I see I never did state what I wound up doing so as an FYI.....I did find somebody local that was able to rectify the problem and for a little under $150 it was fixed and gone over to be fully operational. If the cost would have been any more if it had involved shipping I probably would not have done this. Picked up a JICO SAS stylus for the Shure V15 type V cart I've had for years and am happy to be spinning vinyl again. Other than a few scratches on the dust cover the unit is cosmetically like new. Hard to imagine for the $$ I have spent the tunes could sound any better.
Denon DP-1200 turntable
I have not had this connected to my system in years...partly due to space restrictions and partly due to the platter rotates at a very high speed no matter how I try to control it. Years ago somebody told me it probably needs a new servo? In any case, to what repair price point should I go with this before considering a totally new turntable? There are not other defects that I am aware of and it's still in very good cosmetic condition. This was a better than average tt in it's time but I really have not kept up on these over the years.
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Dear muncybob: That 1200 is very good TT as almost all Denon DD TTs with motors that even today are a challange to today TT manufacturers. My adcvise is that you keep it and in this link you can find all the information for a good technician can fix it: http://www.vinylengine.com/library/denon/dp-1200.shtml Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
http://pbnaudio.com/audio-components/audio-turntables/groovemaster/groovemaster-vintage-direct Above what the magnificent Denon Direct Drives can become, From their maker Good Listening Peter |
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