there is another lesson here which is always use really good locks to lock
up your stored shit
Clint Anderson
Systems Engineer
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 62 lines i'll take your word for it, you have a good ear ;)> i'll take your word for it, you have a good ear ;)
> i had two 1400s just for my own listening but they got ripped off long ago
> so i replaced them with the lp60 which had good reviews for a sub-$300
> turntable
> audio technica also makes an lp120 which is a weird clone of the sl1200,
> your guess as to what quality it is, it seems to cheap to be that great but
> at the same time has solid reviews.
> i just listen to one record at a time now, but i wish i had things like a
> replacable cartridge, or adjustable weight, pitch control
> at the time it didnt seem worth $100-150
>
>
> Clint Anderson
> Systems Engineer
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:51 PM, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> A 1210 has a fixed motor, which has 2 parts: A Brushless DC Stator is
>> fixed to the base (AKA the plinth) and the Rotor is actually embedded in
>> the platter. It works (as all electric motors do) by electromagnets
>> repelling/attracting magnets to produce motion. There's some ripple built
>> into the process because the electromagnets in the stator switch magnetic
>> polaritys to push/pull the magnets in the rotor(platter). This can be
>> damped by adding mass to the rotor, and the SL1200 does this, but the
>> platter is relatively light so it isn't perfect.
>>
>> All the complaints from audiophiles like this mention 'coloration of
>> treble' and collapse of their much-loved 'soundstage' -- a properly
>> maintained SL1200 has very little ripple or vibration that's audible. In
>> other words, audiophiles complain about things they may actually just be
>> imaginating to justify spending thousands on fancier turntable.
>>
>> As for the bearing -- which is in the center of the platter -- I've never
>> heard of anyone replacing them. It is a part that audiophiles do have fancy
>> replacements for, on the theory that if it has less frictional resistance
>> it will sound better. Dunno about that either.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:34 PM Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> that too
>>> motor wears the screw/screw wears the motor
>>> if kent says it hasnt made a difference in 20 years i guess ill assume
>>> maybe it only applies to shitty non-technics direct drives :)
>>>
>>>
>>> Clint Anderson
>>> Systems Engineer
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:24 PM, kawayama <kawayama@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I thought it was the vibrations from the motor, which could conceivably
>>>> be heard through the pick-up, that was the problem with direct drives?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> constant shallowness leads to evil.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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