Technics Sl-Q2 Any Good?

[tubmyk2]

Was just curious if it was a decent direct drive turntable. I saw one yesterday at Goodwill and it was 7 bucks but it was missing the cartridge and stylus (go figure; makes you wonder what was there in the first place worth stealing...). Unfortunately I have no room for a second 'table and did not grab it but should I have? I have a Dual 1009 that I love...

[Smoke Screen]

The SL-Q2 is a goodie - if placed on a solid base.
But the low price seems fishy. Probably it has a defect
beside not coming with a cart.

[tubmyk2]

Electronics at the Goodwill stores around here tend to be priced all the same, around 8 bucks (7.99). I found a cool reel-to-reel consumer deck, a technics receiver, an 8-track/turntable combo unit etc all for the same price. Everything besides the receiver was a piece, though... With eBay, I'm sure they look first before selling stuff... I know they have in the past...

[sreten]

Hi,

Decent turntable, fit say the Red Ed cartridge ($13),
it would be hard to do better for a $20 total.

rgds, sreten.

[alanomt]

Hi, there's nothing wrong with a Technics SL-Q2.

It's a decent, quartz lock direct drive from approx 1978. Main plinth is a nice alloy diecasting with a heavy base. Don't be put off by the price, I have 3 of these, each cost only £1 (well 2 of them 0.99P each, ebay). The original cartridge (in the UK at least) was a Technics 207c sporting an elliptical stylus. These can be difficult to get and may be why the cartridge is missing. The headshell should be an alloy one, the same as that used on a SL1200.

The deck was tested in the 'Hi fi choice no 18, 1980, where the comment was made, 'The superb performance of this quite inexpensive motor was such as to defy criticism, with an astonishing 78/79 dB rumble reading', enough said.

Alan

[Mbs306]

And a brushless motor at that! I found mine to be superb, I would like to get a different tone arm though.