I was wondering if someone knows of any vintage/older TTs that have that aluminum/wood look/finish. I dont want to pay $2-300 on one if I can help it. Id just like something to match what I have. Anything out there that flys under the radar or even that is just cheap on the market?
Looking for some help on finding a table that has aluminum and wood on it.
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Weathers Townsend perhaps. Looks nice, not a particularly amazing table though. I got one a while ago for some unknown reason and haven't put it in service. The looks enticed me.
If you've got some pics of the sort of thing you are trying to match that would help a lot.
If you've got some pics of the sort of thing you are trying to match that would help a lot.
You might be able to find an Empire for that sort of dough if you are patient. I love my 398
There are lots. Especially if by "aluminum/wood look" you are including plastic the colour of metal and vinyl that has a wood grain effect.
Here are just a few examples:
Taya CP-250 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Toshiba SR-340 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Pioneer PL-12d by Buhduh, on Flickr
Pioneer PL-A35 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Akai AP-004x 4 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Akai AP-003 2 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Yamaha YP-701 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Yamaha YP-211 by Buhduh, on Flickr
Here are just a few examples:
Taya CP-250 by Buhduh, on FlickrToshiba SR-340 by Buhduh, on FlickrPioneer PL-12d by Buhduh, on FlickrPioneer PL-A35 by Buhduh, on FlickrAkai AP-004x 4 by Buhduh, on FlickrAkai AP-003 2 by Buhduh, on FlickrYamaha YP-701 by Buhduh, on FlickrYamaha YP-211 by Buhduh, on Flickr
From a pure looks standpoint, it's hard to beat the Marantz 6300 when you want the wood/brushed metal combo.
That said, I really, really like some of those Akais.
I like the Empires looks wise too:
Within the budget, you are very unlikely to find the Marantz 6300. It tends to go for crazy money, more than it's worth. Empire and Luxman are usually not going to be cheap either. The Pioneer PL-12 and similar era models from Sanyo and others were made in huge quantities and can often be found for good prices.
kreichenbach
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Phillips 312
That's a holy war around these parts.
Lol. I guess it makes sense that it could isolate the motor noise a bit better, but to me, a joe schmo, Id bet I couldnt tell the difference.
I'm personally a fan of direct drive tables, look at the specs of an SL-1200mk2 or any of it's contemporaries. The wow and flutter is as low as just about anything that's ever been released and the rumble is well below audible.
You can argue all day back and forth about "presentation" and "finesse" and "directness" and "attack" and all the other buzz words various people use to put different drive mechanisms into different categories, but in the end, in my opinion, design of the platter itself (isolation, damping, material, etc) and design of the tonearm are going to have much more influence on the sound than how exactly power is delivered to the platter.
You can argue all day back and forth about "presentation" and "finesse" and "directness" and "attack" and all the other buzz words various people use to put different drive mechanisms into different categories, but in the end, in my opinion, design of the platter itself (isolation, damping, material, etc) and design of the tonearm are going to have much more influence on the sound than how exactly power is delivered to the platter.
Balifly
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Just buy an after market wooden base for the Technic SL-1500.
https://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/m1200.htm
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personally I like belt drives and idler drives using straight AC synchro motors. No circuits in there to deal with, just a simple motor that runs straight off the power line. Equipment using parts that go obsolete and impossible to obtain every few years drives me nuts.
6 of one, half a dozen of the other. There's something to be said for both. A DC servo motor removes reliance on AC line frequency to determine platter speed. AC Syncro motors removes reliance on more complicated electronics. Measurement wise though the AC motor doesn't have a chance of matching the wow and flutter specs of a good quartz referenced servo drive. Whether or not the difference is audible is another question.
