"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 20:53:31 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Keith G" wrote


http://electronics.search.ebay.co.uk...1QQsacatZ48647

There are a couple of SL-3200s for *nowt* - I have one sitting next to
my
monitor, as I type (it will **** on a Debut for a fraction of the
money),
there are a couple of SL-DL1 linear trackers I wouldn't chuck out of
bed,
an SL-150 that needs a tonearm that (I'd buy that bugger myself) and a
nice little SL-Q303 that benefits from Quartz Lock speed control and is
BIN for cheaper than a curry but needs a headshell/cart (I have a
bucketful of these if you needed summat cheap) - how can you go wrong?

Make your selection and post the link here and we'll scrute it for you.
Expect scratched/hazy lids on cheap eBay DDs - comes with the territory
and if ever you buy from an eBay wattock, make sure he knows how to ship
a
deck or go collect it, if you can!



Here is 25 seconds of unmodulated groove (HFS69, last track, Side 2), run
out and auto liftoff on my own Technics SL-3200 DD deck with plenty enough
spitch (Shure V15/III) to prove it's running, via a little 30 quid Pioneer
SA-510 amplifier, using its own SS Phono Stage:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/unmodulated.mp3 (approx 800K)


It cost me 46 quid including a very nice Ortofon VMS30/II MM cart - now,
unless I'm missing summat, that's plenty quiet/cheap enough for a bit of
budget LP to PC - no...???

;-)



Plenty quiet, as you say. But were you walking around while that was
playing? I could hear some very low thumping noises going on that
didn't sound record-related.


I had to put the phones on to hear that (Swim's got the telly on - watching
Monty Don!) - it's odd, kinda regular/kinda not?? Might be the bearing I
suppose - I class it as *quiet* but none is truly *silent* in the final
analysis?? (Otherwise, no idea..!!??)

Perhaps I'll record summat else later on to see if it's still there....