dumptruckz36
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anyone ever seen anything like this before?
http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/ele/2276747446.html
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http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/ele/2276747446.html
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weirdo technics TT
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Vistance
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Looks like a cheaper version of the more famous Technics SL-10. Not sure about the J2, but the SL-10 had a mechanism on the inside that pushed down on the record so you could actually move the turntable while it was playing and it wouldn't mess up. Technics boasted that it would even play upside down! I wouldn't try it with the J2 though, it doesn't have a similar mechanism it appears. Linear tracking arm, only took a P-mount cartrdige. But it's my understanding the SL-10 has quite a following - it's the exact size of an album cover.
The SL-10 sold for $620 new from '80 to '84 but the J2 was only $200 from '84 to '85. Looks like they have the same specs on paper, but build quality is much better on the SL-10 I'd imagine. Probably not a bad deal at $35 - you could do much worse.
The SL-10 sold for $620 new from '80 to '84 but the J2 was only $200 from '84 to '85. Looks like they have the same specs on paper, but build quality is much better on the SL-10 I'd imagine. Probably not a bad deal at $35 - you could do much worse.
I have one of the less expensive Technics linear trackers. They're surprisingly decent tables.
daviddeep
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I remember the "J" series of narrower Technics components. At the time, I assumed the "J" stood for "Junior," referencing the width.
My first CD player was a Technics SL-PJ1. I remember that there was a linear tracking TT available that was designed to visually "match" the CD player. The CD player was unusually deep which was probably to allow someone to put one of the J2-type TTs right on top, not that I'd want to with all the heat that little CD player put out. I do think Technics had more than one version of the narrower "J" linear tracker because the one from your Craigslist ad doesn't look exactly the way I remember.
Here's a photo of an SL-PJ1 CD player that I found on the web:
My first CD player was a Technics SL-PJ1. I remember that there was a linear tracking TT available that was designed to visually "match" the CD player. The CD player was unusually deep which was probably to allow someone to put one of the J2-type TTs right on top, not that I'd want to with all the heat that little CD player put out. I do think Technics had more than one version of the narrower "J" linear tracker because the one from your Craigslist ad doesn't look exactly the way I remember.
Here's a photo of an SL-PJ1 CD player that I found on the web:
