Sprags
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Last summer I purchased this Technics SL-1100 TT. At the time the table looked OK but dirty. It has a Shure V15 Type III cartridge. I accidentally broke the stylus but bought a replacement. I also bought a DJPreII phono preamp to test it with thinking I'd eventually get a tube phono preamp since I now have a Dynaco VTA ST-120 and Cary SLP03 amp and preamp.
I cleaned it up and polished out the scratches on the cover and it really looks pretty good. The only thing I don't have for the turntable is the strobe light which I'm guessing was an option at the time since the 45rpm record adapter fits in the pocket the strobe light plugs into.
The Tonearm is the original Tonearm which is kinda funky since it's prismatic in shape. I haven't really had time to test it out though. I'm almost ready to move in to my own place again since I moved and have my system packed away.
Does anyone have experience with this turntable? Will a new Rega perform better? I was really in the market for an SL-1200 or a vintage Thorens and was wondering if anyone can tell me if the SL-1100 performs or sounds better than the SL-1200?
Advice or opinions are what I'm looking for. Attached is a photo or two if that helps. Please excuse the photo quality and the fact that it seems I can only upload one photo from my iPad.
I cleaned it up and polished out the scratches on the cover and it really looks pretty good. The only thing I don't have for the turntable is the strobe light which I'm guessing was an option at the time since the 45rpm record adapter fits in the pocket the strobe light plugs into.
The Tonearm is the original Tonearm which is kinda funky since it's prismatic in shape. I haven't really had time to test it out though. I'm almost ready to move in to my own place again since I moved and have my system packed away.
Does anyone have experience with this turntable? Will a new Rega perform better? I was really in the market for an SL-1200 or a vintage Thorens and was wondering if anyone can tell me if the SL-1100 performs or sounds better than the SL-1200?
Advice or opinions are what I'm looking for. Attached is a photo or two if that helps. Please excuse the photo quality and the fact that it seems I can only upload one photo from my iPad.