Classical music and the Technics 1200

[colinB]

I bought a old record in oxfam months ago and only got round to playing it last night.
Its a copy of Mozart wind serenades and the condition is mint. Who ever owned it took care of his lps. I didnt expect good quality sound at all. Its a dj deck allbeit with a decent arm and cart. I tend to think classical should be bought on cd. But this sounded very good and i expect i will be buying more classical on vinyl in the future.
This deck never fails to surprise me. Any one want to buy a cd player?

[chris@panteg]

Hi Colin

The Techie does classical as well as any i have heard , being so low in background noise is partly it i suppose, but i recently had a listen to ' Das Rheingold by Wagner , i don't think its ever sounded better but what do i know

[Marco]

Plenty

The lack of 'wavering' on the pitch of notes, as a result of its rock-solid speed stability, and a 'digital-like' clarity in its sonic presentation, due to low coloration, (when playing records in mint condition), are also key factors.

Those are essential attributes in order to reproduce acoustic instruments accurately. Jazz music benefits similarly

Marco.

[tommy6206]

I have been listening to some classical on mine just lately and loving it and thru my celestion 44's sounds real sweet

[Tarzan]

Agree with all the above posters, the Techie is exellent with everything

[Barry]

My local 'Cash Converters' has a Technics SL 1210 Mk III complete with arm (they label it the 1210M3D), but no cartridge/headshell, for sale at £175.

[Marco]

Are you treating yourself, Barry?

Marco.

[chris@panteg]

Plenty

The lack of 'wavering' on the pitch of notes, as a result of its rock-solid speed stability, and a 'CD-like clarity' in its sonic presentation, due to low coloration, (when playing records in mint condition), are also key factors.

Those are essential attributes in order to reproduce acoustic instruments accurately. Jazz music benefits similarly

Marco.

Hi Marco

I like the way the Techie does Jazz and hopefully tommorow the 103R might add something magical .

[Marco]

Nice one, Chris. Do let us know how you get on. Remember that for optimum performance you'll need to add more mass to the headshell of your 309....

I meant to ask you to take the headshell off and weigh it, in order to ascertain how much extra mass to add, so perhaps you could do that tomorrow before fitting the 103?

I reckon the headshell will weigh around 8g. You'll need around 15.5-16g in total to optimise things. Also start with loading at 100 Ohms, VTF at 2.6g, and VTA bang on level, and work from there

Marco.

[chris@panteg]

Nice one, Chris. Do let us know how you get on. Remember that for optimum performance you'll need to add more mass to the headshell of your 309....

I meant to ask you to take the headshell off and weigh it, in order to ascertain how much extra mass to add, so perhaps you could do that tomorrow before fitting the 103?

I reckon the headshell will weigh around 8g. You'll need around 15.5-16g in total to optimise things. Also start with loading at 100 Ohms, VTF at 2.6g, and VTA bang on level, and work from there

Marco.

Thanks

It just so happens , i have one of those mini jeweler's scales so that's no problem , looking forward to hearing it i must say and if i have to get an SUT then so be it , but that may have to wait for a little while.