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Technics SL-23

tonyk said:
Are you sure? As I see a lot of them on the web with P-mounts.

Even this one from fellow AK'er Kermitz (I hope you don't mind me using your pic) has the P-mount which looks exactly like mine.

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No problem using the photo :)

And actually that is the Audio Technica AT95E cart which is a standard mount.
 
tonyk said:
Are you sure? As I see a lot of them on the web with P-mounts.

Even this one from fellow AK'er Kermitz (I hope you don't mind me using your pic) has the P-mount which looks exactly like mine.
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You might be confusing the P-mount single bolt attachment system, which is at the side of the cartridge, with the single bolt adjustment system on the top of the headshell. The cartridge shown still attaches with 2 bolts on 1.2" spacing, into threaded holes on the sliding part that is held by the screw on top.
 
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Going by the photos in the OP's first post, he seems to be missing the slider and the chrome screw of the Technics headshell. The Stanton will be fine until he decides whether or not to get a Technics shell.
 
The table that turned me onto vinyl was an SL-20, the fully manual version of this table. I loved it!
I had very good luck with upping the performance of the table by installing Dynamat under the plinth to dampen things a but. I also used Dynamat under the platter inside the "inner ring". It made a huge difference in making things tighter: better definition, better bass extension.
 
My AT95E came in the mail yesterday, boy what a difference. I gotta admit it sounds quite a bit better than what was on there ( AT3600 ?).


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With the new headshell, the only thing I can add is to make sure that you listen with the dust cover up. I do, but my wife put it down -- I was running a Ortofon headshell. The finger grip hit the dust cover and dropped everything back onto the vinyl.

No damage done, but not my favorite either.

Enjoy the table!
 
Wes_in_VA said:
The table that turned me onto vinyl was an SL-20, the fully manual version of this table. I loved it!
I had very good luck with upping the performance of the table by installing Dynamat under the plinth to dampen things a but. I also used Dynamat under the platter inside the "inner ring". It made a huge difference in making things tighter: better definition, better bass extension.
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The SL-20 was my first table back in my student days, bought new. I have to admit to being somewhat mystified by all of the glowing comments on the SL-20/23 as mine never really sounded all that good regardless of which cart I had on it (Shure and Nagoaka). I'll be inheriting my father's SL-23 shortly so maybe I'll take a shot at a bit of Dynamat and see if it helps. My SL-20 was a symphony of unwanted resonances to say the least. I put an AT-95 on my father's SL-23 and doubt it even got broken in before he passed away. We shall see how it sounds I guess.
 
welcomdmat said:
With the new headshell, the only thing I can add is to make sure that you listen with the dust cover up. I do, but my wife put it down -- I was running a Ortofon headshell. The finger grip hit the dust cover and dropped everything back onto the vinyl.

No damage done, but not my favorite either.

Enjoy the table!
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I used to run my SL-20 with the cover down until one day static started lifting the tonearm when I opened the cover. Egads! Never played a record on any table with the cover closed since.
 
fiddlefye said:
The SL-20 was my first table back in my student days, bought new. I have to admit to being somewhat mystified by all of the glowing comments on the SL-20/23 as mine never really sounded all that good regardless of which cart I had on it (Shure and Nagoaka). I'll be inheriting my father's SL-23 shortly so maybe I'll take a shot at a bit of Dynamat and see if it helps. My SL-20 was a symphony of unwanted resonances to say the least. I put an AT-95 on my father's SL-23 and doubt it even got broken in before he passed away. We shall see how it sounds I guess.
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That is the experience I have had with the SL-220. Just not a fan, but I find the SL-23 to be a pretty decent table.
 
welcomdmat said:
With the new headshell, the only thing I can add is to make sure that you listen with the dust cover up. I do, but my wife put it down -- I was running a Ortofon headshell. The finger grip hit the dust cover and dropped everything back onto the vinyl.

No damage done, but not my favorite either.

Enjoy the table!
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I have to admit I always listen with the cover down, should I not be doing this?
 
fiddlefye said:
My SL-20 was a symphony of unwanted resonances to say the least.
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With my original cart, so was mine. I'm not sure why, but it was bad. For some reason it would pick up subsonic frequencies like no tomorrow.

When I first played Little Feats' Waiting for Columbus I was startled by the movments of the woofer, major pumping, I thought there was something wrong with the album.

But after switching to the AT95e, everything seems back to normal.
 
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