frankmarsi
Active Member
@ Engineer5, I've got six of the them and can honestly say that they're one of the best tables around. Widely over-looked and under-appreciated they'll give any other table a run for their money.
The best change you can make is installing a better tonearm.
I use S.M.E. 3009 Pre-Improved as it's the most flexible in terms of different types of cartridge flexibility and use.
I also installed soft rubber/sorbathane feet under the Technics feet. These isolate the table substantially and of course take the dust-cover off during use. It pains me when some novices complain that they can't use a dust cover when playing a disk, that's hogwash and a cover should only be used when the table is idle otherwise they're asking for acoustic-feedback issues that I do my damn-est to eliminate in the first place.
In essence the best upgrade that you can make and it's system synergy dependent of course, is to step up to a Lyra Delos cartridge with a SUT.
This cartridge is so damn good, it defies explanation.
I've recently acquired two SL-110A tables and there isn't that much of a difference though, the SL-110A seem a touch more slower paced whereas the SL-120mk1 seems faster with transients and with longer note decay.
I find the SL-120Mk1 is best with its original mat in place as I've tried many different types.
Unless you'd want to change the capacitors to keep the speeds tighter, otherwise run this table regularly to keep the original capacitors formed unless they're too far gone, then changing them may be necessary. Also make sure the platter rotates 2 or 3 so times after shut-down. If it doesn't, add 2 drops of light oil and check again.
Below is my main set-up, there's also a Thorens TD125 in this system. In system number 2, the SL-110A will be set-up in similar fashion.
FM
The best change you can make is installing a better tonearm.
I use S.M.E. 3009 Pre-Improved as it's the most flexible in terms of different types of cartridge flexibility and use.
I also installed soft rubber/sorbathane feet under the Technics feet. These isolate the table substantially and of course take the dust-cover off during use. It pains me when some novices complain that they can't use a dust cover when playing a disk, that's hogwash and a cover should only be used when the table is idle otherwise they're asking for acoustic-feedback issues that I do my damn-est to eliminate in the first place.
In essence the best upgrade that you can make and it's system synergy dependent of course, is to step up to a Lyra Delos cartridge with a SUT.
This cartridge is so damn good, it defies explanation.
I've recently acquired two SL-110A tables and there isn't that much of a difference though, the SL-110A seem a touch more slower paced whereas the SL-120mk1 seems faster with transients and with longer note decay.
I find the SL-120Mk1 is best with its original mat in place as I've tried many different types.
Unless you'd want to change the capacitors to keep the speeds tighter, otherwise run this table regularly to keep the original capacitors formed unless they're too far gone, then changing them may be necessary. Also make sure the platter rotates 2 or 3 so times after shut-down. If it doesn't, add 2 drops of light oil and check again.
Below is my main set-up, there's also a Thorens TD125 in this system. In system number 2, the SL-110A will be set-up in similar fashion.
FM
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