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My dad bought a new 1215S in 1971, which is like the 1216. I loved it so much I bought a used 1216 in 1980. I still use it. Plus now own a second 1216. Also own a my dads 1215S and a second one.On top of that own 6 other duald

they're made in Wisconsin. I make custom ISO feet for them. Great interview with Owner, czcams.com/video/OS4Fc5IfhL0/video.html

Can't watch the video with all that water in the background.

Do you think using Novus would have produced similar results?

I bet thst thing fetches a pretty good penny. More then i could afford.

Never heard of this company.....

I never touch my stylus with my fingers due to oils I use a stylus brush to gently rub to see if there is sound but that's just me to each his own

Title says Complete servicing. Any chance of a a video on return arm issues. Having problems with setting return arm to go at correct times and motor turning off . The micro switch only goes to correct position every other time. Admittedly I am not well versed in working on turntables. Received this turntable part of my inheritance from mom. Was hoping for some guidance but can not find any.

I have the same turntable. What screwdriver dis you use to adjust speed? Mine seems a little fast on 33

Fancy schmancy tt, thanks for sharing.

👍 Looks great the Sota.....I like it...

Y'know, all these turntables with weird looks and weird designs are essentially BS. Just like most other audio components, turntables shouldn't sound very different from one another (if at all) - if they do then there's something wrong with them. This brings us to a fundamental issue in HiFi audio - that what's being sold to the public is much more to do with brand identity and product differentiation that it is to do with true fidelity performance. If a manufacturer is selling products based on looks or by virtue of having a "special sound", it's purely because they're trying to carve out a market niche for themselves - it's got nothing to do with true fidelity performance. Such products are generally very expensive to boot.

Like an AR-XA with pitch control. Bet a MC in a low mass arm would sound incredible.

Hi Turntable Guy. great video. Any idea how you release the spring loaded bracket that the tab fits into please? tab and bracket on mine have broken. TIA

I have that same IKEA rechargeable screw driver; love it. Used it a lot until the forward function stopped working :( If yours fails in the same way, maybe you can do an episode on how to fix it.

Excellent video, serviced my turntable. Easy steps to follow. 👍

Never heard of messing up a so called good turntable like this

Have to spend 3 grand for a good rega

Junk

Just inherited one of these with a Ortofon Concorde 20 cartridge. Everything still works and sounds great. Definitely saving this video incase i ever need to service it one day. Thank you!

Hello, I just came across your video. I have a technics SL 1500 MK 11 and the cue lever does not work. I had it to another shop and was told the grease inside is like tar and is not serviceable. Is this true? From what I'm hearing this is a constant problem with the SL series tables. I'm anxious to hear what you think. Thanks.

awesome video, works like a charm...

Thank you the video. Very nice. I still don't understand what is the difference between the two ON posititions, and what 17 25/30 means!!

excellent set up video. As a man of precision I insist on perfection. This set up is critical for pricey stylus, lp long life, and the best cleanest sound possible. Can't thank you enough.

I had 2 of them in the early 80s, loved Marantz back in the day but that turntable was a very cheap model. 😊

Hi Mr 🙂 I found an old SL-23 up on a ceiling..Ii think it has been used in a mobile discotek in start 80" 😊 but I wondering what the third cable is? It comes out on the back on the same spot as the red and white cables 🙄 maybe an mono cable? The sound is really low when i connect the SL-23 to my amplifier? Even when the volume is up on 90% 🤐 I hope you can help 🙏 //Lasse

Dolby pro-logic lol. Love it. Your unit is in such great shape for its age. Those rcas out back were so clean.

I have the EX 110 but I don't know the difference between the two but the controls look identical

Good choice for a bench amp. When it dies you can salvage some good parts out of it. Cleaning is a must as they are usually pretty gross by this time

Radical having a Silverface era sherwood slaving away next to the sump pump. Those Mash era Technics are all still performing fine. Built cheaply but well. I find they sound really decent as well. It matches your Technics MC CD player.

I have one problem one of the RCA output connectors on Marantz CD63MKII original SE is not sending the sound signal in the left speaker, when I move the cable's lug up the sound appears in the left speaker, when I released it the sound dissapears, please I need an advice how to repair this since I am not an electronist.

The inside reminds me of my old Yamaha amp from around 85. It claimed 2x120w into 4 Ohm...but the power transformer was no more than 50VA, probably less. Worked fine at normal power.

Really an outstanding video!

Man how can you go from that beautiful Sherwood to that POS black plastic crap?

I think I'll just stick with my pioneer SX880. Hahaha I know you know that that's the obvious just messing around with you

Impressive skills, thanks for sharing. I work on bike repairs and this is like reassembling the headset and fork with bearings and bearing races except on a much smaller scale.

Deck is owned my a DJ and is covered in white powder, must be corrosion,,,,,righto

My uncle gave me this turntable when my aunt died. I bought a new needle today and went to turn it on and nothing.

I've got the same turntable inherited from my Dad in mint condition. I'm looking to upgrade the cartridge. What do you recommend?

I know this was posted years ago, but can the pitch be adjusted on these trio/kenwood motors?

Found one in the trash bins that exhibits the same problem. Hopefully, I can get it fixed.

Thank you so much for this video👍 I have a couple of questions. - I have read some "experts" say that you can use Sewing Machine Oil. Do you think that would work out fine aswell? - Do you use the same oil for the motor? - If I don't have this "fine needle oil- tank" that you use when putting oil at the shaft on the motor would it be ok to just use the ordinary tank that you use for putting oil in the bearing? - I have a TD166. Do you use the same amount of oil when you "fill it up"? (I guess it's the same size). As you hear I am an amateur on this 😊

Hello, great video and very informative. Can anybody recommend a product to clean a platter of a mk5 that has some dark corrosion? I've already used dish soap, alcohol which worked on some pieces, not the metal on the platter. I read somewhere that they used a different alloy on that platter, and not the standard aluminum, but I'm not sure. I've own/owned an mk2, two mk3D's and never had any issues, except for this 1210mk5. I had it in a road case for a few years after buying and it formed some wicked corrosion on most of the metal, especially the platter (which checks out as an original). I've never seen anything like it, there were white crystals on the metal that I had to wipe off first and now I can't get it back to normal. Thanks!

Have you every worked on a jvc 700u can find little or no info

I just inherited one of these but it has no cartridge or head shell- do you know what can be used in the absence of those original parts?

thank you for this video. my uncle has the exact same turntable. I am trying to do a quick service as per your video, but the issue I am facing is that the height bracket does not go down when I put the arm switch to the down position. The height bracket does move down when I press it gently with my finger, however the up/down switch does not seem to do anything. Any ideas?

I was trying to adjust my RPMs on this bc it was so sped up and then my motor stopped turning on yayyyy

This is a kickoff a Technics BD-20 also the Sony PS- LX310 that I have owned in the past!

Hi, I'm trying to ressurect my old l-a120. i have oil for the spindle, but what type of grease did you use on the bottom? Thanks!

Fixed up a Technics SL-B10 A few months ago, a lot of cleaning, new belt, replacement cart/stylus. Was well worth it. Older p-mounts still perform well. Thanks for the vid.