I turned the torque down to the lowest it will go on the 1200G. Not sure if you tried that but I found it to be beneficial on my setup.
Tonearm for Technics 1200GR
I’m looking for a medium mass arm to replace the stock arm. Whatever arm is suggested it should have an armboard that can be bought for it as well. I run a Soundsmith Carmen MkII.
Id like to keep the new arm under $1500.
I found a Jelco TK 850s, but it appears to be a high mass arm. I also found a Timestep T-609, but it appears to be a high mass arm as well.
Id like to keep the new arm under $1500.
I found a Jelco TK 850s, but it appears to be a high mass arm. I also found a Timestep T-609, but it appears to be a high mass arm as well.
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The Triplanar can be mounted on the Technics. I've done this for a few Triplanar customers to which Lew refers above. To do this I designed an armboard machined of solid aluminum that fit where the original arm mounted, such that the result was a surface at the same level as the rest of the plinth. It was then possible to mount the customer's Triplanar arm. In fact we've even been able to mount the 12" Triplanar. The original arm is pretty good- I would not bother replacing it unless you get something *significantly* better and most of the arms previously mentioned are not; mostly, they're just different. I am a fan of the Triplanar as its one of the very few arms I've heard that get everything right on LPs that I recorded; IOW it *is* significantly better, but also costs more than the turntable itself. But the 'table is very well designed and does justify this sort of upgrade. |
@chakster thank you very much for the information, I have a friend who has different tonearms who no longer uses and owns this, if he sells it I could make an offer having several turntables I am finishing up restoring and that are from the same period at the end of the 70's so it would be the ideal to get a full end front end, but I have to figure out if it’s compatible with some of my cartridges. |
@last_lemming - take a look at Audiomods Arms Contact Jeff at Audiomods and he will tell you if his arms are a good match for your TT He has an adapter plate for the Technics SL1210 http://www.audiomods.co.uk/technicsarm.html He will also make small custom mods to accommodate your cartridge compliance if needed. His arms provide stunning improvements in sound quality. Here’s my review of the Classic Arm I purchased for my TT http://image99.net/blog/files/f233eea773cbc47d311b80d32702da48-40.html Audiomods arms outperform many arms costing 2-3 times their price And it’s within your budget Regards - Steve |
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