jcmusic Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Yesterday a friend gave me one of these TT in an odyssey case. He said he broke one of the tonearm wires and just wanted it gone. Anyone know i where I can get the wire to repair it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 It may need to go to a repair shop for threading the wires, unless you feel good at it. You could try contacting and ask where you could send it: www.NeedleDoctor.com Other parts can be purchased from various sources like this one: http://www.djparts.net/technics-parts.html I got two in a dj case, sold one for the cost and still have my free one. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Do you know what tonearm it has? I just spent a couple of minutes on google and there seems to be no lack of people wanting to sell tonearm wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zim. Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 eBay is a parts mecha for the technic TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 KAB is an exc. option for work/mods on the sl1200. They rewire factory tonearms with cardas wire and apparently it is a worthwhile upgrade. Lots of feedback online. http://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/m1200.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmusic Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Thanks guys I will look around, don't know if i am gonna keep it or let it go yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwc Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I have the same TT.....+1 for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik2A3 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Very good! It's an awesome table that gives our 3X more expensive Clearaudio a serious run for the money -- and built to last! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Very good! It's an awesome table that gives our 3X more expensive Clearaudio a serious run for the money -- and built to last! Lets not get carried away now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 -- and built to last! This part is true, and mine is exceptionally quiet.Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik2A3 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Carried away? By what? The simple fact that a side-by-side comparison using the same ancillary equipment reveals a very close run if one is comparing perceived performance per dollar. Financial investment is NOT always the sure road to (subjectively...let me rephrase...highly subjectively) "better" performance. After all these years I am glad I have arrived at that realization. Lets's use another ubiquitous yet extremely tiring example: interstage coupling capacitors in components. I have built numerous line stage preamps and amplifiers where, early on, I wanted the "best" (meaning expensive) passive parts I could afford, only to find, even after many hours of so-called break-in, subsequent performance was not acceptable. A given circuit has neither a clue nor could care less how much money the designer spent on any single part of said circuit -- whether it be a plate load or cathode bypass resistor, or an electrolytic or film capacitor. It is up to the designer to make a subjective call on what sounds most suitable in that given design -- which simply does not in the least necessarily equate to cost. I have found cases where the more expensive part was what happened to sound good, so that's what I used. Another case, where, to my own surprise, the best sounding capacitor in one small single-ended amp I made was the cheapest capacitor I had, though I had others from which to choose in the same value and voltage tolerance that were far more expensive. That Technics table is a wonderful deck; the one my wife got me as a gift was totally NOS! Perfect. I love it both for how well it is made and its excellent performance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) There is (or was; probbaly more are doing it now) a supplier out of England making a simple dropped arm board so that other arms can be used with the SL1200. I am using a Sumiko (Jelco) arm on mine. I also used a SME IV on it. Great table. Edited July 17, 2014 by tigerwoodKhorns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent T Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I agree with KAB being recommended for rewiring your tonearm. Mr. Barrett is a superb gentleman and does superb work on the Technics SL-1200 family. I use the Technics SL-1200's upscale brother, the SP-25 broadcast turntable with an Audio-Technica ATP 16-T transcription tonearm and use the Pickering XV 15/625 cartridge with mine as main cartridge. Superb sounding, and broadcast dependable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFord Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Its a favorite if not the favorite for DJ work. I had one for years, and nice sticky mat helped a lot, but ultimately its a B SQ table vs any of the low torque belt drives. The generally sell instantly at a fair price on CL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I picked up two from a pawn shop, and they had been used for dj work. Still, they work fine and I got them for $300. Sold one for $300 and kept the other... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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