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technics sp25 versus Sp10

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Posted on April 1, 2015 at 13:46:42
digda_beat
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 I have done a few seraches on the Sp25 here and have only found a few enthusiasts, and a few naysayers as well. I had a look on the Vinyl Engine and the specs seem identical, or very close to the Sp15 and basic Sp10 Mk11- only the markIII and sp10A are significantly better. Yet the Sp25 was, and remains, way cheaper than the others. As I have an opprtunity to get an Sp25 I wonderingif anyone has heard them incomparison

 

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specs is specs, posted on April 1, 2015 at 14:21:30
Lew
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 I wouldn't expect the SP25 to emulate the build quality of an SP10 Mk2 or 2A, let alone that of a Mk3, regardless of the specifications accorded to each. Nor was it ever meant to do so. This is not in any way a criticism of the SP25, which I gather can be made to sound excellent.

 

The Sp 25 is basically a sl-1200, posted on April 1, 2015 at 14:28:21
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 with a little bit more torque a bit larger platter= more inertia. Same electronics, bearing motor. You can do more with it than a stock sl-1200.

dee
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I once picked up..., posted on April 1, 2015 at 15:52:19
J. S. Bach
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 ...this SP-25:
photo SP-2501.jpg
with this EPA500/EPA250:
photo EPA-B500withEPA-A250-01.jpg
for twenty five bucks at a flea market. It has the cable for the arm.


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Dave
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The arm alone makes that a once in a lifetime steal, posted on April 1, 2015 at 16:53:24
Curious
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 Throw in the motor and you've got one hell of a set-up. And certainly one worth building a nice plinth around.

"Hope is a good thing. Maybe, the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."

 

I ended up giving the table away as I later got an SP-15 in the......, posted on April 1, 2015 at 18:11:01
J. S. Bach
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 ...stock Technics plinth; the EPA will go on that.


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Dave
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You have been procrastinating about this , posted on April 1, 2015 at 18:58:56
Penguin
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 for a long time, just do it :)....



dee
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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

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Tell you what, I will be in your area later this month (I think); maybe I can..., posted on April 1, 2015 at 19:49:48
J. S. Bach
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 ...stop by and we can tinker with it.


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Dave
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bring it on....(nt), posted on April 1, 2015 at 20:13:56
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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

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RE: bring it on....(nt), posted on April 2, 2015 at 07:37:14
majick47
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 I havn't done a comparison between the SP-25 and SP-10Mk2 but if both were in factory configurations with Technics plinths and tonearms the edge would have to go to the SP-10Mk2 but not by a country mile. If your not aware of it the SP-25 can be upgraded with KAB SL-1200 modifications. With a Technics SH15B plinth and EPA tonearm the SP-25 (SL-1025) is quite a respectable/reliable performer.

 

:)~, posted on April 2, 2015 at 08:17:35
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 I knew that, the message was to Dave who has been talking about putting together his table forever, he said he would bring it, so i can help him put it together.

I still have the SP 10 MKII sold my SP25 because i was to lazy to make a plinth for it. And what is the point of having it when i have the better of the two. The things i did not like about the SP25 can be remedied, I think some of the substructure around the motor is a bit flimsy, but that is also true for the Sp-10, a bit of reinforcement there would be a good thing. I was thinking using a hard epoxy to fill some of the cavities. but that is for another time, and when it comes back from the shop. Kinda reminds me i have too many things in the shop lately....


dee
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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

quote by Kurt Vonnegut

 

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