Hi Nick- Great job sharing your love of Technics with all of us - keep up the good work.

Thanks Nick, I took my 1410 apart to find someone had already repaired the tonearm lifter, in this way they had drilled small holes for the cable to pass through, but I think your method is lijely to be stronger. However I also ordered a 3D printed replacement mentioned below.

Thank you Sr. I have a collection of the MKII(from 1200 to 1800), this video is a great help. SL1500 MKII limited edition, my favorite turntable, mixing 12" records with 4 of those 1500 it a dream and pure Art.

Thank you so much for this video. I have an SL-1310 MK2 and I suspect it has this exact issue. I will be doing the same with the wire winding if required. I'm going to try to tackle this next week and your video will help a lot.

Thanks very much for this. Helped me out a lot! 👍

The Great Thanks for this movie! I've repaired 2 of my turnables!!

Thx was a great help for me

Thanks a lot! Nice job.

Hello Nick, thank you. This video made a lot of things clear. Is it perhaps possible to model the broken part from the armlifter, and simply printing it with a resin 3d printer?

I just got done with one and I used a small plastic wire tie to fit around the plastic part that breaks. It worked out ok.

@nickadams5411

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Troy. Well done. All the best. Nick

The microlifts usually use special hight viscosity liquids rather than any grease.

Hi Nick, thank you for the video. I just got one from my uncle but it has some problems. The big one is that the cables are damaged, it works only on the left channel and there is a massive "earth rumble" ( I don't know how to say in English). Do you have any advice to fix it? Thank you in advance. ✌🏼

Why does nobody show how the cue goes back together? I have one that has a replaced part and cue won't work because I can't figure out how the lever is supposed to push on the gear!!

I’m getting ready to service my SL-1900 because the dampening fluid has leaked out of the cue mechanism. When the arm drops it’s too quick, the needle after landing hops one time. I thought about using grease like on this tutorial but I see it still drops quickly. I found on eBay it’s 2ml of silicone dampen fluid sold in a syringe with 18g needle but it’s many different weights 200k, 300k, 500k cst. Can anyone suggest what cSt viscosity to purchase for the Technics SL1900?

Hi Nick! Very helpful video thanks a lot I would like to know how did you remove the upper part of the armlift mechanism the one that is visible on the outside when the turntable isn't dismounted?

@MrThib45

3 жыл бұрын

Nevermind I found out I just had to pull a little bit harder anyway thanks again for your video I wouldn't have been able to do this without your video

@nickadams5411

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrThib45 Hi. Yes, I was going to say that most plastic parts are just a tight push fit. All the best Nick

The Nagaoka MP-110 cartrridge you have is the one I am considering, to replace the stock model on mine. I cannot afford the MP-500 but perhaps that is overkill, not sure.

@nickadams5411

8 жыл бұрын

Hi The diamond fell off my Nagaoka, so can't say what it sounds like. The Goldring 1006 (and a 1010) I find too bright for me. I have a Stentorian 737E which I like a lot, but not sure if they make them any more. I got mine 2nd hand.

@nickadams5411

8 жыл бұрын

Whoops Meant Stanton Also I have the Audio Technica AT-OC3 Moving Coil. The moving coil are the best, but you probably need a high gain MC preamp for them, and they cost more.

@EgoShredder

8 жыл бұрын

The Nagaoka are typically deeper, darker and richer sounding from what I have heard from audio demos online and other recordings. They are often viewed as being a couple of steps above a similar priced Audio Technica, although I have never heard their moving coil models. I only have two devices, one an ART USB Phono Plus preamp that works standalone or in computer mode, and that gives +45dB gain if I am reading the specs correctly. The other is a Soundcraft Spirit Folio Notepad sub mixer. I'm currently using the ART device as it is small, has a turntable grounding post, low cut rumble filter and connects with just about anything and sounds very clean and quiet, without being cold or sterile.

Hi Nick very interesting. I got the the same turntable and I ve lost the balance weight. I ve search it and I only find the SL1200 model do you know if it s compatible? thanks

@nickadams5411

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Yannick I can only guess. But I will say, yes, as I doubt they made a new size. Luckily they are quite cheap, so worth a gamble.

@YannickASTING

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick I ll try and I tell you

How do you get the captive ring off of that brass knurled part that holds the broken nylon part? It just keeps spinning around when I try to grip it.

@nickadams5411

4 жыл бұрын

Do you mean the E clip? A very small screwdriver tip in the gap between the clip and the shaft should do it.

@basspig

4 жыл бұрын

@@nickadams5411 No, the clip that holds the brass knurled knob in place. But I realized soon after I wrote that that it's not necessary to remove it.

Nice video. Good to see others hit on the same fix! There's a guy on eBay getting $300 dollars for fixing that lifter part. Not sure if he's doing this fix or is using a 3D printed piece

@nickadams5411

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Joe. It is a bit of a task for some people, so there is money in them hills. All the best. Nick

I had to take out all of the black screws as well because the deck assembly was firmly affixed when I took out only the red screws and the four outer screws that hold the pieces together.

@nickadams5411

4 жыл бұрын

Hi. Thanks for the information. They really screwed your one together.

@basspig

4 жыл бұрын

@@nickadams5411 Turns out the owner had left in the three 1/4-20 screws (shipping lock). I took those out and was able to get the assembly out. Where I ran into trouble is the Shapeways 3D printed part is to large for the brass knurled part. There's a 1mm gap and it won't grip.

@nickadams5411

4 жыл бұрын

@@basspig How are you going to fix that?

@basspig

4 жыл бұрын

@@nickadams5411 "Salvage" would be the operative word here. I'm thinking along the lines of using 2 part epoxy to fill the gap and bond it together. Aligning it precisely and having it stay put until hardened is the challenge.

Where do you get a replacement for that nylon part that breaks and can no longer drive the plunger?

@nickadams5411

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure it is available any more. You may be able to get it 3D printed..

@basspig

4 жыл бұрын

@@nickadams5411 Shapeways apparently has them 3D printed.

@nickadams5411

4 жыл бұрын

@@basspig Excellent, thank you for that information. Keep spinning.

Of course it's the best turntable in the World if you play" Apache" to promote it.

Ive just aquired one of these from my dad, not sure if it needs a service. Do you do services for people?

@nickadams5411

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Carl They are very robust and should be in working condition, unless cartridge is damaged, and the lifter not broken, like this one. Check it out to see if it works. I can service, if you van get it to me, here in Hampshire, UK. Let me know: nick@demonproducts.co.uk nick

@C22RLD

7 жыл бұрын

Nick Adams hi Nick thanks for reply. Unfortunately my lifter is also broken.

@nickadams5411

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Carl If you can live without the lifter, and just move it by hand, then can you live with it? It is not auto lift at the end of the record, so have to manually switch it off anyway. Does it play records ok? nick

@astromannnnn

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Nick! Just a quick question on on my turntable if you could answer it for me it would be A1! I get feed back in the speakers when the turntable is on anytime I lift up the tone arm of my turntable, any odea what is wrong? cheers!

@nickadams5411

7 жыл бұрын

hi I had this problem with another expensive turntable arm. I had to tie a piece of rubber to the arm to increase it's mass. If you do this then remember to rebalance the arm and playing weight. There are other solutions regarding where the turntable is positioned in the room.

For the record: the arm lift needs 500,000cst viscosity silicon oil

Back in 2013 I stupidly encouraged my mum to throw out her old Technics SL-D303 (released in 1981 and based on the SL-1200 I believe), and yet fast forward to June 2016 and I bought the same model back from a German Ebay seller. Why? Because I upgraded my studio setup so that my audio DAC could play SACD, DSD and other high end audio formats. What this did was make me realise how awful most CDs and SACDs sound! At the same time I began listening to digitised vinyl records, and the difference in realism and overall satisfaction was HUGE. So I am now busy buying records and washing them, and most importantly enjoying music again for the first time in years. I remember thinking CD sounded hard, flat and sometimes harsh back in the 1980s as a teenager, but the latest is the greatest right? I might invest in new cartridge and stylus to replace the stock model, but I am in no hurry.

@nickadams5411

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Also, the original records from the 50', 60's and 70's (and possibly some in the 80's) were cut dirctly from analogue master tapes. so there was no digital destruction of the sound. A lot of remastered LPs have been digitally scanned, manipulated and then turned back into vinyl, which completely changes the dynamics. Try and get the original records, pressed from the analogue tapes. The Beatles remasters were cut from the analogue tapes which is superb. However I don't know how many other remasters of old records go back to the tapes and stay in the analogue domain. Keep rocking Nick

@EgoShredder

8 жыл бұрын

Nick Adams I'm avoiding those recently reissued vinyl records for the same reason, e.g. they cynically put the CD masters onto vinyl. I'm therefore only buying records that were manufactured in the earlier decades as you mention. I'm also a musician like you by the way, so I have an appreciation of how sound works from a guitarist, keyboards and studio recording viewpoint. Thanks Nick and keep rocking too!

@factorylad5071

5 жыл бұрын

EgoShredder it's great to know you have realised the huge potential of the format. CDs are a complete failure in my opinion too, although they don't represent the huge potential of the digital domain either. I think the answer lies in the recorded wavelength and the way this is calculated and with vinyl you just get more bang for your buck.

That won't hold.