I've built a top of the line stereo system by Sansui from 1976. A BA-3000 power amp, a CA-3000 pre-amp, a TU-9900 Tuner, with 2 pair of SP-L700 speakers. To finish it off I bought two SR-717 turntables.
The first table came with a Sansui SC-38 cartridge, the one that came with the table. It had no stylus or needle. I used a spare ortofon cartridge until I bought a stylus for it. All I could find was a generic conical needle. I was impressed with the sound none the less.
Found another table eventually. It was in better shape when shipped than my first. Unfortunately, the seller shipped it wrapped in soft foam. At some point it was dropped the foam crushed and the full weight of the table landed on one corner of the wood side. It broke off the fake wood trim and crushed the particle board. I glued the fake wood back on and hid the damage as well as I could. Otherwise it's pretty good. It came with the original cartridge as well.
Neither came with the lateral weight for the arm, which many say isn't necessary. I found some from other tables for sale and used them. I bought a Technics anti-skate weight for the second table. I had to cut the string to a better length but it works good. I couldn't set up the second table for now so I set it off in storage. I found an elliptical diamond for it in Denmark.
Recently I put on a new record and it sounded like popcorn popping in the background. I finally discovered the needle had split in two like a bad tooth. So I grabbed the other cartridge and carried on. Fast forward to the next day and when the record ended I turned the player off and grabbed the record. It was still spinning in my hand.
I had to unplug it to shut it off. So back to ebay I go. I found a guy parting one out which I have never seen before. Apparently it was a shipping problem and the arm was broken. So he refunded the money and parted it out. I got most of the parts he was selling. The arm board with the switch.
Plus the entire motor and power supply. I'm using the back up one now while the broken one is in storage.
Checking ebay for my parts I found another one for $200 less than all the others and supposedly working. I thought at worst it could be a parts unit since I couldn't get the wood end piece. It seems to be in good shape though. I might use it with a Sansui AU-717 integrated amp. Surprise surprise, it came with a Shure V15 TYPE IV cartridge. No stylus though so I just ordered a hyper elliptical from JICO in Japan.
I can't wait for it to come, it's like Christmas. The V15 is supposed to be about the best Moving Magnet (MM) ever made. The Sansui cartridges I got on the others are basically a rebadged Excell ES-70 and no slouch in their own right but not as well thought of as the Shure. They're Moving Iron too (MI).
A few pictures to help out.
The first table came with a Sansui SC-38 cartridge, the one that came with the table. It had no stylus or needle. I used a spare ortofon cartridge until I bought a stylus for it. All I could find was a generic conical needle. I was impressed with the sound none the less.
Found another table eventually. It was in better shape when shipped than my first. Unfortunately, the seller shipped it wrapped in soft foam. At some point it was dropped the foam crushed and the full weight of the table landed on one corner of the wood side. It broke off the fake wood trim and crushed the particle board. I glued the fake wood back on and hid the damage as well as I could. Otherwise it's pretty good. It came with the original cartridge as well.
Neither came with the lateral weight for the arm, which many say isn't necessary. I found some from other tables for sale and used them. I bought a Technics anti-skate weight for the second table. I had to cut the string to a better length but it works good. I couldn't set up the second table for now so I set it off in storage. I found an elliptical diamond for it in Denmark.
Recently I put on a new record and it sounded like popcorn popping in the background. I finally discovered the needle had split in two like a bad tooth. So I grabbed the other cartridge and carried on. Fast forward to the next day and when the record ended I turned the player off and grabbed the record. It was still spinning in my hand.
I had to unplug it to shut it off. So back to ebay I go. I found a guy parting one out which I have never seen before. Apparently it was a shipping problem and the arm was broken. So he refunded the money and parted it out. I got most of the parts he was selling. The arm board with the switch.
Plus the entire motor and power supply. I'm using the back up one now while the broken one is in storage.
Checking ebay for my parts I found another one for $200 less than all the others and supposedly working. I thought at worst it could be a parts unit since I couldn't get the wood end piece. It seems to be in good shape though. I might use it with a Sansui AU-717 integrated amp. Surprise surprise, it came with a Shure V15 TYPE IV cartridge. No stylus though so I just ordered a hyper elliptical from JICO in Japan.
I can't wait for it to come, it's like Christmas. The V15 is supposed to be about the best Moving Magnet (MM) ever made. The Sansui cartridges I got on the others are basically a rebadged Excell ES-70 and no slouch in their own right but not as well thought of as the Shure. They're Moving Iron too (MI).
A few pictures to help out.
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