On 2006-09-03, Keith G wrote:

"lordy" wrote in message
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On 2006-09-03, Keith G wrote:
Faulty motors aside, Don has it when he says (WTTE) that your
expectations
may be too high for the decks you are contemplating. I don't like planks
myself - they are only bloody great transducers at best, better are the
TTs
with massy platters and/or where the motor 'effectively' doesn't exist
(Direct Drive)

Are DirectDrive turntables good? I do remeber this was a turntable war
in years gone by.


I like them:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/titl...turntables.htm



An alternative is to get a 2nd hand SL1200 with a good cart.
I know 1200 has certain features more suited for DJing etc but from a
pure hifi perspective where does it rank?


Rock solid build quality with a tonearm which many consider to be
'limited' - never bothered me though, I hafta say and my SL-1210 would track
my Sure V15/V *all the way over* at one gram well enough. Not considered
'high end' and none too cheap new at about 350 quid....



Good 1200's have almost zero depreciation.


....exactly and, tough as they are, some of the secondhand offerings could
have more than a couple of decades of DJ'ing behind them. Check this eBay
search for Technics turntables:

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

Any idea what this is
Ebay Item 270023393914

I swear my brother had that exact same turntable about 10 years ago and
no way He'd pay more than £200 for a new turntable. Owner reckons £400
which puts it in SL1200/10 territory. Hmmm..

Lordy

"lordy" wrote


Any idea what this is
Ebay Item 270023393914

I swear my brother had that exact same turntable about 10 years ago and
no way He'd pay more than £200 for a new turntable. Owner reckons £400
which puts it in SL1200/10 territory. Hmmm..



That looks like a) a deck which did *not* cost 400 quid new and b) a deck
that I wouldn't want myself (no universal headshell and I suspect it's a
'belter')....

See if you can find it he

http://www.vintagetechnics.com/menu.htm