( 9 reviews )
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Posted: Jan 14 2009
BEST TURNTABLE I HAVE OWNED IN OVER 30 YEARS IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING BACK IN TO YOUR OLD VINYL THIS IS THE ONE!! TEAM THIS BABY UP WITH AUDIO-TECHNICA AT-120E/T PHONO CARTRIGE AND CHECK OUT THE GREAT QUALITY.FREQUENCY RANGE IS AWESOME! PUT THIS TURNTABLE ANYWHERE IN THE ROOM. PLAY MUSIC AS LOUD AS YOU WANT. NO HOWL NO FEEDBACK NO HUM. TRACKS PERFECT. TECHNICS YOU ARE THE BEST. JEM SR. N.Y.C.
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Posted: Jul 24 2008
I looked into purchasing many turntables in the "audiophile" category. After doing quite a bit of research, I found the following information rather helpful: a) This turntable was designed in the 70s as state-of-the-art. The Technics factory had to tool-up to create it. The cost today would be in the millions to get a factory to begin producing something comparable. The market is simply no longer there to do so. b) The magnetic direct drive system allows incredibly impressive wow and flutter and rumble specs. I can confirm black backgrounds and deadly accurate speeds. No piano warbles. Details like that are very important to me. The audiophile brands will have you believe that belt drive is superior. Why? See (a) c) This thing is built like a tank. Im not sure of the exact weight (25lbs?), but I'm always surprised when I try to move it. I can imagine it will be around long after I have departed. I paired this TT with an AT440MLA. I no longer listen to CDs at home if the vinyl is available. Good vinyl + this turntable is vastly superior. Upgrades are available if you'd like a new tonearm or cabling. Check KAB USA for other stuff like fluid damping and strobe-disabling. Highly Recommended.
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Posted: Apr 16 2008
I've used a lot of turntables over the years. My application is getting he best possible sound out of old vinyl, primarily for digitizing. I've recently upgraded my whole system for this purpose, and this turntable is part of that upgrade. This is the most solid, quietest, and impressive turntable I've seen. Unlike my old Thorens, this one looks and feels like it will last forever. Rumble is way below lathe rumble in the disks themselves, and the torque must be experienced to be believed. I can apply quite a bit of effort on cleaning grungy vinyl without stalling it - a huge advantage over belt drive turntables. The tonearm is well made, and tracks warped vinyl better than almost anything I've used. There is some low-frequency lateral resonance when playing poorly mastered records, but it's well below audible frequencies and easily filtered out. If you want to spend more you probably can, but I sincerely doubt there's a better turntable for any practical purposes. Some might regret the lack of automatic turn-off, but I like the simplicity of the design.
