Technics sl d2 stylus series#

It still amazes me these old decks are up and running all over the globe and performing like new. Hell, it's 38 years old and nothing lasts forever. Upon microscope inspection of the original stylus that came with my table, there was wearing along one side and even though it sounded good, it most likely would do some damage to my LP's. And give you peace of mind that there will be no damage to your records. The Stanton you have now may sound good, but a new one will sound better. This last upgrade, the stylus or even a new cartridge, is the one I recommend the most. *Finally the big one - found an original ATN14 Shibata stylus (NOS) and replaced the original one.

Technics sl d2 stylus series#

Strictly for aesthetics as the anti-skate knob makes a handy place to store the adaptor on this series of tables. *Replaced the black plastic 45 adaptor with a nice machined aluminum one. They can also be individually leveled so no shims needed if your surface is not quite level. *Replaced the original feet with Audio Technica AT-605 insulators. *A new headshell and changed out the original leads with Audioquest Litz wires. *Replaced the original rubber mat with a leather one. There are no automatics on this unit, so not too much caked up grease to contend with. *Took the bottom cover off, cleaned any dust build up, used deoxit on the power switch, speed pots and secondary speed controls (variable resistors). It now gleams and the original paint job can reflect the tonearm and cartridge on its finish. *Cleaned the dust cover with 2 step Novus acrylic restorer and then polish. Here are the changes/upgrades I made and still recommend you do the below cleaning steps if you have not done so already. So again, there was really only dirt to contend with so off it went home with me. Upon a quick inspection, all major components and functions looked good. It too was a bit dirty, but I looked past that. I recently found a used Technics SL-1500 with an Audio Technica AT-14sa plugged in its headshell. Its a great deck and will make a fine primary unit.