FS: Technics SL120 TT

[Vinyl Grinder]

Well if you really must.This is the prefered one:

[spendorman]

SL110 thats same as my deck, bit like a Japanese TD124, certainly in weight and bulid quality (got one of those as well)

[Vinyl Grinder]

SL110 thats same as my deck, bit like a Japanese TD124, certainly in weight and bulid quality (got one of those as well)

Didn't know you had one of those Paul..You'll not be needing that TD124 anymore then.Now i know a good home for it, the Thorens that is

[spendorman]

Fraid the TD124 II is a heirloom, has the Ortofon RS212 SL15E+ Ortofon step up transformer. Thought I told you about the SL110, less noisy than the TD124, idler wheel noise on the TD124 (pretty good really, better than 301 and 401 in this respect). Think that I mentioned that I did some work for Metrosound (Charles Trayhorn) on new type replacement motors for the TD124.

[Vinyl Grinder]

Fraid the TD124 II is a heirloom, has the Ortofon RS212 SL15E+ Ortofon step up transformer. Thought I told you about the SL110, less noisy than the TD124, idler wheel noise on the TD124 (pretty good really, better than 301 and 401 in this respect). Think that I mentioned that I did some work for Metrosound (Charles Trayhorn) on new type replacement motors for the TD124.

Sorry Paul yeh i remember you saying that..Idler Wheel noise! I never did on mine.The TD124 & Garrard '301'/'401' is a tricky thing, see the 'TD124' top end is better than the Garrard but the Garrard bottom end is better than the 'TD124'...Wonder if this is why 'Andy831' wants both the Garrards & Thorens!!

[Mike]

So!.... whats so good about the SL110 then?

Not trying to be funny here BTW, t'is summat I've never seen/heard thats all!

[spendorman]

All idler wheels make a noise to some extent. It may be very quiet but it is still there. The TD 124 is very good in this respect, better than most other decks that use an idler wheel but is not as quiet as a good belt. Yes, of course the TD 124 has one of those as well.

The SL110 is very heavy, well made, very robust and very quiet, a good start. I cannot say which sounds better to me TD124 of SL110 as I have different arms on them, different cartridges etc. but they both sound very good to me

[Mike]

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Hmmm..... My dilemma is not resolved then!

I have a GL75 here, and a SL120 'on the way', so to speak, and one Hadcock tonearm!

Which one do I expend my efforts on first?... Guess I'll never know until I do both?

[Vinyl Grinder]

LOL. I noticed that, too, and wondered. It's probably just to hold a small spare tube of bearing oil!

I can find out for sure though if you like

The best stuff to use when actually lubricating the bearing

That oil is Technics part Number:SFW0010.Lubricate every 2000 hours.

[Marco]

Cheers, Andre. I've got some of that, and also some of the Audio Origami stuff

Apart from aesthetic appearance, what is the difference between an SL-110 and an SL-120? Don't both use the same D/D mechanism?

I suspect it's that the SL-110 is a derivative of the SP-10, which is good, but it also brings into question the availability of critical parts should some go pop. The SL-120 won't suffer from that problem as it shares (mostly) the same parts as the SL-1200.

I like TD124s and Garrards, but they're a bit too 'ploddy' in the bass for me compared to the Technics.

Marco.