Record Player
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From the day I entered the Vinyl world which has gotten me obsessed with the finesse of Analog, I have been spreading the word on this Vinyl passion of mine across me friends, family and even acquaintances across the globe and by this I got about a couple of hundred records shipped to me but not a single record player!!! I thought I could never find one through this medium but this changed until yesterday. Yesterday a friend of mine came up with a turntable from a friend of his. That ladies and gentlemen, was the legendary Technics SL-1200mk2 to my surprise. Need I say more on my expressions 
.I couldnt believe it!! The first person I shared this was with Reuben and he was extremely excited as I was. He reckons I have some legends on me audio rack now
Now getting back to reality, I thought, can this be really happening, I mean a Technics 1200-mk2 knocking at my door!!!! Surely there could be some serious issues that I am missing.
My first visual impressions The TT was extremely dusty, dirty with a lot of deep scratches and corrosion. It looked battered and bruised. Just after seeing I thought it cant play no more. Powered it up and all the controls were working just fine except the Stylus Illuminator. The tonearm rest was also broken but had an adjustment with the arm clip and lock working fine. It came with an original Technics head shell and a Stanton cartridge which looked to be okay. The 1200 is very heavy and is built like a tank.
My first listening expressions After the visual checkup, I thought I might as well try and see if it has any juice left in it to sing! I wanted to check it in its as in condition. Only rebalanced the tone arm. Powered it up and queued it to play and it played absolutely fine. The output was simply amazing. Extremely clear and detailed with dead accurate speed. It was simply amazing on how this performed and it clearly lived up to its expectations.
So now what? Yes, its going to be my main deck now but first I needed to give it a complete internal and external cleanup. So I got to the job and cleaned the exteriors first with solutions like WD40, Wax Polish and warm water. Then, I got to the internals and I was surprised to see the internals in pristine condition with all its original parts in place. Hardly any dust inside. All the Stylus Illuminator now needs is a replacement bulb which I intend to change in the following weeks. I also plan to change the interconnects with a set of high quality interconnects and this is all I will change and plan to keep this in stock condition for some time. Mods will be sort after at a later stage. After all the cleaning, I put everything back together and now this beauty looks much better and is proudly staged on the Rack.
I dont think me needs to get into any technical details of this 1200-mk2 as this legend needs no introduction to its sound and quality.
Conclusion - Cant ask for more. Very pleased with the legendary 1200-mk2 and its charming analogue sound. The 1200 is musical provided with explosive transients that make any kind of rhythm music pop out of the speakers.
Now, some pictures from its various stages
As is Pictures:
The Now Pictures:
Once all was setup, I had to play one of my mint Vinyls:
.I couldnt believe it!! The first person I shared this was with Reuben and he was extremely excited as I was. He reckons I have some legends on me audio rack now Now getting back to reality, I thought, can this be really happening, I mean a Technics 1200-mk2 knocking at my door!!!! Surely there could be some serious issues that I am missing.
My first visual impressions The TT was extremely dusty, dirty with a lot of deep scratches and corrosion. It looked battered and bruised. Just after seeing I thought it cant play no more. Powered it up and all the controls were working just fine except the Stylus Illuminator. The tonearm rest was also broken but had an adjustment with the arm clip and lock working fine. It came with an original Technics head shell and a Stanton cartridge which looked to be okay. The 1200 is very heavy and is built like a tank.
My first listening expressions After the visual checkup, I thought I might as well try and see if it has any juice left in it to sing! I wanted to check it in its as in condition. Only rebalanced the tone arm. Powered it up and queued it to play and it played absolutely fine. The output was simply amazing. Extremely clear and detailed with dead accurate speed. It was simply amazing on how this performed and it clearly lived up to its expectations.
So now what? Yes, its going to be my main deck now but first I needed to give it a complete internal and external cleanup. So I got to the job and cleaned the exteriors first with solutions like WD40, Wax Polish and warm water. Then, I got to the internals and I was surprised to see the internals in pristine condition with all its original parts in place. Hardly any dust inside. All the Stylus Illuminator now needs is a replacement bulb which I intend to change in the following weeks. I also plan to change the interconnects with a set of high quality interconnects and this is all I will change and plan to keep this in stock condition for some time. Mods will be sort after at a later stage. After all the cleaning, I put everything back together and now this beauty looks much better and is proudly staged on the Rack.
I dont think me needs to get into any technical details of this 1200-mk2 as this legend needs no introduction to its sound and quality.
Conclusion - Cant ask for more. Very pleased with the legendary 1200-mk2 and its charming analogue sound. The 1200 is musical provided with explosive transients that make any kind of rhythm music pop out of the speakers.
Now, some pictures from its various stages
As is Pictures:
The Now Pictures:
Once all was setup, I had to play one of my mint Vinyls:
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