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emt 950, technics sp10 - direct drive sound

I write this e-mail on the back of albert proters posts on his technics sp 10 mark 3.

What does an emt 950 sound like - I am fixing one up right now - how does it compare with the technics?

Stefano Pasini (bless him) can find no faults at all - there again he does not say much else other than about the history f the deck.

Also what do the other good DD's sound like?

It would be useful to get feedback of people that have owned new and old decks.

Also if anyone with emt's are interested I'd like to start a thread relating to those decks - the restoration etc - becasue whilst there are sources about the emt - there are no guides on how to restore them - trust me I have searched and everyone says go to Hans Fabritius or Studiotechnik - which defeats the purpose of self-restoration

Lohan
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lewm
12,576 posts
 
Curio, Same tonearm and cartridge on the SL1210 and the EMT 948?
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curio
305 posts
 
Same cartridge (Denon DL103R) but stock arm on my SL1210 MKII and EMT stock arm on the 948
taviran
24 posts
 
I had a Technics sl-1210 and you can also hear it on youtube. I have an EMT 950, and this too can be heard on the net: http://www.shawsounds.com/restoration
Anybody who thinks an EMT sounds even close to technics (although I haven't heard the sp-10 III) has no idea what he is talking about.
siniy123
166 posts
 
Taviran,
the SL-1200Mk2 is much better. I hear that signature MC ringing in EMT sample. Don't know if it is a platter or the cartridge itself. The ringing has standard Moving Coil cartridge glare pattern, but I heard the same on other turntable manufacturers with MM cartridge. BTW, I listened in headphones. I tend to blame the cartridge first and I can conclude that this EMT cartridge is no better then all MC Ortofons with aluminum cantilevers.
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rauliruegas
12,874 posts
 
Dear Curio: As you point out the cartridge alignment was different for those two set-up ( big difference ) but not only that two different tonearms too and two same cartridges ( that believe me are a little different between them. ) and I can asume two different platter TT mat.

IMHO all those " different " everything preclude a precise, absolute and " honest /fair " comparison for either TT and makes comments on it useless at least for Lohan who between other things are asking about/against the SP-10.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
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