New Technics SL-1210 owner

[DSJR]

Oh dear, I expect another "told you so" lecture later

Mind you, if the P3/24 was fitted with an Elys of any description, I wouldn't hold out much if any hope


On a hopefully more pertinent note, just how much is a virgin Techie these days?

[Canetoad]

I paid £168 for mine on ebay. Had a crappy DJ cartridge and no headshell or aux tonearm weight. Came in the original box. Condition is very good with just a few marks that are hardly noticeable. Lid has a few scratches, which is normal. After a good clean I was really pleased with it.

I couldn't believe how much it weighed compared to the Rega.

The only other turntable I've owned was a Pioneer PL300, which was mostly plastic and had an out-of-round platter so the strobe dots went back and forth as it played. Piece of crap really. Still, what did I know back in '82?

Dave,

I'm not condemning it at all. I think it's a cracking turntable for the money. It would wipe the floor with the Pioneer. I just thought I'd like to try something a bit more high tech. I also like to tinker with things. Can't do a lot more with the Rega. I had thought of making a custom plinth for it and might do that if I decide to keep it.

[Marco]

Hi Bernie,

Once you've put a new mat, feet and off-board PSU on the Techie, it'll see off ANY Rega, providing the same cartridge (MM) is used on both decks, trust me

If you want any advice on what to choose in terms of the above, just ask!

Dave,

On a hopefully more pertinent note, just how much is a virgin Techie these days?

The model I've got (MK5G - the nicest finished one) before it was discontinued cost £699:





http://www.decks.co.uk/products/technics/sl1210mk5g


Observe the glossy top plate and 'cool looking' blue lights (compared to the blander, more 'sober' looking usual Mk II for £599.95, below):





http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/p...Product_ID/228

Mind you, if the P3/24 was fitted with an Elys of any description, I wouldn't hold out much if any hope.

Indeed it was which undoubtedly hindered it somewhat. I told my mate that to cheer him up him (a little), when we swapped back to his deck after playing mine, and it sounded thick, muddy, shut-in, and quite frankly, broken in comparison.

Oh, and the Techie only had a stock DL-103 fitted (through the Lentek) - no SPU.

That Elys MM is not good and lets the side down pretty badly, IMO. He's thinking of buying a Dynavector 10-X5 (to use with the Naim MM boards in his NAC102) in the hope that it will wake things up a bit!

Ultimately he (thinks) he wants a Mitchell Gyro, but I'm still hopeful of saving him from elastic band-land

Marco.

[bubba45]

Hi Bernie
Even with the extra weight I couldn't get my Nagaoka MP20 to sound 'right' on the stock Technics arm. It sounded very good but just something missing, so it will be good to see what you make of it.
A couple of other carts on the stock arm sounded marvellous but it didn't seem to be an ideal match for the MP20.
The MP20 on my LAD arm on a Technics sounds superb on the other hand. The best I've heard that cart sound by a country mile. A great match to be honest.

[Spectral Morn]

Hi Bernie
Even with the extra weight I couldn't get my Nagaoka MP20 to sound 'right' on the stock Technics arm. It sounded very good but just something missing, so it will be good to see what you make of it.
A couple of other carts on the stock arm sounded marvellous but it didn't seem to be an ideal match for the MP20.
The MP20 on my LAD arm on a Technics sounds superb on the other hand. The best I've heard that cart sound by a country mile. A great match to be honest.

Hi Jason

Some photos of your interesting kit in the gallery would be very interesting.....(I don't think I have missed them)

Just checked no photos.....please pretty, please post some.


Regards D S D L

[Canetoad]

Hi Bernie,

Once you've put a new mat, feet and off-board PSU on the Techie, it'll see off ANY Rega, providing the same cartridge (MM) is used on both decks, trust me

Marco.

Thanks Marco. I just might do that. Ooooh, blue lights!

[bubba45]

Hi D S D L
I'll post some pics at the weekend as I have no decent ones of my current set ups at the moment.
The SP10 won't be back for a while but I'm doing some cosmetic restoration of the plinth it came with. It should look OK when its finished and will last me for a while.

[bubba45]

Hi again D S D L
There's a few pics of some of the TT's and tonearms I've owned in the gallery now. Some pics are good and some poor quality.
I've owned god knows how many other TT's in the last 3 or 4 years that I have no pictures of. Another 7 or 8 maybe?

[Canetoad]

Finally sorted out the 1210 today and cleaned and played a few LPs. Additions to the deck are Isanoe feet, Funk Akromat, Nagaoka MP-150 cartridge, Sumiko headshell and Bruil record weight. I'd been waiting for a couple of items thanks to the wonderful service provided by the Royal Mail.

I had a listen to the following:

Boys Light Up - Australian Crawl
Eye in the Sky - Alan Parsons Project
Boston - Boston
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Misfits - The Kinks
Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs
Hydra - Toto
Points on the Curve - Wang Chung

Wow, does this turntable sound musical! I kept cranking up the volume (much to the annoyance of the missus) and had a real toe-tapping session! Foreplay/Long Time (Boston) and Psychobabble (APP) made the hair on the back of my neck stand up! They have never sounded so good to my ears before! Downhearted (Aussie Crawl), another favourite, sounded bloody good as well! The saxaphone solo sounded great.

To put my comments into perspective, I haven't had a good listen to these albums for over 10 years. They've been sat in storage because I've mostly been listening to CDs and, lately, Flacs on my Squeezebox Touch. They all needed a serious clean and new antistatic sleeves. From memory they NEVER sounded this good! A good indication I've moved my system in the right direction I guess.

The Nagaoka cartridge sounds much better than the Goldring 1012 I was using previously. It has much more musical impact than the Goldring it replaced. Sorry I can't describe it better.

Next mods in the coming months will be a tonearm rewire and a DIY PSU. I can't wait!

[Spectral Morn]

Finally sorted out the 1210 today and cleaned and played a few LPs. Additions to the deck are Isanoe feet, Funk Akromat, Nagaoka MP-150 cartridge, Sumiko headshell and Bruil record weight. I'd been waiting for a couple of items thanks to the wonderful service provided by the Royal Mail.

I had a listen to the following:

Boys Light Up - Australian Crawl
Eye in the Sky - Alan Parsons Project
Boston - Boston
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Misfits - The Kinks
Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs
Hydra - Toto
Points on the Curve - Wang Chung

Wow, does this turntable sound musical! I kept cranking up the volume (much to the annoyance of the missus) and had a real toe-tapping session! Foreplay/Long Time (Boston) and Psychobabble (APP) made the hair on the back of my neck stand up! They have never sounded so good to my ears before! Downhearted (Aussie Crawl), another favourite, sounded bloody good as well! The saxaphone solo sounded great.

To put my comments into perspective, I haven't had a good listen to these albums for over 10 years. They've been sat in storage because I've mostly been listening to CDs and, lately, Flacs on my Squeezebox Touch. They all needed a serious clean and new antistatic sleeves. From memory they NEVER sounded this good! A good indication I've moved my system in the right direction I guess.

The Nagaoka cartridge sounds much better than the Goldring 1012 I was using previously. It has much more musical impact than the Goldring it replaced. Sorry I can't describe it better.

Next mods in the coming months will be a tonearm rewire and a DIY PSU. I can't wait!

Nice choice of music


Regards D S D L