I've been looking for a decent budget turntable for a while now, but it seemed like everything sub $200 was pretty terrible.
So I went by the thrift store today and found a Technics SL-B92. The guy at the thrift store hooked it up for me and it seemed to play OK. Asked him how much and he said $5. For $5, I could scrap it for parts to use in my electronics projects, so I bought it.
Got it home and it works pretty well, but I know nothing about turntables. It has an Audio Technica 3003 cartridge on it.
It looks similar to the SL-B20, which I found a manual for, but mine has the pitch control with the strobe and the marks on the platter.
So, basically looking for any info on this. When is it from? Was it a good turntable? Is it still decent today? Do I need to replace anything on it since its origin is unknown?
Oh, and the ground wire is missing. Any idea where to find what model number of ground wire I need? It looks like a circular plug with a notch key at the top.
So I went by the thrift store today and found a Technics SL-B92. The guy at the thrift store hooked it up for me and it seemed to play OK. Asked him how much and he said $5. For $5, I could scrap it for parts to use in my electronics projects, so I bought it.
Got it home and it works pretty well, but I know nothing about turntables. It has an Audio Technica 3003 cartridge on it.
It looks similar to the SL-B20, which I found a manual for, but mine has the pitch control with the strobe and the marks on the platter.
So, basically looking for any info on this. When is it from? Was it a good turntable? Is it still decent today? Do I need to replace anything on it since its origin is unknown?
Oh, and the ground wire is missing. Any idea where to find what model number of ground wire I need? It looks like a circular plug with a notch key at the top.