"Sander deWaal" wrote in message

"Arny Krueger" said:

Looking at your links, it seems like Elac is staying away from the
North American continent and sticking to Europe and the UK. I seem
to recall that they once had a presence here as a source of some
pretty nice-looking but rumbly turntables.

Elac made turntables ("Miraphon") in the '60s and '70s, I never knew
they were marketed in the US as well.
Those days are long gone.

They were called "Miracord" in the US.

Here's an example:

http://i4.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/21/70/ee_12_sb.JPG

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

I found it to be quite handsome. It's performance issues were a
disappointment. I believe the importer was named Benjamin.

Today, they are known as a maker of fine speakers and cartridges.

I wish them good fortune!

I found that they do have a US Importer for their speakers:

http://www.trian.peachhost.com/Products.htm