krameraxeman
Active Member
I picked up a 1975 Panasonic RD-3600 + 27 LPs from a guy on ebay a couple of years ago for $50. I've done a number of tweaks to it, like replacing the cracked dust cover with one from a SL-23 (same cover), replaced the cart with a DL-110 (before the prices went through the roof), replaced the belt, deoxit'd the speed control pots to fix speed issues, and replaced the headshell. All of this was well worth the effort and $$.
A mod that I did recently that yielded really dramatic results was to line the interior of the plinth with Dynamat (ran it like this for 6 mos or so) then stuff 4lbs of Plasticlay in there. The Plasticlay made a huge difference. I've seen threads about doing this on plastic SL-1200 like plinths, but haven't seen anyone doing this with a TT like the RD-3600, so I thought I would share. Oh and I dynamatted my platter too....dunno if that did much as I did it at the same time....
I did waste, and I mean utterly waste, $50 of a acrylic platter mat. Not only did it not sound better that the OEM mat, it would slide on the platter whenever I started the TT or cleaned a record. I tried sticking the mat down, but then my vinyl would just slide on the mat.....lame. Other than that, every mod I've listed has really turned out well. This has really turned out to be a great performing TT. I especially like that nobody seems to have this model.
A mod that I did recently that yielded really dramatic results was to line the interior of the plinth with Dynamat (ran it like this for 6 mos or so) then stuff 4lbs of Plasticlay in there. The Plasticlay made a huge difference. I've seen threads about doing this on plastic SL-1200 like plinths, but haven't seen anyone doing this with a TT like the RD-3600, so I thought I would share. Oh and I dynamatted my platter too....dunno if that did much as I did it at the same time....
I did waste, and I mean utterly waste, $50 of a acrylic platter mat. Not only did it not sound better that the OEM mat, it would slide on the platter whenever I started the TT or cleaned a record. I tried sticking the mat down, but then my vinyl would just slide on the mat.....lame. Other than that, every mod I've listed has really turned out well. This has really turned out to be a great performing TT. I especially like that nobody seems to have this model.
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