tomtele Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I got an old technics turntable too long ago. It looks like a SL1200MK2. What do I need to do to get it fired up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Right and Left line out to your amps phono input, plug in power, attach green ground wire and enjoy! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslav Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 If you don't have a true phonograph input...you will need something like this to get the right level/equalization....otherwise it will sound like crap. (There are other brands) http://www.americanmusical.com/images/d/p33645d.jpg You can get one here: http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-ART-DJPREII.html miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Phono and Line level are two different output levels. You cannot run phono out's into Aux input....you need one of these bad boys... http://www.rolls.com/products/vp29.php I have one and they work great. They are inexpensive...I paid around $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 You beat me to it Miro.......dadblast it....I had ya, but I decided to go to the manufacturers website rather than the .com I originally pasted....pipped at the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdrs Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 stylus/needle.....my kids always broke mine!!! LOL Don "There once was a note, Pure and Easy. Playing so free, like a breath rippling by." http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=574296 http://www.myspace.com/imdrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumblyfingers Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I have a Numark USB turntable now....it has RCA line level outs and also USB to get the audio into the computer into a host audio program for editing etc. It could use a higher quality stylus/tone arm but is not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B. Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Get a new needle cartridge for it, too. I replaced mine a couple of years ago, and hadn't since I got it over 10 years ago. WOW, what a difference a new needle makes. It took me a couple of days to find one, but it sure was worth it. Avoid playing the amplifier at a volume setting high enough to produce a distorted sound through the speaker-Fender Guitar Course-1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtele Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 thanks, i'll figure it all out once i'm on break. i was searching around, shure cartridges seem to be the most popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 The 1200 tracks pretty heavy. Tears up the records, but was a popular DJ model after the 1800. You'll probably need all new rubber parts, but they are very cheap (projector and recorder belt company... they have a new name, but still sell all the old parts... google them.) You'll want a gage to set the stylus to track true (get L & R balanced, etc) and as others have mentioned, you'll want a phono preamp. There are cheap ones, there are better ones, your own tweakyness will decide... but they are the same as guitars, amps, mics, A/D converters, speakers, etc.... you can buy cheap, or you can buy good, but you cannot buy good cheap. Bill "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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