chaskelljr63
Super Member
Hey Charles, where have you've been?? So glad to see you posting in the Soul Cafe!
Been Under The Weather.
I'm Feeling Better Now.
--Charles--
Hey Charles, where have you've been?? So glad to see you posting in the Soul Cafe!
Hey Charles, where have you've been?? So glad to see you posting in the Soul Cafe!
Jean Carne - Happy to Be With You 1978
Jean Carne - Happy to Be With You 1978
Is that your new phono cartridge in your new picture??
--Charles--
G'day Charles up until a couple of days ago the 1210 was just hooked up to my yamaha c50 pre amp phono section which was good,i just bought a schiit mani phono pre and it is now hooked up to that,i'm running a denon 301 mrk2 MC cartridge with it,and it's sounding really good,the schiit mani can do both MM & MC carts.Good Evening Mate....
You know the more I see your 1200/1210, the more I am going to ask questions about it.
Because I'm getting ready to finally get mine going.
Now..... about your phono setup in general, what phono preamp (or integrated or preamp) is your 1200/1210 connected to? And what phono cart are you using?
Did you install your cart yourself?? And if so, you also have a protractor??
Sorry for all the questions (hehehehehe)....
--Charles--
Is that your new phono cartridge in your new picture??
--Charles--
yeah mate it doesDoes this "Jean Carne" Album has "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" on it??
--Charles--
Good to hear your feeling better! My mom came down with bronchitis, that's what is going around here! So far, I didn't catch anything yet!
yeah mate it does
Yes, that's my Audio Technica VM540ML cartridge that I have mounted on my Thorens/ SME 3009 arm. Just mounted my Grado ME+ mono cartridge to my Technics SL-B3 turntable today! The groove noise is so much less because your only hearing the horizontal movement of the stylus! Has very good bass, full and rich sounding! Grado cartridges can hum on some turntables. It did hum a bit on my SL-1650, so I mounted it on my SL-B3 and it doesn't hum at all! Listening to Jazz right now!
G'day Charles up until a couple of days ago the 1210 was just hooked up to my yamaha c50 pre amp phono section which was good,i just bought a schiit mani phono pre and it is now hooked up to that,i'm running a denon 301 mrk2 MC cartridge with it,and it's sounding really good,the schiit mani can do both MM & MC carts.
I didn't install the cart myself as i'm not sure of how to set them up, i got somebody to do that for me who is skilled at it,i didn't want to spend $400 Australian on the denon and then have myself damage it trying to set it up,having said that when i got the cart set up at the same time i had moderations done to the turntable also so it was a no brainer to get the cart done at the same time.
And when did you get a Technics SL-B3??
I remember these....
My cousin had a Technics SL-B1 back in the late 1970's.
--Charles--
Yes, that's my Audio Technica VM540ML cartridge that I have mounted on my Thorens/ SME 3009 arm. Just mounted my Grado ME+ mono cartridge to my Technics SL-B3 turntable today! The groove noise is so much less because your only hearing the horizontal movement of the stylus! Has very good bass, full and rich sounding! Grado cartridges can hum on some turntables. It did hum a bit on my SL-1650, so I mounted it on my SL-B3 and it doesn't hum at all! Listening to Jazz right now!
I got a Schiit Mani too.....
When I get the Technics straight, I'm going to hook it my Schiit Mani (into an NAD 3140).
How do you like the Schiit Mani so far?
--Charles--
this is only the 2nd time i've had it running i got it tuesday, messed around with the settings a bit,i have it on load 47 and gain 1 at high and gain 2 at low which seems to be working well with the denon MC cart.my first impressions are good,it sounds more detailed and there's a bit more bottom end.I got a Schiit Mani too.....
When I get the Technics straight, I'm going to hook it my Schiit Mani (into an NAD 3140).
How do you like the Schiit Mani so far?
--Charles--
Actually I bought the SL-B3 in 1980. Then somewhere in a move I got rid of it. Then some years ago I found another SL-B3 at a thrift store! It's like my old friend is back! It's a very nice sounding belt drive turntable, fully automatic. Your cousin's SL-B1 is the fully manual model. SL-B2 is the semi-automatic.
Charles, the built-in phono section of the NAD 3140 is very good!! It just might be better than the Schitt Mani! You'll have to experiment and find out!
Is your 1650 Belt-Drive or Direct-Drive??
Because it might be the motor under the platter in your 1650 is mounted directly under it??
Your SL-B3 is belt-driven, and maybe because the motor is further isolated from the platter, and it is turned by a pulley and a belt with the motor in further isolation??
Could that be it??
--Charles--
G'day Charles up until a couple of days ago the 1210 was just hooked up to my yamaha c50 pre amp phono section which was good,i just bought a schiit mani phono pre and it is now hooked up to that,i'm running a denon 301 mrk2 MC cartridge with it,and it's sounding really good,the schiit mani can do both MM & MC carts.
I didn't install the cart myself as i'm not sure of how to set them up, i got somebody to do that for me who is skilled at it,i didn't want to spend $400 Australian on the denon and then have myself damage it trying to set it up,having said that when i got the cart set up at the same time i had moderations done to the turntable also so it was a no brainer to get the cart done at the same time.