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Review Technics SL-1500C – playing vinyl seriously easy

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Pros

  • Quiet turntable
  • Proven drive mechanism
  • Decent pre-amplifier built in
  • Clear upgrade path

Cons

  • Sensitive to the signal cable
  • Robust looks is not everyone’s taste
  • Lives in the shadow of its SL-1200 brother

Price: € 1190

Build quality
Usability
Sound
Price

Set-up

Power
Audes ST900 balanced power transformer
Essential Audio Tools cables

Amplifier and speakers
Naim Nait XS2
Ricable Dedalus Mk1 speaker cable
Audio Physic Spark ii

Turntable
Technics directly to the Naim Nait XS2 amplifier
Signal cables used:

  • QED Performance 40i RCA cable
  • Nordost White Lightning RCA cable
  • Nordost Red Dawn RCA cable

Turntable with separate pre-amplifier
Primare R35 turntable preamplifier
Chord Shawline RCA to DIN from Primare R35 to Naim Nait XS2 amplifier
Used signal cables from Technics to Primare R35:

  • Supplied RCA
  • Grimm TPR RCA
  • Nordost Red Dawn RCA cable

Winkels met Technics

Marshallstraat 18 G
5705 CN Helmond, Noord Brabant, NL
Geldropseweg 105
5611 SE Eindhoven, NL
St.-Katelijnevest 53
2000 Antwerpen, BE
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Maciej
1 year ago

SL100C is the same machine without a preamp, worth to consider.
AT VM54OML is a great cartridge for an upgrade.

Tom Tommd64
2 years ago

Prachtige review hoor. Mooi zwaar en degelijk apparaat; Misschien wel leuk om te melden. Standaard met auto off functie..Dat hebben er niet veel..

Tom Tommd64
Reply to  Martijn (redacteur)
2 years ago

Klopt Martijn, je kan het onder het plateau instellen..Ik begreep dat aan je test model was ‘gerommeld’ omdat ook de azymuth van de Ortofon niet goed stond. Ee is voor enkele euro’s een malletje voor te koop.

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