High Quality Belt for Technics SL-B100, SL-B200, SL-B300, SL-B350, and SL-B500

Description: Welcome to Atlanta Pro Sound Brand New Replacement Belt for Technics models SL-B100, SL-B200, SL-B300, SL-B350, and SL-B500 Available as Buy it Now one (1) brand new replacement belt for Technics turntable, models SLB100, SLB200, SLB300, SLB350 and SLB500 Please be sure to compare shipping prices!!! Do not get tricked into spending $6.00 or more for delivery to a US address. Most agree, this item has a very reasonable shipping charge. There is a myth that one belt fits 95% of all turntables. In reality, nothing is further from the truth. (It is also a myth that all Technics tables take the same belt!!!) A belt that is an inch too large or small will probably run on your turntable, but if it is too small, it will wear out your motor years before it would under normal conditions. If it is too large, it might also be bad for the motor, but as belts get older, they expand, so in the best case, you need a replacement years before you should. WARNING! There are people online who have been selling belts for 5-10 years. Many have lots of feedback or websites that “look” like they know what they are doing. (One guy on eBay even sells surfing supplies!) Do they really know what belt is the match for your turntable? Technics quit giving technical support on the models SL-B100 SL-B100M SL-B100MC SL-B100K SL-B200 SL-B200M SL-B200MC SL-B200K SL-B300 SL-B300M SL-B300MC SL-B300K SL-B350 SL-B350M SL-B350MC SL-B350K SL-B500 SL-B500M SL-B500MC SL-B500K (including part numbers) about two decades ago. This means finding the exact part may not be as easy as your average Google search. Sure, you can find “a” belt, but turntable drives are fussy, and your average online belt seller is using a cross reference that is, at best, an approximation. I was a assistant store manager for the largest independent Technics dealer in the Southeasten US, and it was frequently my job to order Technics parts directly from Technics. Read my reviews and feedback, and you will find my + ratings talking about “exact match” and “better than the belt that (they) were using”! Read the Seller History below for more information. S-LB100, S-LB100M, S-LB100MC, S-LB100K, S-LB200, S-LB200M, S-LB200MC, S-LB200K, S-LB300, S-LB300M, S-LB300MC, S-LB300K, S-LB350, S-LB350M, S-LB350MC, S-LB350K, S-LB500, S-LB500M, S-LB500MC, S-LB500K(In case you are wondering...I enter the model with the dash in different positions so those who search for the model can find it regardless of if they have the dash in the right place!) 5 Belt Measurements All flat rubber belts have 5 measurements that affect the belt's performance. Length is the one most people think of right away. Length affects how tight the belt is. If it is too tight, the motor will not run (or if it is just a little too tight, the motor will wear out quickly). Width is one you might not think is important, however, the manufacturers specify this one down to the 64th of an inch! If the belt is too wide, the risk is the belt will hit the outsides of the capstan, which will create momentary bumps in the speed. If the belt is too narrow, it does not have enough contact with the capstan, causing it to slip. Either of these problems may be inaudible at first, but later? Who knows? Thickness of the belt is the smallest of the measurements. Most Turntable belts are close to the same thickness, but your parts provider who has only a decade of experience might buy their belts based on length and their cost alone. You could get a belt that they bought wholesale at 99 cents but is way too thick! A belt that is too thick will not fully fold around the capstan, causing more pitch problems. If you call to complain, you are told that your turntable has natural Wow and Flutter. Friends: These models' Wow and Flutter is eight (8) times below the audible limit (Sources: Julian Hirsch - Hirsch-Houck Labs and the Technics models SL-B1, SL-B1A SL-B2, SL-B2A, SL-B2K SL-B3, SL-B3A, SL-B5 and SL-B5A Service Manuals). Don't let them pull the wool over your eyes! If you hear wow and flutter (a.k.a. bad speed fluctuation), you might just have the wrong size belt! External Diameter. This one is a no-brainer, it is closely related to the thickness and internal diameter. Internal Diameter. Like #4, this one is also a no-brainer, it is closely related to the thickness and external diameter. Many old-style belts were cut to size. Modern (get it out the door as fast as you can) cutting techniques can lead to inconsistencies and inferior product. This belt is not cut, it is precision molded to meet original factory specifications for the Technics SL-B100, SL-B100M, SL-B100MC, SL-B100K, SL-B200, SL-B200M, SL-B200MC, SL-B200K, SL-B300, SL-B300M, SL-B300MC, SL-B300K, SL-B350, SL-B350M, SL-B350MC, SL-B350K, SL-B500, SL-B500M, SL-B500MC, SL-B500K. My distributor, Artistic Audio of Atlanta, buys thousands of belts made by this company and has been sending them all over the United States for years. Every few of weeks Artistic Audio of Atlanta reorders belts buy (pun intended!) the hundred, replacing the stock they have sold. No belt is on their shelf more than a few weeks. Because they come into the distributor regularly, I can personally guarantee that the belt you get is fresh! About these Models: The SL-B100 is a fully manual belt drive turntable with a base that was designed to operate at 33 and 45 RPMs. It has a straight tone arm and required a “P-Mount” (T4P) Cartridge. It is fully manual, which means that you have to move the tone arm over to the record. After the record is complete, the turntable continues to play, as there is no auto pickup or auto shutoff (hence the designation, fully manual). The speed selector (on the left side of the turntable) on the SL-B100 was two position, 33, 45 with no neutral position between them. If the turntable is plugged in and the belt is fresh, then pick a speed and it will start up when you activate the speed select switch (moving the arm does not start rotation, use the 33/45 switch). The tonearm will cue up and down by switching the cueing leaver to the front right of the turntable. The SL-B100 has a pitch control or a strobe light (it would be on the front left, in the little square next to the platter), however, those are available from various sellers. The turntable has a sleek, streamlined psudo-metallic silver base and all of the controls are to the left of the tonearm. There was a dust cover with the original model. The RCA cable, ground wire and the power cable are detachable, you access them to the rear of the chassis. The designation SL-B100K was an identical turntable to the SL-B100, except that it is, what is called “Technics black”, which is a deep, dark brown.The SL-B200 is a semi-automatic belt drive turntable with a base that was designed to operate at 33 and 45 RPMs. It has a straight tone arm and required a “P-Mount” (T4P) Cartridge. It is semi-automatic, which means that you have to move the tone arm over to the record. After the record is complete, the turntable will shut itself off. The speed selector (on the left side of the turntable) on the SL-B200 was two position, 33, 45 with no neutral position between them. If the turntable is plugged in and the belt is fresh, then pick a speed and it will start up when move the tonearm. The tonearm will cue up and down by switching the cueing leaver to the front right of the turntable. The SL-B200 has a pitch control or a strobe light (it would be on the front left, in the little square next to the platter). The turntable has a sleek, streamlined psudo-metallic silver base and all of the controls are to the left of the tonearm. There was a dust cover with the original model. The RCA cable, ground wire and the power cable are detachable, you access them to the rear of the chassis.The designation SL-B200K was an identical turntable to the SL-B200, except that it is, what is called “Technics black”, which is a deep, dark brown.The SL-B300 is a fully automatic belt drive turntable with a base that was designed to operate at 33 and 45 RPMs. It has a straight tone arm and required a “P-Mount” (T4P) Cartridge. It is fully automatic, which means that you have to press the start/stop button to the record. After the record is complete, the turntable will shut itself off. The speed selector (on the left side of the turntable) on the SL-B300 was two position, 33, 45 with no neutral position between them. If the turntable is plugged in and the belt is fresh, then pick a speed and it will start up when move the tonearm. The tonearm will cue up and down by switching the cueing leaver to the front right of the turntable. The SL-B300 has a pitch control or a strobe light (it would be on the front left, in the little square next to the platter). The turntable has a sleek, streamlined psudo-metallic silver base and all of the controls are to the left of the tonearm. There was a dust cover with the original model. The RCA cable, ground wire and the power cable are detachable, you access them to the rear of the chassis.The designation SL-B300K was an identical turntable to the SL-B300, except that it is, what is called “Technics black”, which is a deep, dark brown.The SL-B350 is a fully automatic belt drive turntable with a base that was designed to operate at 33 and 45 RPMs. It has a straight tone arm and required a “P-Mount” (T4P) Cartridge. It is fully automatic, which means that you have to press the start/stop button to the record. After the record is complete, the turntable will shut itself off. The speed selector (on the left side of the turntable) on the SL-B350 was two position, 33, 45 with no neutral position between them. If the turntable is plugged in and the belt is fresh, then pick a speed and it will start up when move the tonearm. The tonearm will cue up and down by switching the cueing leaver to the front right of the turntable. The SL-B350 has a pitch control or a strobe light (it would be on the front left, in the little square next to the platter). The turntable has a sleek, streamlined psudo-metallic silver base and all of the controls are to the left of the tonearm. The SL-B350 had an additional feature. The dust mat had precision holes cut into it and the platter is different than the SL-B300. There are photo sensors in the platter, itself, and the holes in the dust mat are positioned to let light shine on the photo sensors. There is also a light on the rear right side of the platter. If no record is on the platter, the light shines on the photo sensors, and after a second, the platter will stop spinning, and the arm will not lift. This protects us from hitting play while there is no record on, and keeps the stylus from hitting the platter. To play a record (or watch the platter spin), put a record on the dust mat. There is also a sensor that sees if the vinyl is a 7" or 10", so the arm can begin at the start of the record. There was a dust cover with the original model. The RCA cable, ground wire and the power cable are detachable, you access them to the rear of the chassis.The designation SL-B350K was an identical turntable to the SL-B350, except that it is, what is called “Technics black”, which is a deep, dark brown.The SL-B500 is a fully automatic belt drive record changer with a base that was designed to operate at 33 and 45 RPMs. It has a straight tone arm and required a “P-Mount” (T4P) Cartridge. It is fully automatic, which means that you have to press the start/stop button to the record. After the record is complete, the turntable will shut itself off. The speed selector (on the left side of the turntable) on the SL-B300 was two position, 33, 45 with no neutral position between them. If the turntable is plugged in and the belt is fresh, then pick a speed and it will start up when move the tonearm. The tonearm will cue up and down by switching the cueing leaver to the front right of the turntable. The SL-B500 has a pitch control or a strobe light (it would be on the front left, in the little square next to the platter). The turntable has a sleek, streamlined psudo-metallic silver base and all of the controls are to the left of the tonearm. There was a dust cover with the original model. The RCA cable, ground wire and the power cable are detachable, you access them to the rear of the chassis.The designation SL-B500K was an identical turntable to the SL-B500, except that it is, what is called “Technics black”, which is a deep, dark brown. Are you about to purchase one of these models? The motor and drive system are built like a tank. Seeing it run may be your least concern. Here is what I check before buying: It should have a P-Mount cartridge (T4P). Cartridges are metal and plastic pieces that (in these models) plug directly into the tonearm. Cartridges also hold the stylus/needle. If you have a cartridge, but no stylus or needle, contact me where it says "Ask Seller a Question, and ask, I probably have your stylus in stock. It should have a counterbalance (weight on the part of the arm furthest from the record). Sometimes the counterbalance gets knocked off in shipping (it happens when people ship these and do not know how to pack them to prevent this very thing!) Without the counterbalance, the turntable is worth only the money for parts. It can not be reattached, and buying a tonearm is not possible, unless you get one for parts). The cartridge should have a stylus. Styluses are “needles” that have the piece that touches the grove and plays the record. Look at the stylus. Does it have a piece of metal that lowers to the record, and is there a tip on the end of it? There are too many kinds of styluses to list them all on eBay. I have about 2,000 in stock, I probably have the one you need. If you need a stylus, click on “Ask Seller a Question” to send me a message. The last one is really easy to check as well. There is a black plastic bar in front of the place where the tonearm pivots. That is the arm lifter. It should move up and down when you change the position of the “cue” switch (front right) You may have heard someone say that the sound of vinyl sounds better than CDs. “How can this be?” you may wonder...the CDs do not have that scratchy sound. It is a matter of detail, really. You can prove it yourself with a $30.00 thrift-store turntable and a generic stylus. Get a copy of something easy to get, something acoustic, something like James Taylor's, Carly Simon's or Carol King's greatest hits. (The demonstration works best with acoustic guitar, harp or lute, but once you have noticed the difference, you will be able to hear the difference on everything! The introduction to Ventura Highway by America will work well also.) Play it on your turntable, and listen especially to the very beginnings of each note in the guitar. Focus your attention to the very beginnings of each plucked string. The strings will sound almost like you can hear each of them roll off of the player's fingers. That is the way it should sound all of the time. Now, play the same selection on a CD. You will probably notice that the beginnings of the notes sound muffled or slow. The beginnings of the notes on the CD have much less detail than their counterparts on vinyl. The reason is built into the way CD players work. CDs have a sampling rate of 44,100 samples per second. What this means is the volume level of a given sound is recorded at that frequency. ••••• Under Construction - Insert New Table Here! ••••• While the volume of the actual string is getting progressively louder, the volume on the CD recording is an average. As a note quickly gets louder, the CD sounds like stair steps, because we have a recording of averages for the length of time of the sample. This is why the vinyl sounds more like the original sound than the CD. Once you hear this, you will always look at listening for detail in the sound differently. Georgia Residents will pay 7% Sales Tax. Shipping and handling is only $1.99 to any point in the USA. Belts are shipped by USPS Ground Advantage (2-5 Day expected delivery). Please, ask in advance about international shipping. Priority Mail shipping to the US is available for $9.65. Most items are shipped within 1 business day. Thanks in advance for your purchase!

Price: 9.8 USD

Location: Monroe, Georgia

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