Denon DP-60L vs Technics 1200 MK III
If you want a Denon,you should check out the new DP-500M. There are a few listed on Ebay. It has the same look as the older ones! http://www.smartimports.net/denon-dp-500m-direct-drive-analogue-turntable/ |
Maintenance of either the Denon or the Technics is and will be no problem, contrary to what's been written here. In my opinion (only), the Denon is a superior mechanism by a little bit over the Technics, but I am no fan of Denon tonearms. The notion that a "Rega" is superior to either table is at least open to debate, but in my own opinion, either of these direct drive tables is superior to the typical Rega. (Perhaps the high end Rega turntables are competitive.) By all accounts, the DP500M may look like the DP60L and others in the vintage Denon line, but it falls far short of the vintage models in performance and build quality. I agree with mick that the DP80 is a fine turntable. I had one side by side in my system with a Technics SP10 Mk2, and I've kept the DP80, sold the Mk2. However, the DP80 is upscale from the DP60L, which was sort of mid-level in the Denon line, as is the SL1200 in the Technics line. |
Thank you for your helpful information everyone. I pulled the trigger on the Technics, but then decided I'm keeping the Denon :-) So, the Technics is going to end at my dad's house and I'm keeping the Denon. When it comes down to it - I did like the bass and highs of the Denon better than the mids of the Technics. I felt it lacked in low low bass. I wanted to spend $500-$600 on a plug and play and not fiddle and upgrade endlessly. The Denon does it. I just hope it lasts a while. Then again - I can always find a good 1200. There are a lot of them out there. |
Hard choice, The Denon is just beautiful.....way back when, I sold the Technics, but 90% of them went out of our shop with some type of mod... The one we used in the shop was just tricked out.... incredible amount of damping, litz wired arm with a heat shrink damped arm tube, etc etc... My only time with the Denon was when my brother inherited one not working, he brought it to my house and I disassembled it, found a few issues and made the repairs. I really wanted to dive in with at least properly dampening that table, but never did..... It sounded decent, I had the stock arm with the S tube, I mounted an AT440OCC on it.....I would love to keep that beautiful table and if were mine, I probably would.... add a lot of damping in key areas and a new tonearm cable at minimum, but I bet they would be on par. One thing though, that straight arm is a low mass arm and would require a higher compliance cartridge than the technics....Not sure if that would influence your decision, I would prefer the heavier S tube. good luck, hard decision, Tim |
