So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000?
I found a QL-A7 schematic over here. https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/jvc-ql-7-turntable-unstable-speed.835544/ https://i.imgur.com/EpvHSek.png and it shows a 120v transformer for USA. But it also uses a regulator circuit (X820/X821) to drop the unregulated rectified ~46v down to 22.5volts. So it will probably be ok, just that those regulators will be working a bit harder and hotter. Might not be a bad idea to use a step-down though. |
A lot of the finer points written on this and other audiophile forums sail right past my limited understanding, but I would say that you might look for something solid and semi-manual from the 1970s and then put some money into a good (and compatible) cartridge, which is where the sound is really made. My Dual 704 with Shure V-15 III really sounds as good as I can possibly want; as does Sony 2251 w/Grace G840 tonearm and Stanton 681EEE. i also have Technics SL1401--built like the proverbial brick outhouse--which may be optimal with a medium-compliance cart (though it sounds good with my V-15 II). All tables above are trouble-free and dead-quiet. If the plastic base of the Dual gets you down you can spend more for a 701, mentioned by someone above. (The 704 has a better counterweight and VTA, if that matters.) The older mid-to-upper-end Yamahas, Kenwoods, HK/Micro-Seikis, Denons--all should do the job without breaking the bank. |
