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dronevil
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 Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:28 am Post subject: help needed - about turntables |
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currently thinking of getting a 2nd hand technics sl-1200/1210 turntable, but there are so many models of them, which one is the most worthy to get?
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CraiGORE
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| You spin/scratch? No? well then you probably don't need anything that nice. |
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dronevil
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:10 am Post subject: |
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| well then could anyone recommend something with the same sound quality but cheaper? |
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0%cured
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dronevil
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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those pro-ject ones looks wicked, but by that price level i can pretty much get a 2nd hand technics sl-1200...
just in case, is technics sl-7 and sl-110 any good? |
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Nosliw
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: help needed - about turntables |
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| dronevil wrote: | | currently thinking of getting a 2nd hand technics sl-1200/1210 turntable, but there are so many models of them, which one is the most worthy to get? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SL-1200
Judging from what Wikipedia says, the newer models have various improvements and such. I wish I own one of those suckers but in my opinion, I don't think it matters too much which version you get. Since I don't believe you'd use them for DJing and scratching, I would still buy it anyways.
<kicks his clunker of a Sony PLX07 turntable> |
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CraiGORE
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a Stanton STR8-30. I got this for free from a guy who basically abandoned all of his possessions but you can get it on ebay for probably around $100. You DO need a pre-amp or mixer to run this but luckily I got mine from the same guy.. and are also available on ebay for less than $20. |
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dronevil
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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i went to one of the distributors of pro-ject today and they said i'd better get a technics sl-1200 other than a pro-ject...
apparently if you buy it only for home listening you have to buy sth. after m3 which has a reset for pitch control, if you buy sth older than that you wont really know if the pitch control is at the zero point exactly or not... |
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shit-faced
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:31 am Post subject: |
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| dronevil wrote: |
apparently if you buy it only for home listening you have to buy sth. after m3 which has a reset for pitch control, if you buy sth older than that you wont really know if the pitch control is at the zero point exactly or not... |
that sounds bullshit, older ones have a detent at the zero point. and even if not, it wouldn't matter because it is most unlikely that the normal speed shown by the strobe is exactly at the zero point. |
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Tal666
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:05 am Post subject: |
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| I have a Technics SL-D2 and another few models (Pioneer, Sony, Yamaha etc..) but the best sound I got from a 30+ year old Thorens TD-160 with an Empire E/3 gold cartridge, you can find those turntables in Ebay for about $150, worth's way better than all the other, tough luck is with shipping though, the plate itself weighs 2.6Kg not to mention the wooden base and the heavy dust shield, but worths every penny. |
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krawling kaos
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If you can get a second-hand Technics 1200 for a good price (200-300 US$), do it. They are total work horses, and last forever. And of course the black MK2s are the coolest.
Honestly though, I think most any decent midline turntable is good enough for most metal records. You think Angelcunt is gonna sound different if you get a Sota?! 
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gravesnatcher
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Rega p1 is a nice turntable.I have one and like it and it wasn't too bad for the wallet. |
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dronevil
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| got a 2nd hand technics sl-1200 mk3 finally, the needle is quite old so i need to change it. the head is a stanton 500 which seems to be a dj head, so should i buy a hifi head and change it or just change the needle? any recommends on heads? |
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Blood and Thunder
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0%cured
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:55 am Post subject: |
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| Blood and Thunder wrote: |
Yeah, the project is great. I got one about 5 years ago and never looked back. It's fully manual, so you have to take the platter off and change the band yourself to alter between 45 + 33. It has no auto return either, so it just hangs in the groove at the end. Sounds like a drag, but it's actually pretty cool.
Mine is kinda like this:
http://www.project-audio.com/main.php?prod=debute&cat=turntables&lang=en
Would recommend them for sure! |
Looks cool brother. I must buy a new one a.s.a.p.(I'm saying this since I first joined this forum...  |
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