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| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Dear Halcro, Before we know it you will have your tonearm in New Zealand and your tt in Perth. Carry on. | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Banquo, This is way out on the end of arguing the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin, but suppose in your thought experiment that either the turntable or the tonearm pod is subjected to a vibration or resonance that is not simult... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Dear Banquo, Bill will replace your caps as requested, but he will also assess the servo mechanism and hunt down and replace any transistors or other parts that are not performing up to snuff. He will also adjust the critical DC voltages and calib... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s I think Mirko made or used to make a titanium idler wheel for the Lenco L75, and he probably makes space age parts for Garrard and Thorens as well. You are in good hands for a machinist, but I would STILL recommend an electrical overhaul, when tim... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s FWIW, My slate plinths are huge, and I could mount as many as 3 tonearms with much much less effort than it would take to de-plinthify my SP10, if I wished to do so. The DP80 is a better candidate for deplinthification. (George W Bush, where are y... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Hi Halcro, I am not arguing and never have argued that I know that a good direct-drive table sounds better in a good well-designed plinth than in a no-plinth. I have argued only that I like what I hear from my own tt's in a slate plinth of my own ... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Halcro, IMO, no one has proven anything until someone who has an excellent plinth can tell us that his dd tt sounds better without it. Even then, the result is subjective. Banquo has it right in that respect.Banquo, I join in those who are glad yo... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Ct0517, I guess I come across as being more dogmatic about this than I actually am. Really, I am all in favor of doing whatever you like with your equipment. I enjoy the debate, and I can think of arguments on either side of almost any issue where... | |
| Fozgometer? Jazzgene, I think you are correct, and I think the Foz does first ask you to correct for a difference in output per channel. With my venerable Signet Cartridge Analyzer (and the proper test LP), the very first step to adjust azimuth is zero-ing on... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Banquo, Don't sweat it. You did good. Actually, the only thing I don't like about the Mk2 and the Mk3 is that square escutcheon that surrounds the platter. The square shape t makes it quite difficult to mate the turntable with more than one tonear... | |
| Dartzeel Phono Preamp? Yes, Mr. DarTzeel, What the world needs right now is another $20,000-phono stage. | |
| tonearm/cartridge matching, mass/damping/tweaking "does adding 2 Herbie's dampers @ 5.65 grams each increase effective mass of the arm by 11.3 grams?"I think the answer is yes, since the added mass will be situated essentially right above the stylus tip. If the added mass is displaced to the rear... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Ct0517, So let me get this straight: You are running your Mk2 with no plinth, AND you have an ET2 tonearm mounted on a separate something that is completely disassociated from the Mk2. Is that correct? How do you assure that the ET2 is on the exac... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s There is so much "urban legend" surrounding these turntables, that it is difficult to find the truth.Thekong, In fact, I doubt Technics has ANY parts for ANY of these turntables, but the chip you need may be the same as that used in later Technics... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Dear Banquo, Your verbal description does not paint a picture I can remember from having been "inside" my own SP10 Mk2. Perhaps I will take a look to refresh my memory. In any case, it is a relief to know that you don't have any spindle or platter... |