Technics sl-1210 mk2 I bought not so long ago..
Technics sl-1210 mk2 I bought not so long ago.. Posted on: 16.11.2011 by Brain Ferrito I'd like to know what you guys believe of this.I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact | |
| Brain Ferrito 16.11.2011 | I'd like to know what you guys believe of this. I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact |
| Brain Ferrito 16.11.2011 | I'd like to know what you guys believe of this. I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact |
| Brain Ferrito 16.11.2011 | I'd like to know what you guys believe of this. I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact |
| Brain Ferrito 16.11.2011 | I'd like to know what you guys believe of this. I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact |
| Brain Ferrito 16.11.2011 | I'd like to know what you guys believe of this. I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact |
| Brain Ferrito 16.11.2011 | I'd like to know what you guys believe of this. I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact |
| Brain Ferrito 16.11.2011 | I'd like to know what you guys believe of this. I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact |
| Brain Ferrito 16.11.2011 | I'd like to know what you guys believe of this. I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact |
| Brain Ferrito 16.11.2011 | I'd like to know what you guys believe of this. I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact |
| Cliff Lohman 18.11.2011 |
Originally Posted by virmantas
How do you calibrate? You remove that little piece with the pitch slider and adjust something inside there right? If so, he did get something replaced in there im pretty sure. Ill try to check with him. If you bring it to service center (or get a local person from the community who knows what they are doing - there are plenty of ppl on here that probly are pretty experienced to do stuff like this), you could probably get the part replaced for $50 and you still have a sweet deal on your hands imo. Everything else work perfectly? Passes all the standard tests? Dunno how much uv researched the topic already but theres this guy on ebay that sells technics parts from the UK - hes SUPER helpful with questions even if u dont buy anything from him. He stocks all the spare parts for 1210s and could probably guide u towards fixing it urself + sell u the part. If u can remove the slider and calibrate, id imagine ur pretty handy so maybe this is a good way to fix it.. let me know if u believe thats what u want to do and Ill look up the guys name when I get home. I believe I bought a ground wire extension some time not long ago and he walked me thru doing it pretty much. |
| Cliff Lohman 18.11.2011 |
Originally Posted by virmantas
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| Brain Ferrito 17.11.2011 |
Originally Posted by kevz718
EDIT - about the two zero points, it's visible on the red dots and in the traktor BPM reader aswell |
| Brain Ferrito 16.11.2011 | I'd like to know what you guys believe of this. I bought 2 technics sl-1210 mk2 about a year ago, they look quite old when you look at them, the dots on the platter are not shiny anymore and the tonearm is really stuck when i try to adjust the height (kind of got it moving a little using a hairdryer) , i was able to tell that one of them were made in 2003 and the other one in 2005 (by looking at the serial number), don't know if that means they're really old, let me know what you believe about them, was that a good deal for 340 GBP (540$) for both ? I'll post some pics later this day if you want to see them. Another thing, the pitch slider. I was having hard time mixing with regular vinyl at the very beginning (probably because i was just starting and aswell because of the issue noted below), and about 3 months later decided to buy traktor scratch pro, just because i couldn't spend anymore money on vinyl, also it is a pain to carry them around, i was about to move far away from where i bought all this dj stuff, and also buying vinyl in the country i live now is like 4 times more expensive... So going back to what i want to say, when i started mixing with traktor, i've noticed one thing, that both of my tt's have two zero points, i was so worried at that time, but later realized it's not too hard to get this fixed, so i fixed both of my tt's pitch sliders to have the proper pitch adjustment with only one zero point and an exact |
| Cliff Lohman 18.11.2011 |
Originally Posted by virmantas
How do you calibrate? You remove that little piece with the pitch slider and adjust something inside there right? If so, he did get something replaced in there im pretty sure. Ill try to check with him. If you bring it to service center (or get a local person from the community who knows what they are doing - there are plenty of ppl on here that probly are pretty experienced to do stuff like this), you could probably get the part replaced for $50 and you still have a sweet deal on your hands imo. Everything else work perfectly? Passes all the standard tests? Dunno how much uv researched the topic already but theres this guy on ebay that sells technics parts from the UK - hes SUPER helpful with questions even if u dont buy anything from him. He stocks all the spare parts for 1210s and could probably guide u towards fixing it urself + sell u the part. If u can remove the slider and calibrate, id imagine ur pretty handy so maybe this is a good way to fix it.. let me know if u believe thats what u want to do and Ill look up the guys name when I get home. I believe I bought a ground wire extension some time not long ago and he walked me thru doing it pretty much. |
| Brain Ferrito 18.11.2011 | well u see now, yours are working properly but mine got two zeros in one month after calibrating it, despite the good looks. still don't know what to do with that, maybe just leave it like it is... |
| Cliff Lohman 18.11.2011 |
Originally Posted by virmantas
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| Brain Ferrito 17.11.2011 | here go the pics, they don't look too bad in the pics though, heh http://img252.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_357lo.JPG http://img222.imagevenue.com/img.php...122_1034lo.JPG |
| Brain Ferrito 17.11.2011 |
Originally Posted by kevz718
EDIT - about the two zero points, it's visible on the red dots and in the traktor BPM reader aswell |
| Cliff Lohman 16.11.2011 | Post pics if u get a chance.. Ill post pics of mine today or tomorrow to show u how beat up mine looks.. As for the zero pitch thing - im not sure what u mean exactly? Can u post a vid or something that shows the problem? Are u saying that one tt has 2 points on the slider that make the red lights look to be in the 0 position? Or is it audibly noticeable that u have two 0 points? Are u talking aout one tt or both? Itd be surprising if both had the exact same problem. Sorry maybe its just too early for me to process what u wrote above lol so i apologize if these answers are in ur orig message.. EDIT - i reread ur explanation and see u only have the issue on one tt.. Where do u see 2 zero pitch points tho? Via traktors bpm readout? Or the technics red lights? |
| Cliff Lohman 16.11.2011 | Thats a pretty good deal in my neck of the woods if they are both in functioning condition.. The thing about technics is they can look like they are beat to shit but still be perfectly operational if the owner maintained them. I bought a 1200 mkii a while back for 250 which id guess is now 10 years old easily.. The faceplate looks like shit. There are scratches all over the sides. Yet there is NO problem with any of the functionality. This may be the most reliable piece of electronic gear i have bought in my entire life (dj or non-dj). They are just built like tanks and refuse to break.. I believe the only ones id be sketchy about buying used would be club installed tts. Those seem to be abused beyond belief (intentionally? Idunno). But if bought from a decent private owner, ud be hard pressed to find bad working condition technics despite some physical blemishes. The lights and stuff can all be replaced i believe (havent had to do that yet). So i believe u got a decent deal.. U can find cheaper if u spend alot of time looking but time is money so id be happy with this purchase if they functioned well. |
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