Nice video thanks! ... So impactful in fact that you motivated me to pause the video half way through just so I could go and wash the lid of my brand new 1210GR! ... They get so dusty so fast and I really wanted to see it shine again. :) - True story, I really did this.
When I was shopping for a turntable last year, the Technics was a contender all the way to the end. I don't have anything against direct drive tables, my previous (now my backup) table was a direct drive, a Pioneer PL 600. It still works ok, but the suspension on it was so sensitive, I couldn't walk across the room without the needle jumping. Other than that it's perfectly fine, lol. Ultimately, it was price that drove my decision. This was the first brand new turntable that I'd ever bought in my life, and the Technics is just too damned expensive, so that's why I went with the Pro Ject. I love the classic look of those Technics tables, though, and even though its a dj table, I've heard that they sound pretty good, or you can goose it up to make it sound good.
Jeff Kempin yeah I know what you mean about the suspension. The SL-1600 is the same. I can't walk around the room without it bouncing around. The Pro Ject looks like a nice table!
Such a classic deck. I was looking for one a few years ago when my Thorens turned up at a great price, so went that way instead. The SL1200 of course spawned a whole raft of aftermarket upgrades, I think to almost every part of the turntable. I've read some owners are of the opinion that a fully upgraded SL1200 can hang with almost any turntable out there, underpinned by the excellent speed stability of the direct drive. Great video, thanks. You're inspiring me to do a similar one about my old Thorens :-). Cheers. Mark.
Back to the Vinyl yeah I've seen your Thorens in the background there. I'd love to hear what you like about. It seems to have another dimension of adjustment for setting the tonearm overhang. Is that for swapping in different tonearms?
Yes there are a number of tonearms that people use with these Thorens players. The arm board is of course interchangeable as well. Mine ideally needs a 10" arm, but I went with 9" slammed all the way inboard as the 9" will fit most other TTs, whereas the 10" wouldn't.
It's a really good looking one….I! It's so shiny lol! have a really awesome vintage one from my Big VC Brother Jeff Kempin…I can't wait to get it up and running this summer. It's pretty freaking awesome. Anyway, enjoy your videos so far :)
i had a pair of these, i could have sworn i had them back in 97 or 98. anyways i used them for djing and they were about $600 a piece new, i think. yes we did toss those dust covers early, but i regretted it eventually.
I did locate one on OfferUp for 1300 for a pair. I'm not that familiar with turntables but was always interested. Are there normally sets of two? And also what I need to purchase a mixer?
They are very often sold in a DJ set, as they were the main target consumer of these. Unfortunately, they also usually tossed the original dust covers.
What are peoples recommendation for the best cartridge/Styli for this unit I currently use a Technics M44-7 with a Sure Syli. Experienced opinions please, thanks.
This deck is very flexible and will work well with most standard mount cartridges. Which one is the best is highly subjective. I've been using Nagaoka carts on mine lately.
thinking about getting this as my first turn table, i read everywhere about a phono stage when it come to turntables. My amp doesnt have one, does this already have one built in? Can go directly RCA into my Integrated desktop amp???
That is correct. In general, the vast majority of turntables from the era do not have built-in preamps. Conversely, most modern-day turntables have them because most receivers dropped the phono input long ago.
Hey, I have this turntable but I'm not very handy at adjusting it. The needle went bad so I ordered one online and replaced it. It works but has a bit of a hissing sound. I know nothing about adjusting the weights on the back but I fiddled around with those. It sounds good but I think it would sound better if I could get rid of some of that hissing sound. Any ideas?
São exelentes toca discos e ganhei um desse de presente. Nunca imaginei que um dia eu iria ter um toca discos desse. Pois minhas condições não dava pra comprar
It was used heavily by DJs and is regarded as one of the most solid TTs ever made. However it is a completely manual design with no auto-stop or anything.
