fastdart69
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| Why Isnt Techincs 1200 Considered Audiophile? This is this is a thread with no resolution or answers, just personal opinion. The original Technics direct drive turntables were designed with the audiophile in mind. They were adopted by radio stations and DJs because of their reliability and ... | |
| What’s in your system today that you also had 10 years ago? McIntosh MR77 and Revox A77 tape deck. I bought both of them new in the 70's. I sent the Mac back to McIntosh about 10 years ago and had it refurbed, probably be good for another 20 years. | |
| Technics SL1100A Repair/Restoration Thanks czarivey, Sorry, couldn't figure out how to PM on this forum. I'm sure there are repair shops in Chicago but would prefer to send it to someone who specializes in turntables and specifically with Technics turntables, especially when consi... | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? REO Speedwagon "Don't Let Him Go." | |
| What is your favorite holiday song? Although it's not usually associated with Christmas, Tommy Roe's "It's Now Winters Day" makes me think of Christmas and one of his best songs IMHO. | |
| What's your favorite album cover art ? Cat Stevens "Tea For The Tillerman," Moody Blues "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour." | |
| Record cleaning The Okki Nokki is fantastic! A huge improvement was noted for both vintage and new vinyl LP's. | |
| Turn table for my kid??? My son wanted a turntable this Christmas and, fortunately gave me plenty of notice. I eventually found an audiophile used Technics SL-1200 MK II on eBay for $599 and added an Ortofon 2M Red cartridge. The combination sounds great together and th... | |
| Cartridge for Technics SL-1200GAE I made three changes to my system at the same time. I replaced (but kept) a Technics SL-1210 M5G and Ortofon 2M black with the new SL1200 GAE. In addition, I acquired a Lyra Delos cartridge for this set-up. I also purchased a Okki Nokki record ... | |
| Albums you can listen too all the way through and it's all good Here are a few:Carole King "Tapestry"Moody Blues "Seventh Sojourn"Cat Stevens "Tea for the Tillerman"Neil Diamond "Taproot ManuscriptSteely Dan "Aja" | |
| What is Technics thinking? I am currently using a SL-1210 M5G with an Ortophon 2m Black MM and it sound amazing with no mods. I am picking up my SL-1200 GAE this Friday and pairing it with a Lyra Delos MC. Hope to set it up and do some listening on Saturday. Excited to f... | |
| Barnes & Noble and vinyl LP's The local B&N here has them also but a fairly small display. It is located in the center isle though. I was there recently and purchased a couple. | |
| Wanted: B&K MC101 or B&K Pro 10 preamplifier Hi pd777, I'm not sure if you're still interested but I have a B&K MC101 pre-amplifier available. I took it out of service about 18 months ago when I upgraded my entire system. I am the original owner and it is in the original box and is in... |