Hello Tvad, I'll respond to your last comments first.
I was looking at the Origin Live mounting plates but a friend gave me an example of another brand (enabling one to fit a Rega to the Technics). I haven't owned the Origin Live example. But the one that UK firm Sound Supports sell on E-bay (and the one I own- ebay item number #190222646644) is very well made.
Yes, I have been told that there is a colette that can be bought that turns a Rega hole into a Hadcock hole. However, Sound Supports said that they can make a plate for the Technics so I can mount the Hadcock 228- no need for an adapter. That way, the geometry for the 228 would be right from the start.
The million dollar questions are
(1) If fitted to the Technics, would the 228 (and for that matter the 242) have enough clearance for the lid and the other bits of the TT. and,
(2) Would, even with the correct Sound Supports plate, the longer 242 arm be able to fitted far enough back on the turntable for its geometry to be correct.
I've got a feeling there simply isn't enough available real-estate on the Technics plinth to mount the 242 correctly. I have some pics of the UK plate (the one I own) that mounts a Rega on the Technics, but I don't know how to attach them to this thread. Cheers, Dean.
I was looking at the Origin Live mounting plates but a friend gave me an example of another brand (enabling one to fit a Rega to the Technics). I haven't owned the Origin Live example. But the one that UK firm Sound Supports sell on E-bay (and the one I own- ebay item number #190222646644) is very well made.
Yes, I have been told that there is a colette that can be bought that turns a Rega hole into a Hadcock hole. However, Sound Supports said that they can make a plate for the Technics so I can mount the Hadcock 228- no need for an adapter. That way, the geometry for the 228 would be right from the start.
The million dollar questions are
(1) If fitted to the Technics, would the 228 (and for that matter the 242) have enough clearance for the lid and the other bits of the TT. and,
(2) Would, even with the correct Sound Supports plate, the longer 242 arm be able to fitted far enough back on the turntable for its geometry to be correct.
I've got a feeling there simply isn't enough available real-estate on the Technics plinth to mount the 242 correctly. I have some pics of the UK plate (the one I own) that mounts a Rega on the Technics, but I don't know how to attach them to this thread. Cheers, Dean.