garage sale score good bad or ugly?

onebadchad
onebadchad Posts: 364
edited June 2012 in Electronics
Technics sl-m2 with new unopened pickering xsp/4004 cartrdge.. dont know anything about these, 10 bucks.. what ya think?
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Hello Kitty am/fm CD player
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,808
    edited June 2012
    ahem.
    you don't really need to ask, you know? ;-)
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2012
    Other than being a P-mount, which may or may not be limiting in replacement carts., this looks like a pretty well-built unit from Technics. Probably Direct Drive and reasonably heavy, such tables (though not the first choice of Elite TT-aficionados) run and run and run. And anything short of a nuclear holocaust probably won't stop them.

    They are also "unbelievably" easy to maintain and require little if any tweaking. So if you're not a seasoned TT boy. This table will serve you for a "long" time to come.

    Enjoy!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited June 2012
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    ahem.
    you don't really need to ask, you know? ;-)

    Ditto
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited June 2012
    Sweet!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited June 2012
    That there is a $10 admission ticket to a VERY DEEP rabbit hole! :cheesygrin: :eek:
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  • onebadchad
    onebadchad Posts: 364
    edited June 2012
    If got well over 200 pieces now, time to start getting rid of some of this stuff, lol
    Hello Kitty am/fm CD player
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited June 2012
    you could sell the couterweight on the tonearm for $10, so I think you did pretty good. :) That's a nice little table Chad. A new cartridge is worth the price of admission as well.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited June 2012
    I gave one of those to nadams a couple years back. Ask him how he likes it.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited June 2012
    The Pickering is a great Cart. It is one of the NOS ones that people search for. A bit heavy so watch how you set it up. Had one on a TT once and loved the sound.

    The TT is very nice indeed. Direct Drive I think and sturdy.
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  • doctor r
    doctor r Posts: 837
    edited June 2012
    Interesting find. There are a couple of NOS Pickering xsp/4004 cartridges on E bay right now. As Joe08867 stated it seems to be well searched for since they are listed at an asking price of over $500.00 each. It is a P mount, but will have an adapter also for a normal 1/2" mount. Make sure to remove the adapter before trying to mount it if the tonearm is designed for a P mount cartridge as it appears to be in the pictures. Now you just need to follow "Sir" George Grand's sale listings and buy lots of vinyl to go with the table.
    integrated w/DAC module Gryphon Diablo 300
    server Wolf Alpha 3SX
    phono pre Dynamic Sounds Associates Phono II
    turntable/tonearms Origin Live Sovereign Mk3 dual arm, Origin Live Enterprise Mk4, Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    cartridges Miyajima Madake, Ortofon Windfeld Ti, Ortofon
    speakers Rockport Mira II
    cables Synergistic Research Cables, Gryphon VPI XLR, Sablon 2020 USB
    rack Adona Eris 6dw
    ultrasonic cleaner Degritter
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2012
    Totally worth $10.
    Jake
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,259
    edited June 2012
    $10 was getting it for free IMO!!
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