I think I paid like $149. each and bought 2 at the same time around 89/90. The only issue i had was both of the covers wouldn’t stay up on its own. It might have been a bad batch and I got at some discount audio store but they were brand new in the sealed box,
LIKE number 3 which I did with glee. Several years ago, I found a free working Technics direct-drive turntable just sitting on the curb that was presumably thrown out after a garage sale. Everything was intact including the lid and it even had its original 45 rpm adaptor. The only thing I had to buy was a detachable ground-wire cable specific for the turntable (about $12) and some RCA cables since that was also a detachable feature. :)
I scored a Technics SL-QL15 linear tracking turntable for free as well several years ago. Had a friend that upgraded his turntable (don't even recall what he got at the time), and just gave me the Technics. Asked how much I owe and he just told me to take it. I did need to put a new stylus on it, but other than than, the thing was working perfectly. Still have and use to this day.
I was given one that simply needed belt replacement. Earlier version from the late 80's, BUT it came with a primo ADC top shelf cartridge! OMG, with a good cart on this thing, most people will find themselves quite happy with the sound.
It's a great bonus with these that you don't have to worry about the cartridge alignment or tracking weight. Some similar models to this are often missing the cover because they were in a rack system which had their own glass or wood cover, therefore the turntable didn't need it. Although most of those rack system models didn't have the fancy strobe system for checking speed accuracy.
Im using a Technics SL-D3 as my main TT. Got it for 150 + 30 for a new stylus. It is completely original with the factory fitted EPC270c cartridge. Sound quality wise it pretty much destroys everything new under 500 and even under 1000. It is extremely reliable and dead quiet. Speed is spot on and the wow&flutter measured 0.04% which is nothing. I had many new and old TT both cheap and expensive and the D3 is one of the best devices you can get.
This is so cool!!!! I have a Technics Quartz Direct Drive a few models up from this one and I absolutely Love it. Technics makes incredible audio. Enjoy it. I am sure you will have many many years of enjoyment with this
Great video! I have one of those very SL-BD22s I picked up from my dad. When I got it, nothing worked on it at all. I replaced the belt and lubed most of the inner parts. Now, it spins well and plays. However, the motor seems to have failed. It will spin up and attempt to hold a speed, but after a few minutes has trouble holding a speed. It will occasionally make a screeching sound and then the turntable runs slower. I would really like to bring this table back from the dead because I remember listening to it as a kid back in the 1990s.
It's almost impossible to go wrong with one of the Technics P-Mount/T4P tables. The specs are identical across the board for everything since the 1980s. They are simple mechanisms and extremely reliable. I have a BD27U that was part of a rack I bought when I moved here "for a 1 year project" 30 years ago. The rest of the rack died but the table plays just fine with the SX-737 I replaced it with. Had to replace the belt. I upgraded the cart to an AT92E. Listening to albums I've known well for 40-50+ years I can't tell the difference between it and the Pioneer table I had with the SX-1010. Don't believe the kaka about P-mounts sucking. Yeah, there are fewer cartridge choices these days but there's still AT, Ortofon, and Grado making them plus lots of good used and NOS on The Bay. Replacement styli are easy to pick up (though you should store some spares if you buy a vintage cart). The whole point of P-mount was to not have to go through the ritual of configuring your cart geometry and arm. In 40+ years of P-mount I have yet to hear any difference between one and a conventional mount using the same type of stylus. (Pro Tip: Ellipticals do a better job of bringing out a soundstage but that is also dependent upon the rest of your rig and listening space. The Technics P-2x carts that were standard were decent but you should audition some options if you're so inclined.) If you want a good sounding table that's reliable, at a reasonable price, and don't care about things like "oxygen free, gluten free, free-range, organic cables" pick up one of these Technics. PS: About that "platform" at the rear left. I think it first appeared on the SL-B10. The transformer and circuit board was below it. By the time of the BD20 series it's vestigial because of how the electronics have shrunk.
I have an SL-Q200 as my second deck and you will pry it from my cold dead hands. I love the simplicity of a P-mount for a secondary turntable which I use in my back room. Reliable, rock solid speed, no fussing with alignment and sounds great. Pretty good for a 40 year old unit! Never had a BD22 but I would use one without hesitation.
I had that same P mount cart on a generic tt for over 30 years before I watched your video during the pandemic and bought the underrated Crosley C8 table.
This was the last upgrade on my home system that was stolen in the late 90's. This is a stroll down memory lane, and makes me want to look for another one! Thank you :)
Great video! I myself restored an old SL-DL5 i got used on ebay and it sounds wonders. Looking to find another technics that isn't a linear TT so i can expand my options :D
I have a SL-BD20 that I've used and loved for many years. Main difference is mine does not have the pitch adjustment. I started with the supplied AudioTechnica cartridge later upgraded to a Grado. I finally installed an Ortofon DigiTrac 300SE which is the best yet.
It's a very good 'mid-Fi' turntable, and Technics made many of this type over the 70s and 80s; all very decent...and Very reliable! 👍 The 'mysterious bump' at the back, behind the platter and motor, is the internal AC power transformer housing. The original cartridge that was fitted to this deck was a Technics-made EPS24/25 with clear orange plastic stylus holder, which later changed to an Audio Technica-made, Technics branded P34 - identical to the one you currently have fitted, except the stylus assembly was of black plastic, not white, and it was a conical, or spherical, stylus tip.
Great video👌🏿💯👏🏾 I remember a friend of mines mom used to have a pair of these back in 1998. We used to mix reggae dancehall music 7 inch records on these quite comfortably and we made the most of this record players limitations. The only thing i wasnt keen on was the pitch speed adjustment wheel. This video was a real blast from the past. A right old trip down memory lane 😅😁
As always your "KID AT CHRISTMAS" type review on this deck is spot on. I just acquired one of these locally, a couple of month ago 4 a song. It came with some minor problems, with were easily resolved. (Motor Shot was so dry, I thought it needed a new motor, well a couple drops, and the motor is silent. If you're looking for superb sounding deck for a reasonable price. You can't do much better than this. Mine has the M92E Shure cartridge, and the sound reproduction is superb. A true bargain on the used market.
I love Technics and Panasonic stuff, well made, simple to use and classy, which is why it still holds its value today. My dad was always a Sony guy and while their kit was good, for me the Matsushita stuff wins out. I have a Technics tape deck and lots of Panasonic AV stuff (their Viera plasma televisions remain some of the best ever made IMHO) but due to the cult following they have, the turntables are well out of my price range. Stuff like this never turns up in the thrift stores here in the UK (most don't even sell consumer electronics now) and if it did, it would get put on eBay for an inflated price.
You are 200 percent correct technics is the best when in the early 80's and maybe late 70's i remember panasonic transforming into something better when the put their technics brand out there ,ln my day technics was the equipment to have i remember saving up to upgrade my reciever and bought me a technics receiver it had the digital tuning for fm and am radio it was very high tech at the time had to choose between a receiver or TT since i had just got a pioneer fully automatic TT was used but in great condition and got it from a friend at high school i choose the reciever , i always look at used technic TT's just to see but some are a lttle high in price ,i almost bought a technics i believe you showed on your show with the stacking spindle but it was on auction tried to bid on it ,it was soon out of my price range i am excited for you that you discovered the joys of automatic TT's i love them and i will not go back to manual ever again , I will keep my audio technica ATLP-120 usb around for now but I still use my Crosley C-10 it is nicer looking that the lp-120 i know that pro-ject made an automatic TT just recently and saw the review on it it is a very nice looking TT so far both reviews on it was pretty good looking forward to another vid JRo
Vintage-Plattenspieler aus den 1970ern/80ern von Technics, WEGA, DUAL, Thorens, Elac, LUXMAN uvm. waren und sind großartige Plattenspieler! Sie sind bei einem Kauf den heutigen neuen Plattenspielern, wenn gut restauriert und preislich okay, vorzuziehen!
I own a cousin to this turntable the SL-qd33 its quartz locked direct drive and its fully automatic the arm return is not connected to the platter by gear its independent has its own motor to do the lowering and lifting and movement. Also Technics direct drive motors the platter is part of the motor the platter has a magnet attached and a pcb with coils attached.
Hi from sunny Brighton, England. This SL-BD22 looks soooo like our Sony PS-LX300 turntable, which is the one we play our lp's on in the living room. The tone arm is almost the same, apart from the cartridge mounting, with no adjustment of tracking force or anti skate. The Sony even has the same mysterious bump on the side of the platter that the Technics has🙂. The difference between the two comes down to mainly the pitch control on the Technics, although a plus for the Sony is that it's fully Automatic. Honestly, I think I prefer your Technics SL-B5 with adjustable tracking force and anti skate and ability to put different cartridges on the tone arm. I fell in love with it the moment you stacked records on it🙂.
Any vintage Technics model is worth buying at the right price! I've owned over 10 different models. My only rule is to never buy one without a dustcover. They can set you back far more than you paid for the turntable.
I've had a similar Technics turntable since 1999. Mine does not have the strobe though. I've never been completely satisfied with its sound, not as loud as I'd like but it's bèen reliable for 25 years.
I have a sl-3350 fully automatic witch was tecknics top of the line at the time. Awesome table! I do have a sl-bd22 with a new belt and cartridge. Just never tried it out yet. Everything works great though. It even has a pretty decent dust cover. Ps.
It is a testament to Japanese quality that many of these turntables are still up and running. Here we are some 35 to 45 years after they were manufactured. With little maintenance and elbow grease they can be made to run good as new. I highly doubt in 30 to 40 years time any of the cheap Chinese crap made today will still be running. While video technology has made leeps and bounds. Audio tech and quality seems to be going forward in reverse. Unless you spend thousands for new McIntosh amplifiers or the like . Great review Record-ology dude ! 😎👍
I have both a Dual 1229 & the Technics QD33 & as far as quality is concerned the Dual is like a Rolls Royce where the Technics is just a Chevy. The Dual "wreaks" of quality & it's a beautiful piece of machinery & has a precision feel to it when handling the controls & tonearm. It literally spoils you for anything else.
I have two SL-QD33 units that I no longer want, which are quartz-locked direct drive. If you can live with the fact that they’re always live and you hear the annoying sounds of the stylus lifting off of and landing on to the record, they’re practically perfect entry-level fully automatic turntables! Peace.
I have this turntable and very happy with it. Great review and glad to see someone with the same turntable...any ideas where to get a dust lid for this model as ive searched but no luck so far?
Sounds great! I have an SL-BD20 but unfortunately it has speed issues so I ended up replacing it with an Audio Technica. I can’t part with it though because it was my first turntable.
I was looking at a Technics turntable just like this one, when I was looking for my first turntable. Someone had one on the other side of town, but someone already got to it before I did. I then saw that a vintage audio shop had an early 80’s silver SL-B2, also with no dust cover. This is a fully automatic turntable, but it’s not a P-Mount like the SL-BD22, and has the DJ head shell connection. Unfortunately that turntable had issues, so I had to take it back. I then bought a cheap SL-1200 knockoff called the CORD DJ U Pro, which isn’t that great. Very cheaply built, anti-skate didn’t work, very light weight and just crappy. Wish I just kept looking for a Technics at the time. They are much better built and are just a far better turntable! I recently upgraded to a whole new vinyl setup. I got the Audio Technica LP-140XP paired with a Pro-Ject Phono Box S2 and straight up upgraded the phono cartridge to an Audio Technica VM540ML MicroLine. Could never be happier with my purchase. Never thought vinyl could sound so good! This set up is as close to a brand new SL-1200 as you’re gonna get, without spending thousands of dollars on one! 😊
Ive had this turntable for 34 years. I havent used it the past two years as when the record finishes, the arm skates back across the record. Ive tried adjusting the weight at the end of the arm to no avail. Im depending on you tech buffs to tell me how to resolve this. Thanks
Ps. The sl-3350 could play up to six records 33 & 45s in a row! The Center re-movable center adapters for the automatic are crazy priced if you can find one almost 200 bucks apiece! Seems everybody lost them because they didn’t store them away good. Most stereo fanatics did not use them because the made you nervous to see them drop on top of another record and worry about scratches me being one of them. Lol.
how would this compare to say a current budget option like Audio-Technica AT-LP60X, or ATLP120XUSB . given used versions of the tecnics are around the same price in decent condition
These were commonly used as DJ decks in the late 80s / early 90s, much more affordable than 1200s at the time they were a popular starter DJ deck as they have the pitch control. I think your model was made in June 1988.
I had 2 in the 90s and my cheap way to try to dj and make mix tapes at home. I bought them new and they gave me no problems for many years. But for some reason right out of the box, the dust covers didn’t stay up. So I had to remove them each time I used them and it was annoying. I did like that it had a pitch control.
The cartridge looks like the one it came with when mine was new in 1989. Actually on both my bought new BD22. I had for like 5 to 6 years and don’t think I even had to replace the needle or cartridge and why I remember that being the original cartridge.
How did the cover hold up when it was open bc mine never stayed up from when they were new and I think why mines were cheaper bc of the defect. But the store didn’t tell me and I didn’t bother returning or trying to exchange.
Mine has autoreturn problem. In side of records longer than 20 minutes, sometimes the last minutes of the last track skips, the autoreturn start too early. How to solve the problem?
Thank you for this video and all the sharings. I got one, not working because it had the belt broken, i'm waiting for the shipping. I noticed that you have a small amplifier. Can you tell me more about it? I don't have active speakers so i think i will need an amplifier. Thanks in advance and greetings from Portugal !
Question - I have a Technics turntable from 1979 that has a “power” button. It needs to be turned on before operation then needs to be turned off when done. It’s lousy if you forget to power off, unlike other models which turn off once the tone arm fully rejects. What was the reason for the power button?
I just watched the BD 22 video. I have a question I hope you can halo with. My arm will not drop onto the record when I use the switch. I can’t figure out why. This worked beautifully about a year ago but has not been used since.
Forgive the obvious question but did you give it a solid five seconds to drop? It does take some time and I have seen people get confused when it's not instant.
I've got an SL-BD22 that I really love, but... now that I've found in my parents house lot of vinyls of the '50, I am desperate...they run at 78 rpm and it seems not possible to play them! Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Paganini, Strauss, Ravel etc. I have more than one hundred vinyls running at 78 and I can't play them😢 Any ideas?
Ya this is an issue. With 78s, you can use those cheaper suitcase players (which have 3 speeds) and just update the stylus to a wide groove one. Works surprisingly well!
@@Recordology I have now understood what suitcase players are, but they are an alternative to my turntable... No, I'm looking for a solution to allow the Technics to 'also' play 78s, I'd rather change it, but I would be very sorry. Mine is a real vintage one that I've had for xx decades and it sounds great together with Marantz ampli and the rest of my stereo...
Hace poco obtuve una tornamesa marca MCS series el modelo es el 6004 y es muy parecido a la tornamesa del vídeo .leí que technics fabrico esa tornamesa para la empresa MCS series, pero tengo un problema con el brazo ,ya que este no avanza cuando es puesto en el surco del vinyl y a veces observó que el brazo trata de salirse hacia afuera. Me gustaria saber que puedo hacer para arreglar este problema pues la tornamesa dice que está ajustado el contrapeso y el Anti Skating
It took me a little bit to get there but I found it finally. The name of the track is Voyager. I really like this track and by the way, I really enjoyed the video as well. Glad to subscribe!.
Why not tell us how much you paid? I own a BD 20 and a 22. The semi-automatic functions are POS engineering and construction. A bunch of delicately aligned plastic gears. The grease turns to glue over time. That just happens to anything old. The difference to these are that just trying to take it apart and clean them is tedious. If you watch people who have repaired them, they will point out how crappy they are, how some of the same plastic gears (like the cog) always break. My solution to both (after finding broken parts inside) was to pull the cog gear off and turn them into fully manual turntables. They work well as manual turntables.
@@Recordology Ah okay, I thought that because of salty remarks about Technics turntables in the past lol I used to have a belt drive Technics turntable too, it was an SL-23... also semi-automatic. The fun thing about well known brands like Technics is that you can sell these for the same price as you've bought them. So I basically had it for free for a couple of years. I still have two Technics turntable, but those are modern ones: a 1200M7L, which is a cheap one, and a 1200G, which is the best one. While both are Technics 1200 turntables, there's a HUGE difference between them in every aspect: in terms of build quality, performance and price.
I had One but sold it it was too cheap and too light and too limited to needles choice. It's nothing that special got 2 turntables later much better i mean way better this is a very low end turntable.
Bought mine in 1984, still use it every day. Great turntable
The SL-BD22 was listed in Technics' 1987 catalog with a price of $135.
I think I paid like $149. each and bought 2 at the same time around 89/90. The only issue i had was both of the covers wouldn’t stay up on its own. It might have been a bad batch and I got at some discount audio store but they were brand new in the sealed box,
Good budget turntable, very reliable!
LIKE number 3 which I did with glee.
Several years ago, I found a free working Technics direct-drive turntable just sitting on the curb that was presumably thrown out after a garage sale. Everything was intact including the lid and it even had its original 45 rpm adaptor. The only thing I had to buy was a detachable ground-wire cable specific for the turntable (about $12) and some RCA cables since that was also a detachable feature. :)
I scored a Technics SL-QL15 linear tracking turntable for free as well several years ago. Had a friend that upgraded his turntable (don't even recall what he got at the time), and just gave me the Technics. Asked how much I owe and he just told me to take it. I did need to put a new stylus on it, but other than than, the thing was working perfectly. Still have and use to this day.
@@SkiBumMSP, that's awesome. :)
I was given one that simply needed belt replacement. Earlier version from the late 80's, BUT it came with a primo ADC top shelf cartridge! OMG, with a good cart on this thing, most people will find themselves quite happy with the sound.
It's a great bonus with these that you don't have to worry about the cartridge alignment or tracking weight. Some similar models to this are often missing the cover because they were in a rack system which had their own glass or wood cover, therefore the turntable didn't need it. Although most of those rack system models didn't have the fancy strobe system for checking speed accuracy.
I have my old Sl BD20 from the early 90's and find zero faults with it for what it is. Love the P mount system.
Me too! Great piece of of equipment.
Im using a Technics SL-D3 as my main TT. Got it for 150 + 30 for a new stylus. It is completely original with the factory fitted EPC270c cartridge. Sound quality wise it pretty much destroys everything new under 500 and even under 1000. It is extremely reliable and dead quiet. Speed is spot on and the wow&flutter measured 0.04% which is nothing. I had many new and old TT both cheap and expensive and the D3 is one of the best devices you can get.
I love my SL-B5.
This is so cool!!!! I have a Technics Quartz Direct Drive a few models up from this one and I absolutely Love it. Technics makes incredible audio. Enjoy it. I am sure you will have many many years of enjoyment with this
This video was extremely helpful as I just purchased a used Technics SL-BD 22 table myself and I am so thankful for this breakdown!! Thank you!
Great to hear!
Great video! I have one of those very SL-BD22s I picked up from my dad. When I got it, nothing worked on it at all. I replaced the belt and lubed most of the inner parts. Now, it spins well and plays. However, the motor seems to have failed. It will spin up and attempt to hold a speed, but after a few minutes has trouble holding a speed. It will occasionally make a screeching sound and then the turntable runs slower. I would really like to bring this table back from the dead because I remember listening to it as a kid back in the 1990s.
It's almost impossible to go wrong with one of the Technics P-Mount/T4P tables. The specs are identical across the board for everything since the 1980s. They are simple mechanisms and extremely reliable. I have a BD27U that was part of a rack I bought when I moved here "for a 1 year project" 30 years ago. The rest of the rack died but the table plays just fine with the SX-737 I replaced it with. Had to replace the belt. I upgraded the cart to an AT92E. Listening to albums I've known well for 40-50+ years I can't tell the difference between it and the Pioneer table I had with the SX-1010.
Don't believe the kaka about P-mounts sucking. Yeah, there are fewer cartridge choices these days but there's still AT, Ortofon, and Grado making them plus lots of good used and NOS on The Bay. Replacement styli are easy to pick up (though you should store some spares if you buy a vintage cart). The whole point of P-mount was to not have to go through the ritual of configuring your cart geometry and arm. In 40+ years of P-mount I have yet to hear any difference between one and a conventional mount using the same type of stylus. (Pro Tip: Ellipticals do a better job of bringing out a soundstage but that is also dependent upon the rest of your rig and listening space. The Technics P-2x carts that were standard were decent but you should audition some options if you're so inclined.)
If you want a good sounding table that's reliable, at a reasonable price, and don't care about things like "oxygen free, gluten free, free-range, organic cables" pick up one of these Technics.
PS: About that "platform" at the rear left. I think it first appeared on the SL-B10. The transformer and circuit board was below it. By the time of the BD20 series it's vestigial because of how the electronics have shrunk.
H ello to Jeff I couldnot agree more elipticals do well and you were right about the p-mount type of TT they sound just as good as regular
I have an SL-Q200 as my second deck and you will pry it from my cold dead hands. I love the simplicity of a P-mount for a secondary turntable which I use in my back room. Reliable, rock solid speed, no fussing with alignment and sounds great. Pretty good for a 40 year old unit!
Never had a BD22 but I would use one without hesitation.
Are you kidding me!? Again with Technics turntable?! Wow I want technics turntable now…🥺🥺
Btw amazing video!
Thanks! 😁
On higher end models that raised part was where a light was placed.
I had that same P mount cart on a generic tt for over 30 years before I watched your video during the pandemic and bought the underrated Crosley C8 table.
C8 is great!
I had one of these but it was the SL-BD20 and I really liked them!
This was the last upgrade on my home system that was stolen in the late 90's. This is a stroll down memory lane, and makes me want to look for another one! Thank you :)
Great video! I myself restored an old SL-DL5 i got used on ebay and it sounds wonders. Looking to find another technics that isn't a linear TT so i can expand my options :D
Audio Technica still makes styli/cartridges for these, the ATN85EP stylus is compatible with the older cartridges like this.
I have a SL-BD20 that I've used and loved for many years. Main difference is mine does not have the pitch adjustment. I started with the supplied AudioTechnica cartridge later upgraded to a Grado. I finally installed an Ortofon DigiTrac 300SE which is the best yet.
Nice! I just picked up a Technics SL-BD35 that I found on eBay. I may make a video about it when I get it. Thanks for sharing!
It's a very good 'mid-Fi' turntable, and Technics made many of this type over the 70s and 80s; all very decent...and Very reliable! 👍
The 'mysterious bump' at the back, behind the platter and motor, is the internal AC power transformer housing.
The original cartridge that was fitted to this deck was a Technics-made EPS24/25 with clear orange plastic stylus holder, which later changed to an Audio Technica-made, Technics branded P34 - identical to the one you currently have fitted, except the stylus assembly was of black plastic, not white, and it was a conical, or spherical, stylus tip.
definitely reliable--- Ive got two--- SL-D212 and SL BD 21. both still in excellent condition.
i own 2 bd22, oddly one came from st vincent de paul, and the other purchased off ebay. they are good runners.
Beastie Boys!! Cool Technics table.
Beautiful machine
Great video👌🏿💯👏🏾
I remember a friend of mines mom used to have a pair of these back in 1998.
We used to mix reggae dancehall music 7 inch records on these quite comfortably and we made the most of this record players limitations.
The only thing i wasnt keen on was the pitch speed adjustment wheel.
This video was a real blast from the past. A right old trip down memory lane 😅😁
As always your "KID AT CHRISTMAS" type review on this deck is spot on. I just acquired one of these locally, a couple of month ago 4 a song. It came with some minor problems, with were easily resolved. (Motor Shot was so dry, I thought it needed a new motor, well a couple drops, and the motor is silent. If you're looking for superb sounding deck for a reasonable price. You can't do much better than this. Mine has the M92E Shure cartridge, and the sound reproduction is superb. A true bargain on the used market.
I love Technics and Panasonic stuff, well made, simple to use and classy, which is why it still holds its value today. My dad was always a Sony guy and while their kit was good, for me the Matsushita stuff wins out.
I have a Technics tape deck and lots of Panasonic AV stuff (their Viera plasma televisions remain some of the best ever made IMHO) but due to the cult following they have, the turntables are well out of my price range.
Stuff like this never turns up in the thrift stores here in the UK (most don't even sell consumer electronics now) and if it did, it would get put on eBay for an inflated price.
Love the new intro. Cool vintage turntable
You are 200 percent correct technics is the best when in the early 80's and maybe late 70's i remember panasonic transforming into something better when the put their technics brand out there ,ln my day technics was the equipment to have i remember saving up to upgrade my reciever and bought me a technics receiver it had the digital tuning for fm and am radio it was very high tech at the time had to choose between a receiver or TT since i had just got a pioneer fully automatic TT was used but in great condition and got it from a friend at high school i choose the reciever , i always look at used technic TT's just to see but some are a lttle high in price ,i almost bought a technics i believe you showed on your show with the stacking spindle but it was on auction tried to bid on it ,it was soon out of my price range i am excited for you that you discovered the joys of automatic TT's i love them and i will not go back to manual ever again , I will keep my audio technica ATLP-120 usb around for now but I still use my Crosley C-10 it is nicer looking that the lp-120 i know that pro-ject made an automatic TT just recently and saw the review on it it is a very nice looking TT so far both reviews on it was pretty good looking forward to another vid JRo
Like myself you will probably enjoy swapping the p mount cartridges.
Great turntable I have the same thing silver 😀 love it
Vintage-Plattenspieler aus den 1970ern/80ern von Technics, WEGA, DUAL, Thorens, Elac, LUXMAN uvm. waren und sind großartige Plattenspieler! Sie sind bei einem Kauf den heutigen neuen Plattenspielern, wenn gut restauriert und preislich okay, vorzuziehen!
I own a cousin to this turntable the SL-qd33 its quartz locked direct drive and its fully automatic the arm return is not connected to the platter by gear its independent has its own motor to do the lowering and lifting and movement. Also Technics direct drive motors the platter is part of the motor the platter has a magnet attached and a pcb with coils attached.
the new sl1200's eliminate cogging with the coreless motors. amazing advancement and makes a huge difference
Hi from sunny Brighton, England. This SL-BD22 looks soooo like our Sony PS-LX300 turntable, which is the one we play our lp's on in the living room. The tone arm is almost the same, apart from the cartridge mounting, with no adjustment of tracking force or anti skate. The Sony even has the same mysterious bump on the side of the platter that the Technics has🙂. The difference between the two comes down to mainly the pitch control on the Technics, although a plus for the Sony is that it's fully Automatic. Honestly, I think I prefer your Technics SL-B5 with adjustable tracking force and anti skate and ability to put different cartridges on the tone arm. I fell in love with it the moment you stacked records on it🙂.
Just picked up a really nice vintage Sony turntable from a fellow audiophile, Liked the vid
Any vintage Technics model is worth buying at the right price! I've owned over 10 different models. My only rule is to never buy one without a dustcover. They can set you back far more than you paid for the turntable.
I've had a similar Technics turntable since 1999. Mine does not have the strobe though. I've never been completely satisfied with its sound, not as loud as I'd like but it's bèen reliable for 25 years.
Sounds like the SL - BD20
oh man,i used to have a technics turntable one similar to that one, it broke one me about 10 years ago,those were awesome turntables!
Cool buddy ended up returning the Victoria cause I had a problem with the needle got another one that should be coming they thanks see ya
I have a sl-3350 fully automatic witch was tecknics top of the line at the time. Awesome table! I do have a sl-bd22 with a new belt and cartridge. Just never tried it out yet. Everything works great though. It even has a pretty decent dust cover. Ps.
It is a testament to Japanese quality that many of these turntables are still up and running. Here we are some 35 to 45 years after they were manufactured. With little maintenance and elbow grease they can be made to run good as new. I highly doubt in 30 to 40 years time any of the cheap Chinese crap made today will still be running. While video technology has made leeps and bounds. Audio tech and quality seems to be going forward in reverse. Unless you spend thousands for new McIntosh amplifiers or the like . Great review Record-ology dude ! 😎👍
I have both a Dual 1229 & the Technics QD33 & as far as quality is concerned the Dual is like a Rolls Royce where the Technics is just a Chevy. The Dual "wreaks" of quality & it's a beautiful piece of machinery & has a precision feel to it when handling the controls & tonearm. It literally spoils you for anything else.
Nice vinyl choice beasties
I have two SL-QD33 units that I no longer want, which are quartz-locked direct drive. If you can live with the fact that they’re always live and you hear the annoying sounds of the stylus lifting off of and landing on to the record, they’re practically perfect entry-level fully automatic turntables! Peace.
I have this turntable and very happy with it. Great review and glad to see someone with the same turntable...any ideas where to get a dust lid for this model as ive searched but no luck so far?
I just picked up a SL-BD35 but it's humming from the right channel. I just ordered a new Grounding cable hopefully it fixes the issue.
Sounds great! I have an SL-BD20 but unfortunately it has speed issues so I ended up replacing it with an Audio Technica. I can’t part with it though because it was my first turntable.
I was thinking about buying this type of turntable. I found an SL-D20 for a really good price.
I was looking at a Technics turntable just like this one, when I was looking for my first turntable. Someone had one on the other side of town, but someone already got to it before I did. I then saw that a vintage audio shop had an early 80’s silver SL-B2, also with no dust cover. This is a fully automatic turntable, but it’s not a P-Mount like the SL-BD22, and has the DJ head shell connection. Unfortunately that turntable had issues, so I had to take it back. I then bought a cheap SL-1200 knockoff called the CORD DJ U Pro, which isn’t that great. Very cheaply built, anti-skate didn’t work, very light weight and just crappy. Wish I just kept looking for a Technics at the time. They are much better built and are just a far better turntable! I recently upgraded to a whole new vinyl setup. I got the Audio Technica LP-140XP paired with a Pro-Ject Phono Box S2 and straight up upgraded the phono cartridge to an Audio Technica VM540ML MicroLine. Could never be happier with my purchase. Never thought vinyl could sound so good! This set up is as close to a brand new SL-1200 as you’re gonna get, without spending thousands of dollars on one! 😊
Ive had this turntable for 34 years. I havent used it the past two years as when the record finishes, the arm skates back across the record. Ive tried adjusting the weight at the end of the arm to no avail. Im depending on you tech buffs to tell me how to resolve this. Thanks
I've always liked Technics Turntables, I did notice that it has 50 and 60HZ on the Strobe, despite it only having a 60HZ power supply.
Ps. The sl-3350 could play up to six records 33 & 45s in a row! The Center re-movable center adapters for the automatic are crazy priced if you can find one almost 200 bucks apiece! Seems everybody lost them because they didn’t store them away good. Most stereo fanatics did not use them because the made you nervous to see them drop on top of another record and worry about scratches me being one of them. Lol.
the raised section on the back houses the power supply transformer :)
Interesting….
I inherited my mother’s SL-BD26
Great video. Can you give a description of the preamp you're using?
Thank you. That is the iFi Zen Phono….
how would this compare to say a current budget option like Audio-Technica AT-LP60X, or ATLP120XUSB . given used versions of the tecnics are around the same price in decent condition
Track down a Technics SL-QX300. Fully automatic, quatz lock, direct drive and p-mount. I love mine.
These were commonly used as DJ decks in the late 80s / early 90s, much more affordable than 1200s at the time they were a popular starter DJ deck as they have the pitch control.
I think your model was made in June 1988.
How are you dating this table so precisely?
This used to be one of the best selling technics table..not the best quality but has decent sound.it's also prone to motor failure.
I run into these for 14 often at thrift stores with working p23 cartridges.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a technics at a thrift store.
I had 2 in the 90s and my cheap way to try to dj and make mix tapes at home. I bought them new and they gave me no problems for many years. But for some reason right out of the box, the dust covers didn’t stay up. So I had to remove them each time I used them and it was annoying. I did like that it had a pitch control.
The cartridge looks like the one it came with when mine was new in 1989. Actually on both my bought new BD22. I had for like 5 to 6 years and don’t think I even had to replace the needle or cartridge and why I remember that being the original cartridge.
How did the cover hold up when it was open bc mine never stayed up from when they were new and I think why mines were cheaper bc of the defect. But the store didn’t tell me and I didn’t bother returning or trying to exchange.
I own the exact same model!
This model can be made to play 78s with minimal effort.
Add a switch and a lower value resistor, change the stylus to a 3 mil, and have fun.
Mine has autoreturn problem. In side of records longer than 20 minutes, sometimes the last minutes of the last track skips, the autoreturn start too early. How to solve the problem?
Thank you for this video and all the sharings. I got one, not working because it had the belt broken, i'm waiting for the shipping. I noticed that you have a small amplifier. Can you tell me more about it? I don't have active speakers so i think i will need an amplifier. Thanks in advance and greetings from Portugal !
Yes this will need a preamp and an amplifier.
@@Recordology thank You for your answer! :)
My first turntable was the SL-DD22. Why didn’t I hold onto it? I’m an idiot lol.
I have done this before too. I still regret getting rid of my lp120
Question - I have a Technics turntable from 1979 that has a “power” button. It needs to be turned on before operation then needs to be turned off when done. It’s lousy if you forget to power off, unlike other models which turn off once the tone arm fully rejects. What was the reason for the power button?
Great question.....I have seen this too sometimes. I am not sure why they do it!
i have a slbd11 in my collection with original cart they should make them again it would stir things up a bit...
you could get a clear storage container from walmart and set it over it.
That's a neat idea. :)
I just watched the BD 22 video. I have a question I hope you can halo with. My arm will not drop onto the record when I use the switch. I can’t figure out why. This worked beautifully about a year ago but has not been used since.
Forgive the obvious question but did you give it a solid five seconds to drop? It does take some time and I have seen people get confused when it's not instant.
I have never seen a cueing lever that was operating by a switch. Is there any other TT's which have this?
Most quartz-locked direct-drive turntables have that feature. Peace.
My pioneer pl 720 has a cueing switch on the front panel.
My beloved Trio KD1033 has a cueing switch incorporated in the on/off switch. The Sony PS-LX300 in our living room also has a cueing switch.
I picked up my SL BD22 at a boot sale for £3 and I wouldn't part with it for the world 🌎
it is possible to just connect the pickup in a edifier audio monitor or i need to buy a pre amp?
Just wait until you get your hands on a SP-10 turntable with an EPA-100 arm. Expect to come under attack from the Linn Sondek belt drive mafia.
I've got an SL-BD22 that I really love, but... now that I've found in my parents house lot of vinyls of the '50, I am desperate...they run at 78 rpm and it seems not possible to play them! Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Paganini, Strauss, Ravel etc. I have more than one hundred vinyls running at 78 and I can't play them😢
Any ideas?
Ya this is an issue. With 78s, you can use those cheaper suitcase players (which have 3 speeds) and just update the stylus to a wide groove one. Works surprisingly well!
@@Recordology thanks so much! I'll try your suggestion 😘
@@Recordology I have now understood what suitcase players are, but they are an alternative to my turntable... No, I'm looking for a solution to allow the Technics to 'also' play 78s, I'd rather change it, but I would be very sorry. Mine is a real vintage one that I've had for xx decades and it sounds great together with Marantz ampli and the rest of my stereo...
Hace poco obtuve una tornamesa marca MCS series el modelo es el 6004 y es muy parecido a la tornamesa del vídeo .leí que technics fabrico esa tornamesa para la empresa MCS series, pero tengo un problema con el brazo ,ya que este no avanza cuando es puesto en el surco del vinyl y a veces observó que el brazo trata de salirse hacia afuera.
Me gustaria saber que puedo hacer para arreglar este problema pues la tornamesa dice que está ajustado el contrapeso y el Anti Skating
Still use Pioneer 518 semiautomatic & Technics 1600mk automatic. They will outlast me
It's so weird hearing Technics pronounced that way. Back in the 80's, my friends and I pronounced it the Japanese way, like Tek-neeks.
I thought that album you had on your turntable was ADELE latest album as it is 180grm clear vinyl.
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That is a nice obscure track by OMD, I assume that it was OMD.
That was Emile’s Telegraphic Transmission Device
Name of the track?
It took me a little bit to get there but I found it finally. The name of the track is Voyager.
I really like this track and by the way, I really enjoyed the video as well.
Glad to subscribe!.
Anyone know a good needle replacement for this
Why not tell us how much you paid?
I own a BD 20 and a 22. The semi-automatic functions are POS engineering and construction.
A bunch of delicately aligned plastic gears. The grease turns to glue over time. That just happens to anything old. The difference to these are that just trying to take it apart and clean them is tedious. If you watch people who have repaired them, they will point out how crappy they are, how some of the same plastic gears (like the cog) always break.
My solution to both (after finding broken parts inside) was to pull the cog gear off and turn them into fully manual turntables. They work well as manual turntables.
I paid $40.
There are no bad Tech TTs..
Little bit of dot creep there. Very slow so not major
Why a Technics? I thought you hated Technics?
Never hated Technics! Absolutely not! Just wanted to give other brands their fair share of the spotlight. That being said….these are niiiiiiiice.
@@Recordology Ah okay, I thought that because of salty remarks about Technics turntables in the past lol
I used to have a belt drive Technics turntable too, it was an SL-23... also semi-automatic.
The fun thing about well known brands like Technics is that you can sell these for the same price as you've bought them.
So I basically had it for free for a couple of years.
I still have two Technics turntable, but those are modern ones: a 1200M7L, which is a cheap one, and a 1200G, which is the best one.
While both are Technics 1200 turntables, there's a HUGE difference between them in every aspect: in terms of build quality, performance and price.
I had One but sold it it was too cheap and too light and too limited to needles choice. It's nothing that special got 2 turntables later much better i mean way better this is a very low end turntable.