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Post by logic6 on Feb 2, 2020 11:31:32 GMT 12
Over the many years, Graham has repaired and restored many turntables. What a guy. But does he own a Technics SP-10 mk2? He cannot be an expert and builder and guru of tuntables unless he owns the icon, the vintage,the famous, the one and only Technics SP-10 mk2. Right? I like make that love to see Graham restore the old but beautiful and still not to expensive SP-10 because Graham deserves to own one. Heck, a new SP-10R cost a fortune if not an arm and a leg! Let the next project begin. Ignore this post if Graham has a SP-10.
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Post by Graham on Feb 3, 2020 8:34:32 GMT 12
I this a 'wind up' ? 
No I don't own an SP-10 and don't really have a desire to own one. I have refurbished a couple for my friend Peter ( not a member of this forum ) and built plinths for them. This may be considered sacrilege, but IMO the ridiculously complex electronic circuitry they have just to maintain steady platter rpm puts me off owning one. I learnt many years ago when heavily involved with motor racing and power boat racing that the more complicated you make something the more likely it is to malfunction. KISS is my philosophy . So shoot me !! 
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Post by michaelw on Feb 3, 2020 10:38:07 GMT 12
i agree with the above. about a year after i bought my used example the speed control circuitry went on an expensive holiday.  but... once it's running properly, it plays records in a manner no belt drive can 
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Post by neilsan on Feb 3, 2020 11:37:26 GMT 12
I was blessed to be given one by a friend's widow. Have replaced all electrolytics in ttable and PS.But I'm hanging on to my 401 just in case!!
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Post by logic6 on Feb 3, 2020 12:34:39 GMT 12
At one time in the past I was thinking of buying a used SP-10 mk2 that was for sale. In the end I declined to buy because parts were hard to come by. Did you notice that there are a lot of posts and threads about people buying and fixing up the SP-10 mk2? Every month somebody buys a used one.
Graham, you are appreciated for what you do, fixing old turntables and offering it to the masses. Have you worked on and fixed AR turntables. Were AR sold down under in your part of the world? In the United States many AR turntables were sold and AR turntables were as cheap as you could buy in the 1960s. For a cheap and now old used turntable I think the price of AR is a wee too high?
Graham, for your next project (several years to design) a quality no frills simple very simple tonearm to replace the AR turntable tonearm. Impossible to come up with a cheap quality tonearm? Maybe in the world of the near future robots and automation will make it less expensive to produce. The downside, less people needed.
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Post by Graham on Feb 3, 2020 13:15:54 GMT 12
Hi Logic6 Yes we had AR turntables down-under, and I have worked on a few, and even owned a "The Turntable' for quite a few years. Mine had the dark walnut veneer and an AR arm (made by Jelco) . They have very soft bouncy suspension so at one stage I experimented with replacing the 3 springs with short lengths of rubber tubing. ( Automotive heater hose actually ) This worked fine with no detectable degrading of the sound, but when I sold it I restored it to the standard springs to keep it authentic. Funny you should suggest I build an own design turntable arm. You must be psychic. I am currently messing about with the idea of making a straight arm with zero offset. Quite by chance this concept has just been raised here in another thread. Owen and I very aware of the benefit of not having offset or antiskating as per linear tracking turntables. I have a rather beat up DD Technics turntable that I use as a test mule for such adventures. Watch this space.
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Post by logic6 on Feb 3, 2020 15:53:33 GMT 12
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Post by logic6 on Feb 3, 2020 16:13:12 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Feb 3, 2020 17:57:50 GMT 12
nz got the '80s ARs but not sure if the original AR-X were sold here new ?
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