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Denon DP-1800... any good?

pmsummer

pmsummer

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Denon DP-1800... what is it?

Picked up a Denon DP-1800 with an Audio Technica AT15Sa cartridge. 1979-81.

This is a manual DD TT with a solid 1 inch (approx) marble-topped plinth.

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Covered in nicotine, great shape after being cleaned, works... $30.

Heavy sum'bitch.
 
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pmsummer said:
Picked up a Denon DP-1800 with an Audio Technica AT15Sa cartridge. 1979-81.

This is a manual DD TT with a solid 1 inch (approx) marble-topped plinth.

Covered in nicotine, great shape after being cleaned, works... $30.

Heavy sum'bitch.
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Oh, Geez, $30. Where do people find these things?
 
At Goodwill. I have no idea why they were selling it so cheap (they sure knew the value of everything else in the store that was of interest).

Even came with a free 48 hr money-back warranty.

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damn good find my friend.:drool: I love those denon's, too bad they smoked like a freight train, hopefully the guts don't need to be cleaned.
 
The 15Sa cartridge is as good a find as the table. It was/is the forerunner of the current AT150MLX and that is one fine cartridge. You can get fine Audio Techbica and JICO styli for your cartridge body. You have made a SCORE :)
 
BrocLuno said:
The 15Sa cartridge is as good a find as the table. It was/is the forerunner of the current AT150MLX and that is one fine cartridge. You can get fine Audio Techbica and JICO styli for your cartridge body. You have made a SCORE :)
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Thanks for the info. I noticed that the cart was very well made, and that it had a Shibata stylus (after doing a little research). Under my stylus-scope, the stylus looks to be in good shape.
 
clydeselsor said:
Very nice! I have a DP-1200 which looks very similar but no marble. They are nice tables for sure!
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The DP-1200 is the same table, from what I understand, just with a normal plinth. This thing is growing on me, and may get moved into the main rig for some serious evaluation time.



BTW: I've got a H/K Citation Twelve amp, Clyde! ;)
 
Tinyelvis said:
Sure is pretty!:drool: Marble is cool, and still looks in good shape.
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One corner has some veneer damage, but it can be fixed easily (still straight, just peeled back). The dustcover is perfect. It was dirty (even had a roach casing in the headshell... yuck), but it cleaned up well and doesn't stink. Not mint, but certainly VG+.

I don't know much about Denon DD-TTs, and I've never had an AT cart, but so far (in the HT system) it's sounding like a keeper.

I did an ebay search and found one that sold for a ridiculous price a few months ago.
 
Solid looking table. My DP-37F looks lighweight in comparison.:sigh:

What about the arm? Is that a Jelco? The bearing and anti-skating dial remind me of the old ADC ALT-1 and ALT-2 arms arms, only with an S-shaped tube.

Jorge
 
hifi_nut said:
Solid looking table. My DP-37F looks lighweight in comparison.:sigh:

What about the arm? Is that a Jelco? The bearing and anti-skating dial remind me of the old ADC ALT-1 and ALT-2 arms arms, only with an S-shaped tube.

Jorge
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Jorge,

Oddly enough, I saw a picture of an old Denon mono cartridge that looked JUST like the ADC-1 cartridge I have on my Miracord 10. Maybe ADC sourced their stuff from Denon (Nippon Columbia).

The tone arm is (I think) a Denon. Similar to the Denon DA-307, so maybe it's the DA-305 or 306?
 
Jorge,

I just looked at a picture of the arm on an ADC-4000 TT and at the ALT-1.

Both clearly the same manufacture as my Denon's arm, and probably by Jelco.
 
pmsummer said:
Well, my 48 hr Cash Back Guarantee just expired. I think I'm stuck with it.


;)
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No, you can still ship it east. You have the address already.

I've never seen one of those marble-plinth models, but I'd be willing to guess that unless you normally run a pretty special table, you have a new starter.
 
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