Your rig sure sounds great, dude! Congrats! Maybe another pickup, but otherwise you're good to play...! Now a little about its history. 70s turntables are special in the story of hi-fi. They were the result of a long line of gradual improvements, and thos of this era (circa 1975-1977) represent the absolute pinnacle. Home hi-fi went viral and all the manufacturers sought to out do one another, no expenses spared. This little brother of the 1200 "DJ-model" is state of the art, almost. The MarkII has some other light mechanism but yours is pretty close to perfection for my money. Sure you can waste more money, but it's a game of seriously diminishing returns. I mean speed of light diminishing. 😜
It sounds great, i have bought an SL-1400 MK2 with a broken arm lift for 140 euros (found a 3D printed piece for 20EU including shiping from germany),and i have fixed it and it sounds great too, these "puppies" are build like tanks.
They sure are build well. My son found a Technics SL D3 in the trash. No power and rca cords plus a bended stylus. Brought it back to life and it's still running fine.
I fixed mine, it wasn´t that dificult, really easy if you know how to solder(you have to dimantel the hole thing), but it´s working really well, no issues at all, i ollow all your TT videos, great job with those Thorens you have, i´m seeking for a TD 160 with a good price,
Man that truly sounds fantastic! I’m diving headfirst into the vinyl world and have been for a year or so now. Would love to get my hands on a vintage turntable such as this. Do you refurb and sell these? I’d be I interested in buying. Sounds so good over the phone I can only imagine in person! Nicely done!!
Nice review. I have the same TT. Couple of questions and comments. Why did you change the platter mat? I agree the original slide mount head shell is a pain and not very user friendly. Where did you get the head shell? When you restored it, did you upgrade the interconnects? If so, what did you use? Tri-flow Teflon lubricant works great to lube the spindle. Novus Industries makes a great plastic polish.
I didn't change the platter mat. That was just a custom mat I had kicking around as an option. Amazon for headshell (eBay as well prices are better). Yes to changing rca connectors when needed. I use Singer sewing machine oil. Just as good. I am a Hydrocarbon Engineering Technologist by education. Cleaning plexiglass, this is how I do it: czcams.com/video/xUie7zHIFpk/video.htmlsi=P59bQefaro5rbPjW
love it - noticed that you have a dbx compander unit in your rack. do you have many LP's that are encoded for those? I just bought my first unit and, haven't even plugged it in as I don't have any discs to play with it.
It is a dbx 224 - yes it can decode the rare dbx encoded LPs but it's main purpose is mainly as a dbx noise reduction unit for my cassette decks. The 224 features simultaneous encode/decode so will work with 3 head cassette decks while monitoring a recording in real time.☺️
Your rig sure sounds great, dude! Congrats! Maybe another pickup, but otherwise you're good to play...! Now a little about its history. 70s turntables are special in the story of hi-fi. They were the result of a long line of gradual improvements, and thos of this era (circa 1975-1977) represent the absolute pinnacle. Home hi-fi went viral and all the manufacturers sought to out do one another, no expenses spared. This little brother of the 1200 "DJ-model" is state of the art, almost. The MarkII has some other light mechanism but yours is pretty close to perfection for my money. Sure you can waste more money, but it's a game of seriously diminishing returns. I mean speed of light diminishing. 😜
"sounds just as good" and is built way better, just as they used to... As they used to make em.
“Aqua Marine” from Santana’s Marathon album.
It sounds great, i have bought an SL-1400 MK2 with a broken arm lift for 140 euros (found a 3D printed piece for 20EU including shiping from germany),and i have fixed it and it sounds great too, these "puppies" are build like tanks.
czcams.com/video/zpzMazmRPTw/video.htmlsi=-HOtu0I6d-FwtyQX
They sure are build well. My son found a Technics SL D3 in the trash. No power and rca cords plus a bended stylus. Brought it back to life and it's still running fine.
I fixed mine, it wasn´t that dificult, really easy if you know how to solder(you have to dimantel the hole thing), but it´s working really well, no issues at all, i ollow all your TT videos, great job with those Thorens you have, i´m seeking for a TD 160 with a good price,
the part that i fixed is the auto return inside the tone arm not the arm rest
YEAH!
Man that truly sounds fantastic! I’m diving headfirst into the vinyl world and have been for a year or so now. Would love to get my hands on a vintage turntable such as this. Do you refurb and sell these? I’d be I interested in buying. Sounds so good over the phone I can only imagine in person! Nicely done!!
www.usedvictoria.com/home-audio/40483277
wHERE YOU LIVE AT?
Polish the cover for the win!
Or DIY a new one like I did in this next video (you should have checked all my videos). 😉🤣
czcams.com/video/Ca8Rn7EnOEI/video.htmlsi=l8F7nH35BSUiaG8T
Nice review. I have the same TT. Couple of questions and comments.
Why did you change the platter mat?
I agree the original slide mount head shell is a pain and not very user friendly. Where did you get the head shell?
When you restored it, did you upgrade the interconnects? If so, what did you use?
Tri-flow Teflon lubricant works great to lube the spindle. Novus Industries makes a great plastic polish.
I didn't change the platter mat. That was just a custom mat I had kicking around as an option. Amazon for headshell (eBay as well prices are better). Yes to changing rca connectors when needed. I use Singer sewing machine oil. Just as good. I am a Hydrocarbon Engineering Technologist by education. Cleaning plexiglass, this is how I do it:
czcams.com/video/xUie7zHIFpk/video.htmlsi=P59bQefaro5rbPjW
www.ebay.ca/itm/296162283192?itmmeta=01HWS6YTTYWEWX2QFHVVTFT18G&hash=item44f4a5ceb8:g:ZV0AAOSwdZtloeHZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4H%2B8NR9a5WQzFFZ2KfUw%2Bv81PQE2CycZa1BNR9gLqycHLCGUzC5Hs6HebZ8XXMO8MaZLMLN32PXpuAjQtfdEov26ixA2Gq%2BIUZlgfmcKWI69FFiVDpmQH9iHnDi%2FHEwZvAF8KeoBAenyZhF%2BlUnBjzadUsWBrQwyIArhAgbmD8TJNAwqFf0nW4mkD35zPE1U4B%2FjOBk0cNwrrTlRlDRSZrVUz1toQ3zMN4oOKqOtd8aT9uByTpeSdZsdIJFlDs3FdcQUasN5K3edQXnp37llTtuPhytXy--WJkMrEF5tv5Rs%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8qt-6bmYw
love it - noticed that you have a dbx compander unit in your rack. do you have many LP's that are encoded for those? I just bought my first unit and, haven't even plugged it in as I don't have any discs to play with it.
It is a dbx 224 - yes it can decode the rare dbx encoded LPs but it's main purpose is mainly as a dbx noise reduction unit for my cassette decks. The 224 features simultaneous encode/decode so will work with 3 head cassette decks while monitoring a recording in real time.☺️
Sounds holographic.
It really just sounds like music recorded on a super crappy smart phone mic😁
Rega decks pay £1000+ in some cases, then fork out extra £250 for power supply unit to make it run at correct speed..conjob
Apples and Oranges - a Rega turntable is a rubber band turntable. This is a direct drive. There are many Pros and Cons to each.