Technics SL5 DD auto

[DSJR]

I'd love to have an SL110 again and really sort it out with better feet and possible mass loading internally. They fetch lots of money now, relatively speaking, as they're bought for the styling rather than anything else.

[chris@panteg]

Hi Dave
here is one on ebay right now ' and look at the asking price

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=270400531858

[DSJR]

It can't be because it sounded really good, 'cos at the time it didn't due to severe feedback. This applies to the original SL1200/120 as well.

[Marco]

Hi Dave
here is one on ebay right now ' and look at the asking price

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=270400531858

*That* is quality! Anyone on the market for a top-notch D/D deck on the cheap should snap it up toute-suite... It's well worth the asking price, IMO

Marco.

[DSJR]

Marco, it looks fab and mine was flawless, apart from the mains frequency changes making the speed look as if it was drifting (the SL150 is exactly the same, but used with the 300Hz Linn strobe it's rock solid), but you must understand the mentality then.

As I understand it, Technics suspended their decks on cotton threads to get the rumble levels down, as the structures picked up too much outside energy. Unlike your mass-loaded techie, you could beat a fantastic percussion with your finger-tips on the plinth and the four flashy feet looked great but did little in effect, far less than the softer, rubbery half-cylinders on my SL150, which are far more compliant.

An SL110 shouldn't be worth more than a ton these days, but as SME's fetch silly money too (why?) I suspect that £200 at least of the £350 is for the arm...


Having said the above, I'd still like to hear one mounted on a slate or marble slab and fitted with a modern arm, either a heavyweight like the Jelco or a lighter uni-pivot like the Nima (haven't a clue about the Audio Origami arms I'm afraid).

[MartinT]

That SL-110 looks superb and I remember lusting after one when I was young. It wouldn't be too difficult to mount another arm with an SME base.

[pure sound]

I had an SL 110 briefly. Didn't like it. It really did sound grey & flat. I think they got their motor control alot better on later designs.

[Marco]

Could be, Guy... I've not heard an SL-110, so I wouldn't know. It just looks the biz, though, and perhaps also something that Dave Cawley could fix to turn into something quite special.

I guess that if he can refurbish SP10s he can do the same with SL-110s!

If I were embarking on a 'Techy project', I'd buy it, flog the SME 3009 and put that towards sorting out any issues it has, then buy a Jelco. You might not need to fit a better PSU if the stock one is 'beefier' than that fitted to the SL-1200/1210.

It could definitely be an interesting little project for someone

Marco.

[chris@panteg]

Marco here is a nice pic for you

[Marco]

Nice one, Chris. Is that an old Audio Technica arm being used? It looks like an early example of this:

http://www.audiocubes2.com/popup_image.php?pID=271

I've always faniced trying one because I rate them highly, as I do the old AT broadcast arms

That's a funny looking SPU headshell on the 3009 - normally the front end is enclosed with the cartridge inside... Is it a 'nuded' SPU being used on that one or possibly an SL-15?

Marco.