Author Topic: Turntable Part 2 (Read 238296 times)

stereophile · « **Reply #150 on:** Feb 13, 2004 at 10:14 AM »

akyatbundok-
Your 1200mk2 will run circles around that Numark. The 1200 is still the choice table of DJs. You can get the replacement N55E stylus from Audiophile in Pioneer St or Makati Cinema Sq. for P570.

Just clean the surface with a soft cloth moistened with soap and water. Anything stronger and you might rub out the letterings. A 2nd hand 1200 is usually well worn, but still keeps everything in sync. The front right portion of its top is usually worn from cueing. That's ok. I've seen some 1200's wherein the surface has been repainted. Ughhh...sacrilege! Just leave it the way it is. It is a 1200mk2 afterall. Enjoy the music. You have THE 'TABLE of all turntables. Many audiophiles are dying to own a 1200mk2. The mk1 was so-so. It's the mk2 version which put Technics on the forefront of professional turntables.

I used to own a beat up 1200mk2 also, till it went out of sync and died...

May it rest in peace(or pieces). I was able to get a 1200Mk3 after!

Yes! This is one 'table I will never let go off. It's a keeper. I use a Shure M44-7cart & M44 stylus. The N55E is the cheaper replacement stylus.

Be proud, akyatbundok. Join the TAE club & UTOT club at www.wiredstate.com. Check out the Analog forum.

akyatbundok · « **Reply #151 on:** Feb 13, 2004 at 11:40 AM »

hey thanks stereophile, the owner said he was a former mobile DJ so i guess its been thru a lot... so that's why he says he's "heartbroken" for letting go of this baby... i didn't quite understand it when i first saw its condition, i almost didn't buy it coz it looked so beat up... but disregarding the dirt/dust & scratches and some missing parts, it has a very heavy & solid feel that is very different from a CD deck... is the chassis made of steel? the aluminum cover also seems kinda thick... its my first time to have a turntable thanks to you guys... i was contemplating on a 2nd hand CD player but decided to give this a try since it costs about the same or cheaper.

isak0411 · « **Reply #152 on:** Feb 14, 2004 at 09:17 AM »

akyat,
you have sl1200? contact me if you need parts
hehehehehe

akyatbundok · « **Reply #153 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 06:20 PM »

sir bobby, just got me a N55 needle... mas maganda daw ba ang M44-7 kaysa M55? yun din ni-recommend sakin nung previous owner... played it for the first time this weekend with new wave, ayos na ayos!!

Narayan · « **Reply #154 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 07:33 PM »

Quote from: akyatbundok on Feb 16, 2004 at 06:20 PM

sir bobby, just got me a N55 needle... mas maganda daw ba ang M44-7 kaysa M55? yun din ni-recommend sakin nung previous owner... played it for the first time this weekend with new wave, ayos na ayos!!

congrats bro on your new toy-astig yan nakuha mo

one of these days, might try again my old luxman turntable hidden in a cabinet. it may require a new stylus too though. not sure kung available pa

isak0411 · « **Reply #155 on:** Feb 17, 2004 at 09:06 AM »

Quote from: akyatbundok on Feb 16, 2004 at 06:20 PM

sir bobby, just got me a N55 needle... mas maganda daw ba ang M44-7 kaysa M55? yun din ni-recommend sakin nung previous owner... played it for the first time this weekend with new wave, ayos na ayos!!

akyat,
kung ayos na ayos na start collecting lps, yan ang fun part of having a turntable but 1st thing 1st mag member muna ng tae,utot club ......

isak0411

akyatbundok · « **Reply #156 on:** Feb 19, 2004 at 11:31 AM »

hehehe

yun pala ibig sabihin ng TAE at UTOT club.

redkoji · « **Reply #157 on:** Feb 20, 2004 at 05:51 PM »

Hey anyone here interested for a group buy of NAD or Sherwood turntable...we could arrange one.

If interested just contact us directly

Vrion · « **Reply #158 on:** Feb 23, 2004 at 10:07 AM »

Quote from: redkoji on Feb 20, 2004 at 05:51 PM

Hey anyone here interested for a group buy of NAD or Sherwood turntable...we could arrange one.

If interested just contact us directly

Hmmnn.. What models do they have ba? And what are the rice range?

losi_phile · « **Reply #159 on:** Feb 23, 2004 at 01:12 PM »

Sirs:

I have two direct drive, linear tracking turntables (SL-10 and SL-DL1) which need repairs. Where can I send them for repair? Thanks a lot in advance.

losi_phile

av_phile1 · « **Reply #160 on:** Feb 23, 2004 at 04:32 PM »

Medyo mahirap makakita ng repair shop who can do turntables, much more direct-drives, even more so for tangential trackers. You could bring them to the basement of Makati Cinema Square where I saw some dealers of turntables, i thing fronting Sensible Audio. They can either do it or recommend one.

redkoji · « **Reply #161 on:** Feb 23, 2004 at 05:13 PM »

NAD turntable....check this out

http://www.nadelectronics.com/reviews/533-pp1-1098_framset.htm

akyatbundok · « **Reply #162 on:** Feb 23, 2004 at 05:42 PM »

sir, which part of the turntable has the most effect on the sound quality?

- cartridge
- turntable
- phono stage

sorry if this has been asked before, i didn't find it while browsing...

av_phile1 · « **Reply #163 on:** Feb 23, 2004 at 06:17 PM »

ALL of the above,

You forgot the Tonearm.

The cartridge can be perfect, but if the tonearm + cartridge interaction is not, you get problems.

The cartridge and tonearm can be perfect but if the turntable has defective motor, you get rumble noise that totally cancels the cartridge + tonearm advantage.

The TT mechanicals can be perfect but if the electronics courstesy of the phono EQ preamp is so much as not properly grounded, you will hear all HUM and little else.

nels76 · « **Reply #164 on:** Feb 23, 2004 at 07:08 PM »

Just like to share...

We had a turntable before. Brand is Grundig. I still remember my dad using that turntable to play his LP's from Beatles, Rey Valera, Pilita Corrales, "Stars on 45". It was bought mga late 70's daw (2nd hand). I don't know wala pa ko malay noon.
Until it conked out during the late 80's. Hindi na napagawa. Wala daw piyesa.

You know what amazed me? To find Technics and Numark Turntables in the mid to the late 90's look the same as our Grundig Turntable in the late 70's.

Modern Looking in the 70's age.

Actually it's not a turntable per se.

It is a "compact component system" - with tuner and cassette deck in one. I did not know what part had been damaged. But it went to many repair centers and was not able to be fixed. Until my dad decided to dispose it in the early 90's.

redkoji · « **Reply #165 on:** Feb 24, 2004 at 06:27 PM »

Grundig was a fine name on Audio equipment...until it was bought out by Philips...and during its golden age...B&O can't match its design because its highly stylish and contemporary.

Sayang nga lang....the brand now is nearing its death.
We don't know if the German government can save it, after they re-purchase it from Philips.

stereophile · « **Reply #166 on:** Mar 03, 2004 at 06:03 PM »

The Goldring GR-1 has the same features as the NAD 533 ttable save for a few cosmetic changes to the plinth. They both use the Elektra 'cart!

redkoji · « **Reply #167 on:** Mar 05, 2004 at 06:02 PM »

Last call for those interested to buy NAD Turntable....by Monday we are going to place our order for March and APril...so those who are interested to get one, please e-mail us on or before monday, so that before mid-april nasa inyo yun unit.

av_phile1 · « **Reply #168 on:** Mar 05, 2004 at 06:08 PM »

Quote from: redkoji on Feb 24, 2004 at 06:27 PM

Grundig was a fine name on Audio equipment...until it was bought out by Philips...and during its golden age...B&O can't match its design because its highly stylish and contemporary.

Sayang nga lang....the brand now is nearing its death.
We don't know if the German government can save it, after they re-purchase it from Philips.

I agree. I used to marvel at our neigbor's large Grundig shortwave/Am/FM radio. I didn't know they also make turntables.

redkoji · « **Reply #169 on:** Mar 05, 2004 at 06:13 PM »

grundig right now, market the inter-active t.v. which know HIGH CLASS hotel are using right now.

wherein you could place your order using the t.v

Narayan · « **Reply #170 on:** Mar 05, 2004 at 07:52 PM »

Quote from: av_phile1 on Mar 05, 2004 at 06:08 PM

I agree. I used to marvel at our neigbor's large Grundig shortwave/Am/FM radio. I didn't know they also make turntables.

back during the golden days of radiowealth of the guevarra family, they used grundigs for their top models of console stereos

nels76 · « **Reply #171 on:** Mar 08, 2004 at 12:25 PM »

Wow.

Ok pala talaga GRUNDIG.

That time marami nga nagsasabi na maganda nga daw tumunog GRUNDIG namin especially if we had visitors.

They were amazed. If I remember it right, it was connected to a DAI-ICHI Floorstander.

akyatbundok · « **Reply #172 on:** Mar 11, 2004 at 02:00 PM »

my dirty, beat-up and indestructible Technics SL1200mk2.

its not much to look at with all the dirt, but once you lift it and get a feel of the gears, you know it can outlast your next 5 CD players.

Superman · « **Reply #173 on:** Mar 11, 2004 at 03:03 PM »

Quote from: akyatbundok on Mar 11, 2004 at 02:00 PM

my dirty, beat-up and indestructible Technics SL1200mk2.

its not much to look at with all the dirt, but once you lift it and get a feel of the gears, you know it can outlast your next 5 CD players.

GREAT GEAR BRO!...tagal na ba 'to sa 'yo??? thanks!

akyatbundok · « **Reply #174 on:** Mar 11, 2004 at 03:16 PM »

superman, not really i got it from a mobile DJ that's why its so beat up

i almost didnt buy it but thru the advice of the TAE/UTOT members i'm glad i did

arnoldc · « **Reply #175 on:** Mar 11, 2004 at 05:13 PM »

you made the right decision, if i was in your shoes, i'd do the same. congrats pare. pero kung ayaw mo na nyan....

akyatbundok · « **Reply #176 on:** Mar 11, 2004 at 05:36 PM »

thanks pre, now i really have to hunt for LP's... i'm surprised almost everybody i know have an older relative, a dad or uncle, who has a stash of LP's thats just gathering dust... trying to offer bote-dyaryo disposal services for P10/ea hehe

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M_Shoe_Maker · « **Reply #177 on:** Mar 11, 2004 at 08:52 PM »

Great purchase akyatbundok.

The SL1200 is indeed the mother of "Professional" turntables.

You are now a proud member of TAE Club and UTOT.

H a n $ · « **Reply #178 on:** Apr 14, 2004 at 10:48 AM »

Guys,

Just got hold of our old turntable i check the net mukhang Lenco L75 meron pa kayang needle available or any possible replacement??

av_phile1 · « **Reply #179 on:** Apr 14, 2004 at 12:20 PM »

Try to research on the Lenco tonearm specifications and the recommended cartridge weight and stylus pressure and overhang limits. Offhand, I would say an audio-technica cartridge and stylus can serve as a replacement. I think I saw some posters on this brand at the Audiophile shop at MCS. Also, if this TT is belt-driven see if you can replace the belt with an exact replacement or a decent one. Make sure the belt has an even surface and homogenously thick. Uneven surface will induce wow and flutter. Thin belts will increase rumble noise.