turntables for dartzeel phono preamp...

I purchased the technics turntable but so far even though I got the cartridge installed professionally, the sound does not have the speed, slam, and detail that my marantz reference sa-7s1. Its not that the vinyl sounds bad...it does not....it sounds ok.....I must be doing something wrong....I am thinking I might need to find and/or pay an expert or so-called one to make a house visit.

Michael

Did you get a stock or KAB modified one?

I got a shure m97xe. It is well-received by absolute sound and some technic owners have had success with it. Beside, it was the best cartridge that the turntable retailer which was a dj store had. I know that there are way better cartridges out there but I am not ready to throw a lot of money at the problem until I optimize what I got now!

I am hoping that the break-in period for the turntable and cartridge will help things. I will also try to get someone to come over and optimize the tonearm setting.

James,I have had 4 different generation Sota Cosmos tables.I've never had the "slightest" drift in speed,and believe "this" is one advantage of the design.Accurate to the 'nth degree!!
Sorry to hear about your problems here.Possibly a worn belt?Maybe the table is not perfectly level?Who knows?I'd certainly call Sota because that should not be a concern.

As to the little "pitch nob"...earlier tables had a small(so what?)nob,recessed in the back "well",where the air hose and ground was.Once again I've never experienced anything "loose" here,and never any "play".Actually,I always thought it had a high quality feel to it,during rotation.
The very latest Cosmos(which I now have)has an upgraded nob(I don't know why,as the old one did just fine)which reminds me of the nobs found on the better microscopes!It is a bit larger,and more refined looking too.
Really a nice touch,but I could care less,as I've never experienced any pitch,speed problems.

Good luck

Sirspeedy,

Perhaps I had a lemon. I certainly had problems from the very beginning. Is there a newer version now after the mk4? I went from a mk3 to a mk4 and didn't see any change, nor could I hear any change as well. I guess upgrades are done all the time, nice to hear especially for owners who want to keep upgrading their tables.

Enjoy