Nude Turntable Project

Sure looks like a plinth to me?

Halcro, sorry to disappoint you with the non-nudity. :)

The Technics SL-1200mk2 motor's stator is directly soldered to the circuit board so it's almost impossible to separate the motor independent from electronics. The SL1200 is, to me, a rather cheaper incarnation of its older siblings, the SL-1300mk2, SL-1400mk2, Sl1500mk2, and the armless SL-150mk2, which all have a heavier balanced platter and detachable motor. Those models already improved on the SL-1200mk2 so I feel it's misguided to go overboard on modding the best selling DD table of all time. If people want to improve the SL1200, just get those models or the SL-M2. Hey, it's their money...

Back to the Monarch plinth; it is not possible to denude the SL1200 without destroying the electronics. They were constructed as one piece. By the way, that metal enclosure in one of the pictures is the housing for the power supply. But the Monarch is still a fine example of taking the bare motor out of its stock chassis/plinth and install onto a new plinth. I suppose someone can mount the raw motor & electronics on a platform with some screws and call it a nude project. :)

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OK Guys, so what about the TT-71 aka JVC QL-7/7A?
I have one sitting unused for a while with a cracked dustcover and a sagging tonearm counterweight which I bought for $35.00.
I know it is not a QL-8 or 10, but...

The TT-71 in the QL7 or QL-7A uses the same motor as the TT-81, except less sophisticated electronics. It's a good performer and I used to own several of them. I sold them all after comparing to other models with coreless motors such as QL-Y66F or QL-Y7, just not as smooth sounding but still very respectable and I much prefer that over any mid-priced Technics. The tonearm is underrated. Have fun with it, since you didn't pay much for it. Experiment away!

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Thanks, HiHo,
Your thoughts and this thread as a whole has really motivated me to revive this table.
I fixed the tonearm weight today and will solder a broken wire tonight.

Long Live Analog!