Chance to own a classic high performance direct drive turntable. This table is commonly referred to as the mk1.Upgrades include: Cardas tonearm wire, high quality rca jacks for you own interconnect cables, tonearm dampening, Herbies turntable mat, record clamp, extra tonearm weight, two Technics head-shells - Also included will be a ClearAudio MM V2 cartridge (not installed - no mounting screws). Dust cover in great shape for it,s age / no cracks or chips As is. It is a used turntable - keeps excellent speed - no warranty No Box - Will pack accordingly
Manual can be down loaded from Vinyl Engine Price is firm / Priced to sell / No PayPal fees you pay shipping Description
The SL-1800 features full Technics uncompromising direct drive performance in a simple, straightforward package. The centre of this sleek, attractive unit is its highly accurate One Chip IC controlled servo drive motor. This direct drive motor, which incorporates all of the design features of all Technics fine DD motors, is controlled by the unique BFG system which utilises the back electromotive force induced by the rotor in the stator field coils to monitor the platter speed. The frequency generator in the SL-1800 uses the waveform obtained as its reference and it is compared with the standard calibration frequency from the reference oscillator. In this way, a signal to correct the speed can be sent instantly whenever needed to change the motor drive current in order to maintain precise platter speed. Specifications
Type: manual turntable Drive method: direct drive Control method: servo control (mk1), quartz synthesizer (mk2) Motor: DC motor Platter: 330mm (mk1), 332mm 2kg (mk2) aluminium alloy die-cast Speeds: 33 and 45rpm Pitch control: 10% (mk1), Wow and flutter: 0.025% WRMS Rumble: -73dB (mk1), Tonearm: universal static balance type Effective length: 230mm Overhang: 15mm Effective mass: 22g (6g cart 1.75g tracking force) Dimensions: 125 x 453 x 369mm (mk1)
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