Sound pickup by the styllus

[lovinthehd]

If you had the opportunity to verify with the audiophiles, not the ones who believe that, by purchasing expensive equipment that they will definitely have a better sounding system, you might be surprised to find that several of them have bought a turntable made by one of the above mentioned companies.

As for the Audio-Technica AT-LP1240 TT, two of my good friends, who are serious audiophiles, also have at least one. One is retired from the Hi-Fi retail business. He also has two Technics SL1200 which can no longer keep a steady speed, so he replaced them both.

We are several audiophiles who believe that this turntable represents one of the best, if not the best product in its price range.

What did that guy do to his 1200s? I've had mine for 35 years and it's fine....no dj work, tho.

 

[lovinthehd]

If you had the opportunity to verify with the audiophiles, not the ones who believe that, by purchasing expensive equipment that they will definitely have a better sounding system, you might be surprised to find that several of them have bought a turntable made by one of the above mentioned companies.

As for the Audio-Technica AT-LP1240 TT, two of my good friends, who are serious audiophiles, also have at least one. One is retired from the Hi-Fi retail business. He also has two Technics SL1200 which can no longer keep a steady speed, so he replaced them both.

We are several audiophiles who believe that this turntable represents one of the best, if not the best product in its price range.

How do you contact "audiophiles"? Did that guy do dj work? This audiophile has had his 1200mk2 for 30 plus years and it has no problem keeping rock steady speed. The 1240 compared to going to the new 1200 is a pretty decent value, tho.

 

[MR.MAGOO]

My Marantz TT-42 auto TT never seemed to have a problem like this. When I started using a manual TT (Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Esprit SB) the speakers would start bouncing around like crazy! I know the TT should be as far away as possible from speakers but in my case with a small area that's not possible right now, so as a stop-gap I use an isolation mat under the TT and it seems to do the trick.

 

[lovinthehd]

You don't really mean the speakers started bouncing?! Sounds very odd!

 

[MR.MAGOO]

You don't really mean the speakers started bouncing?! Sounds very odd!

more like vibrating, and horrible sounding feedback.

 

[lovinthehd]

more like vibrating, and horrible sounding feedback.

Then you need to look into a few ways to improve the caveman audio or just go digital...

ps FWIw somewhat humor, but more digging on your own into the morass of audio "knowledge" can only be a good thing....good luck!

 

[mtrycrafts]

.. that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

..

Turn on the AC and cool off.

 

[lovinthehd]

Turn on the AC and cool off.

No visuals ... Please!

 

[Verdinut]

What did that guy do to his 1200s? I've had mine for 35 years and it's fine....no dj work, tho.

Nothing particular and he never worked as a DJ. He managed two Hi-Fi stores. I know him very well and he has always taken good care of his sound equipment.

 

[lovinthehd]

Nothing particular and he never worked as a DJ. He managed two Hi-Fi stores. I know him very well and he has always taken good care of his sound equipment.

Sounds odd then but managing hifi stores means little....

 

[Verdinut]

How do you contact "audiophiles"? Did that guy do dj work? This audiophile has had his 1200mk2 for 30 plus years and it has no problem keeping rock steady speed. The 1240 compared to going to the new 1200 is a pretty decent value, tho.

You either know several or only a few. That is why I did mention the word "opportunity".
About the new 1200, did you mean the 1210 which sells at an outrageous price of $2000 while the AT-LP1240 sells for under $500, of course, a lot of DJs will opt for the Audio-Technica. However, I would believe that the new Technics 1210 will outlast any Audio-Technica.

You know. Everyone has the right to his opinion.

Cheers,

 

[lovinthehd]

You either know several or only a few. That is why I did mention the word "opportunity".
About the new 1200, did you mean the 1210 which sells at an outrageous price of $2000 while the AT-LP1240 sells for under $500, of course, a lot of DJs will opt for the Audio-Technica. However, I would believe that the new Technics 1210 will outlast any Audio-Technica.

You know. Everyone has the right to his opinion.

Cheers,

Actually thought the new 1200 series was more than $2k, more like $4k...this onehttp://www.technics.com/global/introduction/hifi-direct-drive-turntable-system-sl-1200gae/ .

My 1200 new was less than $500, but that was in the early 80s. I know far more fans of the old 1200 than the AT or other brand clones...

 

[Verdinut]

Wasn't Technics one of the pioneer firms along with Sony to release the first decent direct drive turntables?

 

[lovinthehd]

Wasn't Technics one of the pioneer firms along with Sony to release the first decent direct drive turntables?

Technics pretty much set the bar...Sony never paid attention to but maybe they copied it

 

[Verdinut]

I was referring to the Technics 1210MK5 which B & H Photo sell for $2000 and is something different from the Anniversary Series.

 

[killdozzer]

DJ Shadow

Right on! That guy is great.

Although, there are literally myriads of audiophiles that would have nothing but 1200's TT's

 

[sterling shoote]

I am thinking about purchasing the Technics SL-1200GR. It's just been announced, so I do not expect to see it for sale for months. What I like about it the most, and in fact, the main reason I am thinking about it, is it has an adjustment for VTA. My close to 40 year old Sony PS-4750 does not have an adjustable arm and therefore I do not believe it would complement the Ortofon M2 Black cartridge, which is what appears to be a logical replacement for my worn thin Shure V15v-MR cartridge. I may just be dreaming however since this stuff today costs so much money and the reality of it all suggests the only possible compelling application for a turntable today is in digitizing LP's which are not available on CD. Sorry about getting off topic. Nevertheless, I am interested in what others here have to say about either the SL-1200 and/or the Ortofon cartridge or other cartridge which may be a good replacement for the Shure.

 

[highfigh]

Was just going to say that the 1200 wasn't designed for DJ use in the first place....the torque of startup was more than enough for regular home use that it was designed for but still worked well for DJs

One of the reasons DJs use the SL-1200 is the torque- it reaches full speed sooner than most and they need the platter to reach speed when THEY want it, not to "eventually get around to it". IIRC, the usual time to reach 33-1/3RPM was 1/3 of a revolution.

 

[slipperybidness]

If you had the opportunity to verify with the audiophiles, not the ones who believe that, by purchasing expensive equipment that they will definitely have a better sounding system, you might be surprised to find that several of them have bought a turntable made by one of the above mentioned companies.

As for the Audio-Technica AT-LP1240 TT, two of my good friends, who are serious audiophiles, also have at least one. One is retired from the Hi-Fi retail business. He also has two Technics SL1200 which can no longer keep a steady speed, so he replaced them both.

We are several audiophiles who believe that this turntable represents one of the best, if not the best product in its price range.

OK, well it's nice to know and I see that you really like that TT! I can't argue with that and it's good to have options.

As far as replacing aged SL1200--Why not just get them repaired? That's one of the other nice things on the SL1200, parts are available and it's not terribly difficult to find a knowledgeable repair person.

 

[slipperybidness]

Right on! That guy is great.

Although, there are literally myriads of audiophiles that would have nothing but 1200's TT's

Yup, seen him live a couple times! IIRC, I think 1 of those times he was with Jurassic 5.

If you like DJ Shadow and the whole turntablism thing, then you should see the movie Scratch. I have it on DVD, but I also saw it when it released at a local independent theater.

DJ Shadow talks about spending days upon days down in a basement of a record shop, just digging! Records stacked floor to ceiling, and he tells about how one day he found a mummified bat.