pittster Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hey mates, yet again, I am not around much, but I have some intresting specs that I am trying to figure out. I am looking at a Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable. Does the table have a ground connection? I hope that it doesn't, because I am afraid of that. I have had some bad experience with ground connections. Give me some input please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkatrazz Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 yes it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittster Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 so, tell me though. Is that a bad thing? I mean, I haven't found too many mixers that would support grounds these days, and another fear. What Happens if the ground broke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittster Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 I guess the real question is this. Do all Technics have ground connections, and if so what do they look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x2k Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Yes all 1200/1210s have ground leads, the are just a wire with a spade connector on the end. Also all DJ mixers will have ground connectors on the back ( little screw which you use to screw the cable down with ). The fact is all turntables which don't have a pre-amp will have a ground lead, you can perform a mod strapping the ground to the - on the audio cable, however on some mixers it doesn't have the desired effect and it some cases it seems to be less effective. Btw, it case you don't know the effect of not having a ground is normally a hum, sometimes it's quite quiet and sometimes it's really loud. All I can say really is don't worry whether or not a turntable has a ground or not because all DJ mixers with Phono inputs will certainly have a ground connector on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 It's just a wire with a U at the end. Literally, a - U | | |___________________|Technics turntable.|| |___________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-Se7en Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Yes all 1200/1210s have ground leads, the are just a wire with a spade connector on the end. Also all DJ mixers will have ground connectors on the back ( little screw which you use to screw the cable down with ). The fact is all turntables which don't have a pre-amp will have a ground lead, you can perform a mod strapping the ground to the - on the audio cable, however on some mixers it doesn't have the desired effect and it some cases it seems to be less effective. Btw, it case you don't know the effect of not having a ground is normally a hum, sometimes it's quite quiet and sometimes it's really loud. All I can say really is don't worry whether or not a turntable has a ground or not because all DJ mixers with Phono inputs will certainly have a ground connector on them. It's just a wire with a U at the end. Literally, a - U | | |___________________|Technics turntable.|| |___________________ what they said.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittster Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Reason for the worry is because I had the stanton str8-60 truntables and one of them had a lose ground. So, I thought there was something to it. I see that the new Stanton t80's doesn't have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Is that a bad thing? Nope. If anything, it's a very good thing! I mean, I haven't found too many mixers that would support grounds these daysWhich ones have you found that don't? I can't recall EVER seeing a mixer with phono preamps that doesn't have a ground connector. Even if it didn't, you could easily ground it on the body of the mixer somewhere anyway. and another fear. What Happens if the ground broke? Dead easy to fix. But I take your point; the ground wire is quite thin on the SL1200. What I did when I first got mine was to wind the ground lead around the RCA connectors, and stick a bit of spiral wrap around to keep 'em together: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Module...&doy=search It's not adhesive, so you can remove it at any time. I love this stuff -it's great for tidying up cables in your PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittster Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 K, when I get the tables here, I might have to look at that. I never done anything like that before. Yeah, I am purchasing some Technics. WhooooHooo. So, I sure hope to get the best out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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