Looking for my first turntable

[shafic]

Shafic, The original legs of the SL-1100 had springs inside with rubber covering the springs if I remember right. [/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

That is news to me. Thank you for the information sir.
I will try if i can work out something.

 

[shafic]

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QUOTE=kuruvilajacob;544296]Shafic, The original legs of the SL-1100 had springs inside with rubber covering the springs if I remember right.

That is news to me. Thank you for the information sir.
I will try if i can work out something.

 

[manniraj]

The most atrocious of all the ads on Olx/Quikr was the sale of a women sometime back for 2.5k. When the reporters confronted the CEO the ad was removed and he promptly said that we cannot be held liable as we are just a open platform to sell anything. The ad turned out to be a prank on somebody with the mobile number belonging to somebody else who never knew about this ad.

 

[Dileepboyi]

I am a strong advocate of newbees to use good vintage Turntables to give them a 'warm welcome' to the Vinyl world. There is a Pioneer PL 540 Turntable for sale in Bangalore for Rs 8 K. If you are interested, please PM me
Regards
kuruvilajacob

Hi Jacob Sir

Please let me know if still available

Boyireddy

 

[Dileepboyi]

Click on the forum member name to whom you want to send a private message(pm). the option should be there. or it will get activated after few more posts from your side.

meanwhile that pioneer TT offered by Mr. Kuruvila seems very good. further you will save on shipping costs as the TT is lying in Bangalore itself as mentioned by Mr. Kuruvila.

Hi Amith Sir

had you checked this ? is this in Good Condition ?

Boyireddy

 

[bappa]

I am a strong advocate of newbees to use good vintage Turntables to give them a 'warm welcome' to the Vinyl world. There is a Pioneer PL 540 Turntable for sale in Bangalore for Rs 8 K. If you are interested, please PM me
Regards
kuruvilajacob

Sir,
I am intersted...Please reply

 

[kuruvilajacob]

Sir,
I am intersted...Please reply

I have sent a PM to you

 

[haisaikat]

Hey, I'm sure some of our Mumbai-based FMs would help out. Here are some pics of my listening space and rig which I have posted earlier. Hope these suffice. If you need more detailed pics, shall include them as well.

http://www.hifivision.com/my-audio-...ur-audio-video-setup-here-158.html#post507834

Got delivery of this Technics SL 3200, that guy sent the TT via a person to Kolkata and I collected it from Railway station. Thanks for the link Reuben.

So far FM Raghu from Hyderabad and Sachin fron Nashik are helping me out with CNC phono component sourcing and of course the soldering and making of the same.

The TT had a Telco made headshell housing a Diamond cartridge, so based on Sachin's suggestion have ordered a Shure M97XE cartridge, yet to receive that as well

Have purchased MX Gold Plated 0.3 meter RCA connectors to connect CNC with Amp.

So far have checked the mechanism of the TT and that seems to be working fine.

Also another observation is that the stock (not sure) line out from the TT seems to be a RCA male pair at the end of a 1 meter wire that is coming out directly from the TT. Wondering if replacing the RCAs with gold plated RCAs will make any improvements.

 

[souravin]

Dear Haisaikat,

Welcome to the world of Vinyl. This is a strong TT to start with. For any query or help you may reach out to FM Bhaskarcan. He is very helpful.

 

[jls001]

Also another observation is that the stock (not sure) line out from the TT seems to be a RCA male pair at the end of a 1 meter wire that is coming out directly from the TT. Wondering if replacing the RCAs with gold plated RCAs will make any improvements.

0.3m from CNC to amp seems quite short. But if it works, it's fine. Shorter is better.

If you have the skill to replace the stock cable and RCA connectors, or know someone reliable who can do it, replacing them is a good idea because OEMs often use cheap parts. Also, considering the age it is a good idea to replace it. Look for thin coax cable with double shielding. 1.25m is the usual length. For RCA connectors, look for Neutrik, or REAN, or MX (all gold plated ones).

 

[reubensm]

Contrats haisaikat. If your TT is in pristine condition (as the seller claimed), you've landed yourself one hell of a direct drive turntable which you'd probably keep for a very long time to come. I have come across loads of Technics direct drive TTs over the years, both automatics and semi automatics. Apart from the SL1200 and SL1210, the 3200 is the best I've heard. An expert once told me that the 3200 is indeed the domesticated version of the SL1200 and it truly lives up to its reputation. One simple upgrade you can probably (not really necessary) do over time is to change the Technics rubber padded feet to more solid brass or stainless steel ones. Also, unlike most of the Technics automatic DDs, the SL3200 looks large and chunky, adding to the cosmetics. Look out for the original Technics headshell and that would add to the cosmetics. The OEM cables (leads to the amp) are also quite flimsy and can be replaced over time. Overall, you'll always be satisfied. Even if I get other TTs, I am always going to retain my SL3200.

On another note, the speed is dead accurate and the tonearm tracks brilliantly.

Got delivery of this Technics SL 3200, that guy sent the TT via a person to Kolkata and I collected it from Railway station. Thanks for the link Reuben.

So far FM Raghu from Hyderabad and Sachin fron Nashik are helping me out with CNC phono component sourcing and of course the soldering and making of the same.

The TT had a Telco made headshell housing a Diamond cartridge, so based on Sachin's suggestion have ordered a Shure M97XE cartridge, yet to receive that as well

Have purchased MX Gold Plated 0.3 meter RCA connectors to connect CNC with Amp.

So far have checked the mechanism of the TT and that seems to be working fine.

Also another observation is that the stock (not sure) line out from the TT seems to be a RCA male pair at the end of a 1 meter wire that is coming out directly from the TT. Wondering if replacing the RCAs with gold plated RCAs will make any improvements.

 

[reubensm]

But tell me something, how is that different from our HFV For Sale section. I see many posts these days where people with very few posts or reputation points are putting up gears for sale. Even I got my CA AZUR 650A amp by posting ad as Wanted in HFV and I had to trust the person by sending the full money at one go before he could ship.

Yes, there are a few fly by night operators. I had a bad experience with one, with a Garrard RC210 changer.

 

[haisaikat]

0.3m from CNC to amp seems quite short. But if it works, it's fine. Shorter is better.

If you have the skill to replace the stock cable and RCA connectors, or know someone reliable who can do it, replacing them is a good idea because OEMs often use cheap parts. Also, considering the age it is a good idea to replace it. Look for thin coax cable with double shielding. 1.25m is the usual length. For RCA connectors, look for Neutrik, or REAN, or MX (all gold plated ones).

If it is soldering skills you are saying to desolder the existing RCAs and re-solder the new one, I think I can do that with my amateur soldering skills. But if it is removing the stock RCA cable and the ground wire that come out direct from the board, I can try but not 100% confident.

Let me know where can I get good quality Coax cables like you mentioned preferably online

 

[haisaikat]

Thanks for the tips Reuben, I cannot still say with full confidance that the item is in pristine condition since I am yet to play it but the mechanism worked fine. One of the sliders on the left which is used for switching speeds is comparatively in a worse shape and has to be operated carefully.Nevertheless at landing price of 13K and the cost of upgrades around 10K (cart - 6K, headshell - 2 K still not ordered though, RCAs and Cables 1K max) I think it is still lesser than Project Debut Carbon or Rega RP1 that I was otherwise planning to spend. CNC coming at an additonal cost of 3.5 K so total damages will be around 27K in my estimates

 

[jls001]

Let me know where can I get good quality Coax cables like you mentioned preferably online

I don't have idea about any online seller but do look for RG 172 cable. It must be double shielded - that's very important. I have used Toyo make RG 172 cable. It is thin, flexible, double shielded and definitely better than most of the OEM cables I have had the opportunity to replace.

 

[shafic]

I don't have idea about any online seller but do look for RG 172 cable. It must be double shielded - that's very important. I have used Toyo make RG 172 cable. It is thin, flexible, double shielded and definitely better than most of the OEM cables I have had the opportunity to replace.

hI Jls,
i think it is RG 174, am i right? I use "PERCON" (Spain made) RCA to RCA & speaker cables. I recommended to few friends also, they are very happy with the quality. Prices also reasonable. Their authorized dealer at ' Lamington road'.

 

[reubensm]

Thanks for the tips Reuben, I cannot still say with full confidance that the item is in pristine condition since I am yet to play it but the mechanism worked fine. One of the sliders on the left which is used for switching speeds is comparatively in a worse shape and has to be operated carefully.Nevertheless at landing price of 13K and the cost of upgrades around 10K (cart - 6K, headshell - 2 K still not ordered though, RCAs and Cables 1K max) I think it is still lesser than Project Debut Carbon or Rega RP1 that I was otherwise planning to spend. CNC coming at an additonal cost of 3.5 K so total damages will be around 27K in my estimates

The sliding switches for speed selection, stop and queueing can be effected by dust. The same is the case with the 45rpm and 33rpm pitch controls. A simple clean up internally will sort these out. If the switch is worn, OEM replacements are easily available. IMO, Technics DDs are far better than the Regas and Projects, if calibrated properly. You've made a good decision and have gauranteed yourself many hours of trouble-free enjoyable music listening, over a life time.

 

[jls001]

hI Jls,
i think it is RG 174, am i right? I use "PERCON" (Spain made) RCA to RCA & speaker cables. I recommended to few friends also, they are very happy with the quality. Prices also reasonable. Their authorized dealer at ' Lamington road'.

Yes, it could be RG 174. I am not too good at remembering these numbers. What is important is that such cables have low capacitance, inner conductor usually thicker than the thin OEM ones, are well shielded, and flexible enough to go through the nooks and crannies in the TT's underbelly. Just to be sure no one ends up buying the wrong cable, they are very thin - much, much thinner than regular interconnect cables. They are comparable in thickness to OEM tonearm cables.

 

[shafic]

Yes, it could be RG 174. I am not too good at remembering these numbers. What is important is that such cables have low capacitance, inner conductor usually thicker than the thin OEM ones, are well shielded, and flexible enough to go through the nooks and crannies in the TT's underbelly. Just to be sure no one ends up buying the wrong cable, they are very thin - much, much thinner than regular interconnect cables. They are comparable in thickness to OEM tonearm cables.

Thanks Jls.

 

[haisaikat]

Yes, it could be RG 174. I am not too good at remembering these numbers. What is important is that such cables have low capacitance, inner conductor usually thicker than the thin OEM ones, are well shielded, and flexible enough to go through the nooks and crannies in the TT's underbelly. Just to be sure no one ends up buying the wrong cable, they are very thin - much, much thinner than regular interconnect cables. They are comparable in thickness to OEM tonearm cables.

So should I be going to a shop and just ask for RG-174 cable then? Sachin suggested that Component *3 RCA) video cables are typically low capacitance and can be alternative as well.