Differences between Technics SP10 and SP25?

Dear John: THis is what I posted: +++++ " ( USA magazines and even the English manual is a little different )" +++++

that's why the differences but I have to tell you that this not only happen with Technics but with Denon and other Japanese audio items, the Japanese manual is different. Normaly I go with the source or the nearer to the source and the Japanese Audio Bible IMHO is very good about.

Anyway this is not the main thread's subject.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Tube540, those tt's are quite different from each other, though technical parameters have very little to do with that. In my opinion (and I tried all of them) the main issue is weight, and this can be easily changed using DIY plinth. Also, considering that all these models are out of production for many years now it is important to understand where they are coming from. I doubt you want to buy a table that has been working 24/7/365 for the past 10 years or more.

There was an SP-10 Mk II that recently traded cheaply on ebay, that reportedly worked except for a failed external power supply. Anybody know if its external PS is a repairable or replaceable item?

Dear Dgarretson: Replaceable item if you find another second hand and repairable for any good technician even you could find the service manual here: www.vinylengine.com

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Dave, Of all things, the external supply of the SP10 MkII is likely to be most repairable. The only possible problem I can think of is that some of the ss devices used therein may be no longer in production, but in most cases there should be modern available devices that can do the same job. Otherwise, it's just a bunch of caps, resistors, etc. Most folks are empirically replacing the electrolytic caps in the PS, just because they are inevitably more than 20 years old, if no previous repair has been done. However, if the motor is kaput, then the table is kaput.