Turntables that left an impression.

This deck is apparently cheaper than the top Linn LP12 (!!!!!!!! if so) and according to my pal why worked at KJ until recently, it set subjective standards for vinyl he thought unachievable. Even the cheaper model (a mere twenty grand or so) had a sense of utter stability you only usually hear with digital or master-tape sources. he abandoned vinyl thirty years ago, but this deck and its sibling totally blew him away..

Derek Jenkins (R.I.P.) presents the Kronos -

You know the rules Dave, Things must be in white

The Logic 'DM101' with all the latter additions left an impression on me, enoughh to say it was my fav Dekkipoo

I was just reading about this deck a couple of days ago. It’s getting some very positive comments, I like the styling too. Makes Regas look a bit boring.

The MoFi is a plastic feeling thing with rather crude tonearm. It's way overpriced in the UK in my opinion and the whole feel of it is cheap 'pro-ject' level, let alone a Rega *anything* these days I think. The lid is ghastly and the general 'feel' of the one I played with screams 'low rent' to me.

Trouble is, Rega hide their far superior engineering inside where you can't see it (tonearm pipe design and construction and the bearings both arm and main) and the now skeletal construction of their best turntables makes it look like you're getting nothing for your money.

Strange that is, cause the mofi has just replaced his Rega P6.
And pissed it on SQ.

OH WELL.

I bet the cartridges are/were different, as the Mofi comes with something of its own. That will change the sound so much all on its own.

OH WELL - you won't believe a word of it so I'll retire from this one as I can't sit any of you lot down and do some dems to back up the stuff I come out with.

I’d like to see a MoFi in the flesh. Rega 3 and above are decently built. I’ve just been looking at new kit today and it’s all plasticky Sh#t,

I haven't really, but I had a play with it and thought it cost under a grand! Looks like a bloody toy in the flesh - yellow exposed belt and old Naim-style power switch and the arm has design faults in the yaw-creating vertical bearings shared with many other exalted models for some reason (ease of manufacture I suspect). It's almost double the price here too, than it is in the US I believe. All adds up, sorry... I'd rather have a Technics, save some dosh and grin from ear to ear!

The new Techies are quite a bit better than the old ones which are let down by the arm. I'm guessing Dave was talking about the new ones.

I said I wouldn't return to this and look what I've bloody done...

I didn't take it when a local store was closing down due to retirement, but I was offered a techie 1210 tonearm (just the pipe and bearings). I couldn't believe how lightweight and 'ringy' it was, but not a problem if you used the headshell style it came with and say, an AT or Ortofon MM cartridge (Audio Origami used to offer a foam fill for the pipe which may have calmed it down). trouble is, Kessler shoved a Lyra in one he had to try and from then on, the deck's capabilities were being pushed too far and all the subsequent add-ons came along to try to take it higher, some tweaks with success I believe. My SL1500 tonearm pipes are much more 'solid when taken apart and a Supex 900E sounded wonderful in one, although I added a cork mat to the stock one to get the arm level as height was fixed.

The new models have a different old-new motor style with overlapping magnetic 'lobes' driving the platter as my Pabst/Dual EDS1000 motor does. I dare say the isolation has been looked at further too, although I'm unlikely to ever get to use or 'hear' one playing records.

Yeah once you change the arm and get rid of the rubber mat it's a super deck is the old 1200.

An arm change is certainly worth it, but Rega on a SL1200 is awkward. I used to have a J7 AO RB300, and it was difficult to use.



A picture with a rather heavy DL-103 on the end of it.

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