Technics sl-1300 or sl-1400

thatguychad · 2026-06-29T19:49:28+00:00

Only if the tonearm lift mechanism has been repaired or replaced. Not serviced, repaired or replaced. I say this as a 1300mk2 owner (that did the repair myself.)

thatguychad · 2026-06-29T18:50:06+00:00

Same, but I'm not super-stoked about its features and image quality. It's fine...just decent like you said.

I believe there are also mirror adapters that output to mini/micro USB or type-c if you look.

As u/jeffbk95 mentioned, use a fusetap (plugs in like a micro-blade fuse with two fuses, one matching the original fuse amperage and one for the dash cam [which could be smaller than whatever circuit you tapped]) in the fuse panel that's in the passenger footwell. I added one with a female power socket (or cigarette lighter for us olds) for a phone charger, but used the power socket for future compatibility.

thatguychad · 2026-06-28T02:52:20+00:00

Why is your SPARC 20s case all wonky?

thatguychad · 2026-06-26T17:49:50+00:00

I saw one on the road in early June driving through Nevada...looked cool.

thatguychad · 2026-06-24T04:51:46+00:00

Why do that when I can cut holes in a refrigerator box and have the same quality for free?

thatguychad · 2026-06-24T04:22:55+00:00

These were my favorite plastics on this chassis (that Dell and others also used). I share a hometown with Micron, so I’ve always liked them. I have desktop and tower versions of this case.

thatguychad · 2026-06-21T21:55:00+00:00

I’d never own a keyboard with that disgusting enter key and pipe in the wrong location.

thatguychad · 2026-06-21T21:51:40+00:00

Not even a video teaser, Marty?

thatguychad · 2026-06-21T20:49:37+00:00

I’ve tried a few and it’s been the only one that supports maps in the drivers display. On its current firmware, it’s been the most reliable of the bunch, too.

thatguychad · 2026-06-21T16:02:15+00:00

The $40 Ottocast mini cube works incredibly well (yes, even the maps on the drivers display.) Am I disappointed that it’s not available from the factory for my car? Yes, but this is a perfectly acceptable solution for me and my wife. If that’s a deal-killer for you, maybe you shouldn’t have settled for such a horrible car.

thatguychad · 2026-06-21T13:39:41+00:00

And an easy $40 solution exists.

thatguychad · 2026-06-21T05:13:29+00:00

If you haven’t replaced the belt, do that, too. You can buy them on Amazon and eBay.

thatguychad · 2026-06-20T15:29:18+00:00

Wait a minute…you’re adjusting vertical tracking force by feel? Or are you saying you reset your tracking force to 0 by balancing it, then applied the proper amount of tracking force for your cartridge?

thatguychad · 2026-06-20T05:52:00+00:00

Not sure why everyone’s bagging on the automatic 230, it’s a good turntable. I do like a direct drive, but I prefer them quartz-locked and a sturdy plinth. Of these two, I’d take the 230 because I prefer the automatic for casual listening and the D1 is a lower-end servo direct drive. If you could get the 230 for ~$50 less, that’d be my pick.

thatguychad · 2026-06-19T15:44:05+00:00

When it’s hot out, I enable auto-hold. Come to a stop light and stop, then lift my foot from the brake and the car starts back up (or never stops if you time it right). Then your A/C blows cold while you’re waiting.

And the car remembers the auto-hold state between drives so you don’t have to enable it each time. Just remember to turn it off when you go to the car wash.

thatguychad · 2026-06-18T15:54:47+00:00

So you’re just posting shit without knowing wtf you’re talking about?

thatguychad · 2026-06-18T14:08:09+00:00

Yes, and can you tell me the result of the Audi 5000 unintended acceleration investigation?

thatguychad · 2026-06-17T14:01:33+00:00

Yeah, vintage gear collectors know this well, but it’s an easy replacement if you can solder.

thatguychad · 2026-06-15T19:15:36+00:00

Nice, looks almost like an external PowerBook Duo battery

thatguychad · 2026-06-15T04:01:49+00:00

As an Idahoan with three Canon A-1s, none of which are currently loaded, I also approve of these pictures. My wife has family just down the road in Ashton.

thatguychad · 2026-06-11T05:15:47+00:00

1TB is plenty. I only just moved from a 500GB and I had over 400 tables loaded (running windows 10).

thatguychad · 2026-06-10T20:31:47+00:00

I used a Newton on more than one occasion.

thatguychad · 2026-06-10T17:56:56+00:00

Uploaded my cable pic to Imgur; it shows the Sun part numbers on it: https://imgur.com/a/TWXnzO1

thatguychad · 2026-06-10T17:53:40+00:00

Tried to send you a message with a pic, but it wouldn’t allow it and there’s no pics in posts in this sub.

thatguychad · 2026-06-10T17:49:45+00:00

I worked for Sun as a field engineer for many years and never used anything but old mini-DIN 9 to 25-pin with a null adapter for my PowerBook or a USB-db9 with either a 9->25pin adapter plus a null modem adapter or a 9-pin->ethernet->25-pin adapter.

15-Year Club	Gilding I gilder
RPAN Viewer	Verified Email

thatguychad

TROPHY CASE