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In Reply to: RE: In the event of a service issue or part replacement... posted by Curious on August 16, 2012 at 05:01:02
...A.J. Conti spares no expense to make the highest quality and most precisely machined parts.
That $125 belt, for example, is uniform in thickness to 1/10 of a micron, which is 0.0000039 inches. Each belt is personally inspected and measured by Conti to make sure it meets specifications.
If you are in with the Basis philosophy, it probably doesn't make a lot of sense to buy their cheapest turntable. To hear what this approach to turntable design can do, you'd probably want at least one of the middle-level Basis products.
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I think he's wayyyy too expensive for what you get in return. He now wants about $1G's for a replacement motor for the 1400. That's absurd. I own a 1400, and I had to find a cheaper alternative to replace the motor that became defective. I found two actually. I'm using a $100.00 motor from TimAudio (Chinese), and I made my own belt from silk string, and it's no worse than the original motor when it was functioning properly. Further, the VTA adjustment for the 1400 is laughable. A spring-loaded screw that puts horizontal pressure on the vertical shaft of the arm is hardly high tech, great design or requires expert machining.
"Hope is a good thing. Maybe, the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."
that the motor for the 1400 is the exact same motor for all of the standard Basis turntables, up to and including the Debut. So you are not getting some cheap motor, but one that is made to the highest standards, suitable for their near top of the line table.
FYI, I started out with a 1400, and it is a very good table. I used it with a Rega RB300, and it sounded great, (way better than my CD player). If one were to pair it with a Vector tonearm, and it would probably be a table that could last one a lifetime, (unless one wanted the very best in sonics that Basis can provide!)
I have since upgraded first to the 2001, (in order to get the suspension), as my daughter at the time loved to dance and jump around to the music, and having the suspension meant I did not have to worry about the stylus jumping out of the groove, ever! At first I had a Rega RB900 tonearm, but then upgraded to the Vector M3 tonearm. (The 2001 was a bit quieter than the 1400, and had slightly better bass response, but was very similar otherwise to the 1400.) I have now upgraded to the 2500, which is quieter still, and the bass response is very, very deep and rock solid. (At this point, unless something like a 2800 with a vacuum hold-down were to drop in my lap, I doubt I will be upgrading for a very long time, if ever, as I am very satisfied with the sound.)
My two cents worth.
The 1400 is the only one that suffered from a malfunctioning motor. If I Google "Basis Audio motor replacement", I conclude I'm hardly alone.
"Hope is a good thing. Maybe, the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."
Perhaps I am just lucky but I have owned my 1400 for close to 13 years and have never had a problem with any part. Of course if the motor did fail and I needed to replace it for $1000, I would probably move on to another manufacturers table.
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