Direct Drive turntable

[Daniel Quinn]

I've settled on a Kenwood kp9010. Coming from Japan ..

Let's see if we have luck with this one .

[shane]

Always thought Kenwood/Trio were under-appreciated in this country. The SR222 was a brilliant budget deck, much nicer than the ubiquitous Pioneer PL12D. Let’s hope the KP9010 lives up to that.

[Daniel Quinn]

Can't find Kenwood trio sr222.

The only sr222 model Google will find is a sansui

[Ray P]

SR222 was a Sansui...



Agree, with Shane, excellent turntable - the first proper one I owned and my nephew has just bought one for his venture into viyl.

[shane]

D’oh! Quite right, and the Sansui was an excellent turntable but it wasn’t the one I was trying to remember. Trio’s offering in the same market area had a composite granite plinth. Can’t remember the model number now but it was a long time ago.

[Daniel Quinn]

The Kenwood arrived . Unfortunately the packaging was piss poor and it suffered damage. Loose transformer , damaged lid and tonearm .

The seller was very gracious and said I could keep it for hundred quid . At the very least replacement tonearm and lid are available .

I'm now on a crash course in Kenwood repairs .

[Daniel Quinn]

First issue was taking the tonearm off.

Everything on a line is a bloody lie . It said lossen 1 screw and bobs your uncle . Crap.

First took the feet off. Then the bottom cover . There upon the transformer fell out.

The 3 screws took of a metal case . Then 3 more loosened the tonearm . The I had to desolder the tonearm wires .

With that the arm came off . .

Fixed the bit that snapped with epoxy resin . Then used a miniature drill to clean the area glued as glue overspill prohibited the metal counterbalance being fitted .

Eventually it fitted . First job done

[Paul Barker]

Sounds like you’re doing well in recovery. When you said arm came off my first thought was you’re arm. Also liked thereupon the transformer fell out. Like you're prose its humorous.

[Greg]

Or Humerus?

[Andrew Ivimey]

Power to your er, elbow....tho' without a transformer it might be tricky.

[Daniel Quinn]

Apparently a modification on the internet is to fit better rubber gromits to isolate the transformer , so I'm halfway there.

Today a 3000volt step down transformer arrived .

Now I be able to test the electrical operation

6/10 for puns .

[Andrew Ivimey]

3000 volts!

[Daniel Quinn]

That's the size of the transformer .

[Daniel Quinn]

This Kenwood is brilliant.

The marks on the plinth which effected the value all came off with judicious rubbing with isopropyl alcohol ( good god the price as come down since COVID )

The stop/start , end of record , speed all change with devastating efficiency. Its speed is rock solid with no human intervention .

I've not noticed any deficiencies with the arm, no loss of information or rhythm .

All in all , I am smitten with it .

[Daniel Quinn]

PostScript.

I've just played Steve Winwood "my love is leaving" and "higher love"

The separation and soundstage is unprecedented in the Dawson household.

This may because my first grandchild is immieniant , so I have been banished to the middle living room , but I like to think this 1970's Japanese deck is brilliant .