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Hard to capture how cool-looking and clean this vintage 1976 BIC 960 is. It is truly a time capsule: Great cosmetics, beautiful wood plinth, all the accessories and an exceptional ADC Super XLM Mk. II cartridge. Sound is clear, sparkly, and full-sounding. The record player even has the original packaging materials, manual and warranty!While the deck is in perfect mechanical order, it still had to be torn down and relubricated due to age-hardened grease. The work performed includes:Fully torn down and restored mechanically and cosmetically: Lubricated, adjusted, critical springs replacedNew belt and O-ring installedSet-down, tracking, anti-skate, return and all other parameters adjusted and verifiedWhile it’s in absolutely like-new mechanical and electronic condition, this deck isn’t cosmetically perfect. There are a few VERY faint scratches in the dust cover, there’s a hole in the bottom shell, and the original owner saw fit to etch the back panel with a name and I.D. number. However, these flaws are minor and invisible during normal use.This is your chance to grab a classic vintage record player from the golden age of audio in plug-and-play condition!
US$249 is on the ambitious side for a used Super XLM unless it’s exceptionally clean, fully tested, and comes with a fresh stylus or other useful extras. Typical market chatter for ADC XLM-family pieces shows completed/active prices often clustering well below that level, while better-preserved or complete examples can push into the low US$200s.
The reason it still has appeal is straightforward: these ADCs are prized for their very light tracking, airy detail, and excellent fit with low-mass arms, so a good sample can be a very enjoyable, high-end-sounding buy. The upside is strongest if the stylus is known good and the original mounting hardware is present; if any of that is missing, US$249 starts to feel more like a ceiling than a steal.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
ADC most likely refers to Audio Dynamics Corporation, a U.S. hi-fi brand founded by Peter Pritchard in the early 1960s in New Milford, Connecticut. It should not be confused with ADC Telecommunications, which was a separate communications company. The audio brand’s heritage is firmly rooted in the classic American cartridge era, and it later passed into other ownership before disappearing as an independent maker.
ADC was best known for magnetic phono cartridges, especially high-performance models aimed at vinyl playback. Its identity was tied to turntable-era analog audio rather than a broad component catalog, and there is no strong evidence that it became a major player in amplifiers, speakers, DACs, or headphones.
In market terms, ADC sits today as a vintage-collector and analog-audio specialist brand rather than a current mainstream hi-fi label. Among knowledgeable buyers, it is remembered for inventive cartridge design and respectable sonic performance, with interest driven more by restored legacy products and archival reputation than by an active modern product line.
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