I feel kinda slimy showing my own goods, but it is a real contender for the buck... https://www.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-technics-audio-technica-sp25-atp-12t-sp25-table-with-pl... |
Wow, alot of opinion above, not backed by facts.... I have heard excellent versions of Belt and Direct Drive. As a dealer, I have sat in front of multiple Walker, Oracle and Technics Tables. All 3 of these set up correctly can be very satisfying. The is no hard core proof that overall, either direct drive or belt drive is better.... Then I posted that I am selling the SP25.. another post is all about, you must purchase an SP20... The Best Technics tables were the SP10mk II and SP10mk III.... The SL1200 pro table is what put Technics in the record books for tables. It has its flaws for audiophiles, but it is highly modifiable and done correctly is very nice sounding, Its arm is its weakness...Now what about The SP15, The SP20 and SP25.... The SP 15 Is more or less a studio version of the original SP10, The SP20, Is a Japanese Low end issue of a SP10MkII. It is very much compatible to the SP15 and SP25..... The SP25 was made for broadcast. It fits the same Plinth as the others, but uses the motor assembly of the SL1200 pro table...All 3 of these are direct drive quartz lock. I have found that proper damping along with a good arm and cable, all 3 of these after good mods, outperformed a standard SP 10 and were closer to the MKII or MKIII versions... My SP25 that I have listed is flat out excellent at its price range. Also, the old Oracle tables were also really nice tables when set up correctly. |
@perazzi28 40 Years ago, Walker CJ61 https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=%2bujPIl9b&id=0BF86A252A2266523E54201F... |
I think we are off subject for the op, but I do believe that the modded Technics are better than the Pioneer, I've never opened a Pioneer, but I've been in many Technics.... As I mentioned earlier, I have a Technics SP25 for sale and it uses SL1200 as its base.... When you mod these tables, you can take a look at each piece of the table killing resonances, improving wiring & when re assembling, aligning everything correctly and really bolting things down for solidity... So, yes a modded Technics is no doubt better than the Pioneer that is proven to have a few quirks.... However, I am very curious at what I might end up with if I dismantled the Pioneer and took a look at what could be done. The Pioneer may have a bearing issue that needs to be checked on every table, but I've looked this table over and it is no slouch. Not sure that this helps at all, but..... |
