Garrard Music Recovery Module

This is a curious piece of equipment I picked up in an estate sale recently (along with a Nakamichi Dragon and other choice items, whee). The back panel has stereo RCA ins and outs, along with a "signal" connection, the icon above it suggests a radio antenna for an AM, not FM signal. The front panel has an on/off switch, a "suppressor" in/out switch, and a variable control for the suppressor. I cannot find any information on this on the internet.
Model MRM 101.

 

Now, very curiously, I am finding some information on the internet, when my previous search got nothing. It appears to be a "pop and tick" remover for vinyl, but I find no explanation of the antenna connection. Anyone have any experience with this?

 

Lord,
Interestingly, there's one on eBay now. The description says:

"THIS EARLY UNIT WAS MADE BY GARRARD PROBABLY IN THE LATE 60'S EARLY 70'S TO ELIMINATE HISS AND SURFACE NOISE IN STEREO EQUIPMENT


Not my item; the link is http://cgi.ebay.com/GARRARD-MUSIC-R...2018488QQihZ007QQcategoryZ67807QQcmdZViewItem

 

No, its not. It was made around 1977 and was featured on a episode of the BBC popular science TV series 'Tomorrows World'. I quite remember watching it in my teens over here. If anybody has access to a HiFi Year Book from 77/78 I'm sure you'll find a lot of information on it.

Regards,

 

Don't tell me you picked up a Nak Dragon cassette deck for $20! Mine cost me a bit of money.

 

This sounds like the SAE 5000 Impulse Noise Reduction unit, which I owned for about 1 week before returning it and getting a refund from Tech Hifi in the late 70's. The SAE unit was supposed to eliminate the pop and clicks on LPs but did not seem to be very effective.

 

I picked up a carload of stuff, so the Nakamichi probably comes to at least $100 when everything is estimated.

 

You can easily unload your Nak Dragon on eBay for at least $600.