Re: I'm gonna buy American SL1200-MK2

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Posted by Wayne Parham [ 70.234.143.103 ] on March 25, 2006 at 17:22:53:

In Reply to: I'm gonna buy American SL1200-MK2 posted by Chen on March 25, 2006 at 02:59:54:


Motors that run on AC line voltage spin at a rate determined by the input frequency. But DC motors and those controlled by phase-locked-loops and other feedback mechanisms aren't dependant on AC line frequency. So the motor speed of a turntable may or may not be affected by line frequency, because it depends on how the unit is made.

The Technics SL1200 uses a quartz locked servo drive, so speed is not affected by line frequency. It is a very good speed control method, in my opinion.



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