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Anyone got a quick guide on setting up a Technics Sl-D2? I've got the speed pretty much set, but other than that I'm having some trouble getting everything to sound right and all. Thanks!
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Hi,The SL-D2 is a fairly easy to set up deck. The Cartridge, if it is the one that came with the table, will require 2 grams of tracking force and 2 grams of anti-skating.
I am somwhat of a fan of the SL-D2 and would advise upgrading that cart to an audio-technica AT120E or the AT440MLa as it sound quite good on that table. If you need a guided walk-through, please contact me at joey1127@aol.com.
or other info about the cartridge, and if the cartridge is old or even the original-and you probably need a new stylus-GET A NEW CARTRIDGE. The AT440MLa or Shure M97xe would be fine, as well as a number of others. Avoid Grado due to the hum problem on Technics.
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Here is a link to my new favorite protractor for 115 mm 'pivot to spindle' Technics arms. This one is the easiest to use and sounds the cleanest to me. The cart will be a couple mm more forward in the headshell, and slightly angled toward the spindle vs the simple technics alignment/overhang tool.You have no VTA adjustment, so experimenting with greater or lesser mat thickness would be your only other easy tweak.
Scott T.
at a British site (someone must know).
I have found that the extra thick mat is a good upgrade ($20 at KABUSA) and you can try upgrading cartridges. I like my D2. The protractor I use is at enjoythemusic.com.
would you happen to know what cartridge comes standard on these? Because the seller can't remember and i can't find a manual or anything like it. So i can't set the tracking force correctly it seems (I'm just going by what a friend told me when I asked for his 2 cents on set up)
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