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Technics SL-1210MK2 motor
Hi everyone
a month ago, i bought a pair of 2nd hand Technics and ditched my Synq xtrm-1's (OEM turntable).
Though i am very pleased with the technics i feel like i was able to beatmatch more precisely with the Synq's.
So i started testing and i think the problem lies within the motor of the technics.
When i beatmach and the bpm rate of both records is the same, i slow the record down or speed it up by gently touching the platter.
When i'm using a timecode setup, the phase meter of traktor shows when both songs are perfectly in phase.
So, with my Synq's, when i slightly touch the platter, there's a permanent change in the phase.
But when i slightly touch the platter of my technics, the phase changes.. and jumps back to where it was when i release the platter. It's like the technics motor does an effort to make up the phase change i did!
I made a video to show you: just take a close look to the phase meter of traktor!
https://vimeo.com/83614182
Now i wonder. Is something wrong with my technics turntable or is that just how a technics behaves?
As i mentioned before i bought them second hand, but they were almost mint when i bought them so i wouldn't expect something is wrong with them.
This is how they look. (please ignore my panther pillows)
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