Hi, I need your advice regarding the tonearm for the above model. I am thinking about Jelco 750 or Audiomods toneararm for technics with micrometer.
Please give me your wise advice or suggest any other tonearm. thanks
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Hi, I need your advice regarding the tonearm for the above model. I am thinking about Jelco 750 or Audiomods toneararm for technics with micrometer.
Please give me your wise advice or suggest any other tonearm. thanks
I've heard an Audiomods, It was good. Never heard a Jelco. Always seems to be one for sale somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by kambo_z
The Audiomods doesn't have azimuth adjustment IIRC. That would bother me.
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I have heard the cheaper and dearer Audionote arm on the technics against the audio mods both times I was very impressed, I think they are fairly priced for Audio Note at least and perform very well. The Audio Mods was a little faster while the Audio Note seemed deeper and a richness in the midrange together with a great bass. I have also heard a Kondo wired Sme Series IV out perform a Kondo wired Series V on the technics.
Thanks for your suggestions, My budget is roughly £600, so i am not looking at SME iv.
Hi,
Just curious.. What cartridge/s do you plan to use?
Regards
Currently i am using ortofon blue and in the future probably denon 103 or 110. thanks
Personally, I am not a fan of Rega based arms on the Technics.
I find that the arm lift lever is awkwardly placed.
Also the arm’s lowest height is limited by the Rega’s arm rest, which projects over the Technics’ top plate, so perhaps not the easiest arm in terms of VTA adjustment on these decks. The same applies SME 309, IV and V arms.Quote:
Originally Posted by CageyH
It means the only option left is Jelco tonearm or i am missing something..
If the cartridge is average in body height and you are using a standard platter mat, then SME, Rega, Origin Live etc will all fit ok and sound good. I have tried all of these and the Jelco on a Technics 1200/1210.
Some don't like Rega derived arms on Technics 1200/1210 but I think they sound very good on them.
I also like rega derived arms on the techie, I currently us a rb300 fully modded by jonnie from AO, and I have tried and owned several other arms but keep coming back to this one
Why does nobody mention that when set at the correct height on a Techie, Rega arms are an ergonomic pain in the arse? The arm lifter lever ends up too low and has to be scrabbled for, like this.
http://i63.tinypic.com/novolh.jpg
My first "proper" arm on my modded 1210 was the Michel Technoarm "A" which is the predates the Audiomods arm. I HATED it as a combination with my 1210, you did indeed have the dreaded problems with the arm lift but for me the arm just simply didn't gel. I later solved this problem by using a SME V.
I used a Mission 774 on mine before fitting a Fidelity Research 64FX to it.
Hugo mentioned it a couple of posts earlier, well 4 actually [emoji6]Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Edit: and cageyh mentioned it just before that too........ That better Kevin ? [emoji23]
In response to my post...Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeyb
Why does nobody read threads properly? :eyebrows:
Oops I forgot you'd said it too, but seeing as I was scrolling from bottom to top on my phone I didn't get to your post when I saw Hugo's so I quoted his thinking that was where I'd read it earlier [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by CageyH
So Rega arms or modified Rega arms by Audiomods, AO and Michelle Techno arms are not made for the Technics. What other tonearms shall i start looking? Thanks
If you plan to use the Denon cartridges, you'd probably find the original standard Technics arm perfectly adequate, there's nothing actually wrong with it. It's probably worth trying out before considering arm changes. Just fit a heavyweight headshell.Quote:
Originally Posted by kambo_z
The standard arm is like the rest of the turntable, it works very slickly and easily. You are less likely to get this with alternatives.
Thanks Geoff. I was thinking the same. What headshell would you recommend?
This Ortofon looks suitably rigid. Not tried one though. Whatever you buy, make sure it has elongated bolt slots for overhang adjustment as the arm does not provide this facility.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ortofon-L...oAAOSwcGBaqRWE
And if you don't already have one, the Technics overhang gauge can be handy too. They are usually supplied with the turntables, but can be bought separately. It saves a whole lot of set-up messing around. Another good reason for sticking with the original arm.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TECHNICS-...4AAOSw1uRZt77P
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Thanks Geoff. I have the overhang gauge..
The standard arm once modified is a pretty good. Loads of features other arms dont have. Get it rewired and damped internally with a shrink wrap to the outside of the tube I think you will be happy. A lot of people always slag it off but its mostly hearsay most of the time by people who have never used it. Yes a lot better is out there but to be honest you are not gaining by changing to a Rega arm. Trust me I have been there twice. Unless you are going to spend a lot of money on a tonearm its a cheap mod that I think you will be happy with.
Also the Ortofon headshell is good for the price.
Hi Mick, I already rewired it with cardas and changed the RCA cable as well. It sound great. i was just curious to change it to the other arm. probably will shrink the outside tube. thanks for the advice Mick.
The audiomods is not rega based - it does use a highly modified rega arm tube but everything else is made by jeff himself so ignore any coments regarding comparisons with rega arms.Quote:
Originally Posted by kambo_z
My version five is currently fitted with a Dynovector Karat Mk2 but sounds great with a slightly warmer AT33 EV
Mel
In my comments I was referring to a standard Rega arm:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Cycleallday
There's lots of choices Not just a jelco there's sme 3009s, fidelity research 54, Hadcock, mission 747 all of which are capable enough all down to personnel choice and rega although not overly popular on here, but the best arm I've heard on a techie was funk firms fx arm.
I am a fan of the Funk Firm arms, but with a budget of £600, you will be lucky to find one.
I know you won't get one for that price, I was just stating a rega derived arm (fxr) that works well very well on a technics
Mine is a Technics based FXR, and I was lucky to find one within the OPs budget. ;)
So yours is the technics arm with the upgraded bearing and the fx arm tube, I've seen and heard one of these and yes they work really well on the technics well worth looking for don't see many about though, mind you you don't see many funk arms for sale at all,
There's a f5 on eBay finishes in 4 hrs for £350 never heard one on a technics but might be worth a punt
I just wondering how it looks. Can you upload some pics. thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by CageyH
There are some pictures here - https://theartofsound.net/forum/show...hlight=Fx-1200
Also if you would like to see more pics just go to images in Google and put funk firm fxr technics sl1200, lots of images they are great arms, be lucky to find one second hand, good luck with what ever you decide.
Thanks Phil.Quote:
Originally Posted by moodybuilder
There were not many FX1200s made, and I think mine is the only one that has been upgraded from the Carbon arm tube to the latest FXR arm tube.
Something like an F5 would be interesting to try as you can tune the arm for a wide range of different cartridges.
What is the difference between F5 and FXR tonearms.Quote:
Originally Posted by CageyH
CageyH whats the new arm tube made of i thought they were still carbon fibre.
Bikram the f5 which one is one ebay is the arm that comes on the LSD turntable, tit is completly different to the fxr as its completly made by funk firm not derived from any other arm there are many reviews on google about both arms, if you did get a F5 id love to know how it performs on the sl1200.
also i dont know what mat your using on your sl1200 but theresa acromat for the 1200 on sale on here for the very reasonable cost of 20gbp
I am using resomat at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by moodybuilder
I think it is metallic on the outside with carbon on the inside.Quote:
Originally Posted by moodybuilder
Aluminium tube with a carbon fibre X brace which runs the length of the arm I believe.
Ok thank you, heard several with the cabon tube very good all of them.
From personal experience i would keep saving,sell anything not needed,starve yourself if required to save money.( Hell even sell a kidney!!!) and just buy an sme 309 . If the lower quality option is taken you will probably wish to upgrade in the future.....why bother? Life's too short for hi fi regret! Regards Ben