date Posted: 03 February 2024 at 5:07pm
| That's great thanks.. I have 5 in all 2x 502 both diff with xlr on front of 1 and 1x 302 in Black, 2x A500 in silver both diff with one having meters on front.. all power up, will test the outputs on them later this week, I have so much vintage equipment amps, speakers/drivers, cabs, mixing desks etc to go thru left by a friend who passed.. inc paper work for so many oldskool components.. not sure how to post pics on here.. Bless Scotty |
Posted By: monkeypuzzle
Date Posted: 03 February 2024 at 8:33pm
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you need over 5 or is it 10 posts in order to send PM's and post images. Where are you based? Email me at - matt at leeway dot org dot uk - if you want any other info. When you power them up, just stick a meter on the outputs before you connect them to anything as they don't have any form of speaker protection if they've gone DC and could fry drivers easily. ------------- blah blah blah blah blah...... |
Posted By: Scottyurbanfront
Date Posted: 03 February 2024 at 9:55pm
| Yeah will do and thanks for info so far.. Bless Scotty |
Posted By: Scottyurbanfront
Date Posted: 03 February 2024 at 9:55pm
| Bristol based |
Posted By: monkeypuzzle
Date Posted: 03 February 2024 at 10:36pm
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Cool, will keep an eye out, I'm in Manchester but have plenty of friends down Bristol way. ------------- blah blah blah blah blah...... |
Posted By: madboffin
Date Posted: 04 February 2024 at 7:48pm
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Before powering them up, check the two large electrolytics mounted throught the rear panel. They are usually rated at 63V, and if your mains is over 240V the DC rails will probably be a volt or two more than that. Consequently they are highly stressed and don't last very long. When they start to fail, they leak electrolyte and make a horrible mess. After cleaning that up, they have to be replaced with 100V types, which are now horrendously expensive. It's also a good idea to fit DC protection boards (Vellman made a kit, I think they are still available under a new name). Aside from that, they are lovely amplifiers. I still have four B502s. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 05 February 2024 at 8:32am
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Yup, as Mad boffin says above. I saw the images of Scottys amps about a week ago on a facebook group, and, with due respect, are not in great condition, with corrosion, old original capacitors, bent panels etc, so each one will need a good overhaul, even if they do work, I certainly wouldn't want to connect any speakers to them in their present condition.
------------- Be seeing you. |