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:
quoted 43 lines A 1210 has a fixed motor, which has 2 parts: A Brushless DC Stator is> 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.
>>>
>>
>>