Techy 1210 bullshit

Dr Bunsen Honeydew · Post by **Dr Bunsen Honeydew** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:56 pm

pre65 wrote:Just out of interest did your old 1210 have the technics arm fitted ?

Yes it was standard unmodded 1210. The same as my PL-71 is a standard unmodded PL-71 and they ain't in the same town let alone street.

pre65 · Post by **pre65** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:09 am

In the old days Technics did an armless version of their top turntables so one could select whatever arm (usually SME 3009) was required.

From what I have read (and been told by a couple of owners) the Rega 300 in an Origin live base was a good upgrade ! Was the 1210 ever available armless ?

Post by **Nick** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:40 am

You could say the SP10 and the 401 were on opposite corners of this musical parameter.

Yep, I can associate myself with that, moving from a Lenco to a SP10, things were lost as well as gained. I found some of what was lost was recovered by the use of the longer arm tube on a Hadcock, and I think I am still tweeking phono stages to match (and complement) the character of the SP10. For me, in my situation and kit, I found going from wood CLD plinth to a slate one was a big movement in the right direction, but we are all different.

Dr Bunsen Honeydew · Post by **Dr Bunsen Honeydew** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:22 pm

Any one here own an EMT?

pre65 · Post by **pre65** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:24 pm

I believe Mo has at least one. (or he did have when we last talked about them).

Has anyone heard from him lately ?

Post by **Nick** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:48 pm

Yep, I spoke to him on the phone last night.

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:41 pm

Jerry has one.

Dr Bunsen Honeydew · Post by **Dr Bunsen Honeydew** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:08 am

How do people perceive the differences between the available rim drives - Garrard, Lenco, EMT.

Dr Bunsen Honeydew · Post by **Dr Bunsen Honeydew** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:17 am

Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote:How do people perceive the differences between the available rim drives - Garrard, Lenco, EMT.

Is there someone here who has an opinion. I owned a 401 with Decca London arm and cart back in the early 70's, and I couldn't stop the bugger humming, so gave up on it. That is my only experience of rim drives apart from the obligatory SP25 which was my first turntable.

Anyway, fancy maybe dabbling my feet again, looking for opinions.

Post by **Nick** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:45 am

I used a Lenco for some time, replaced it with a sp10. There are some things about how the Lenco did bass that I miss, on the whole I prefer the sp10. mainly for the way it doesn't impose its own rather bouncy enthuisatiic quality. But the sound the lenco made was great, especially if you were in a upbeat mood. The Lenco replaced a valhalla'd lp12, to my ears, that was a big improvement in every way.

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