saving money for 2x turntables but what to get?

[Rkid_Dan]

I'll be paying £330 which is 370euro or 550 dollars.

Along with a mixer and 150 records.

[MrPopinjay]

I remember talking to stanton rep years ago when they changed the design...they work fine but they are pretty ugly...stanton rep said they wanted the ttables to look like an island

? They look just like technics but blue and with circular buttons.

[DjLiquitATL]

? They look just like technics but blue and with circular buttons.

Never liked the stanton products except for some older mixers back in the day... to each their own

[MrPopinjay]

Same, except for the st150s. Then again stanton had basically nothing to do with them, that table comes under so many brands (except without the fancy pitch lock stuff)

[cutflow]

U can find techs on local craigslist or ebay for around $150-$300/each depending...but most are beat to shit...everyone I've got on ebay I have to paint, calibrate among other things to get 100%... there are a few of us out there that sell fully functioning techs but not many on ebay

this is good to know. maybe i should also pay attention to the refund policy since that can mean something. but is it possible to fix the majority of the problems? -i ask because maybe this can be a method on increasing my knowledge on how to fix them if it every goes wrong. (similiar to computers- i can assemble/disemble comp parts, figure out which hardware is the problem by single testing them all, shit i would love to build a skill like that w/ technics)

what you suggest, in the first page of the thread someone posted a video on how to check for errors of the 1200 or investigating if it fully works or determine if it has any issues.

[DjLiquitATL]

most problems are pretty easy to fix if you are familiar with capacitors and such. also need a voltmeter to calibrate correctly...led mods are easy...also good to know how to sand, paint and polish so if platter is jacked up you can refinish it if you are trying to sell it...

tonearm repairs get a little more complicated depending...

[amidoinitrite]

most problems are pretty easy to fix if you are familiar with capacitors and such. also need a voltmeter to calibrate correctly...led mods are easy...also good to know how to sand, paint and polish so if platter is jacked up you can refinish it if you are trying to sell it...

tonearm repairs get a little more complicated depending...

I've never had to mess with capacitors but I have had to replace a transistor.
Just as easy as desoldering and soldering!
If the pitch is off you could get away with using a cheap $5 multimeter.


Yeah.. it really depends with tonearms.
If you need new RCAs or want to internally ground all you have to do is take the back plate off the tonearm and you're good to solder.
If the tonearm rest is broke its probably best to take the tone arm out and replace it, unless you risk scratching your TT trying to screw form the bottom.
If the lift assembly is bad then you'll probably have to take it almost all the way apart. But should still be an easy fix depending on the part.
If the anti skate is broke it might just need to be assembled correctly..
I actually had one that was missing the actual post.. no clue why! ??
If its the actual arm itself you're probably just better off replacing it.. should be around $50 I think.
Also if the bearings are messed up you're screwed.. you'll probably need a whole new assembly!

I took mine apart to fix and paint.. the most frustrating part was removing the screws.. they did not want to budge!

I aslo had a height assembly lock up on me. I was sold on just replacing it because I tried everything.. so I just tossed it on the ground because I was done messing with it, and sure enough, it loosened right up.. I cleaned it out and it was good to go!3

[DjLiquitATL]

tone arm rewires are somewhat challenging too... you just have to be careful...just b/c you can solder doesn't mean that you can repair a technics 1200...anything major I still send to my buddy in ATL... he's the only one in atlanta area trusted with the GOLD 1200s...he's that GOOD...

I would say i'm pretty GOOD but I don't have the years in it like he does