Technic SL1200MK5 turntable

[Tonepub]

Originally Posted by jdandy

David.......Yep. A $2200.00 tonearm on a $600.00 turntable. Sounds like a plan.
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Have you heard the SL1200 with an SME 309? It's pretty outstanding and this is from a guy that always stuck their nose up at the 1200...

I have a few fairly expensive turntables here (Spiral Groove SG-2, Raven TWO) and while the 1200 is not a giant killer, it's certainly on par with anything you can buy for $3000. And I've owned or heard quite a few.

If you can get your hands on a used 309, the combination with the 1200 is fantastic. The reason that the actual table mechanism is cheap is because technics has a scale of manufacturing efficiency. If VPI had to make that table, it would cost three times as much..

Don't discount a modded 1200....

It's really good.

[jdandy]

Jeff.......That was more of just poking fun at David, and was not intended to be a slam on the SL1200. I know the table is a good performer. I have been tempted by it myself, more than once. I remember reading your remarks about the SME arm and your SL1200. I am not a turntable snob. I was just have some fun with David.

[jdandy]

Originally Posted by 1KW

Dan this is what it says in wikipedia "the turntable is never powered up without the platter attached). At the underside of the platter there is a large magnet which, once placed over the spindle, surrounds the coils and forms the motor drive thus eliminating loss through power transfer. The SL-1200 utilizes a Frequency Generator Servo Control Quartz Lock system that is claimed to produce the most accurate and consistent speed possible. The system is immune to static and dynamic stylus drag which would otherwise cause unwanted speed variances that change the pitch and tempo of the music. Due to these strengths the SL-1200 lends itself to both Hi-Fi reproduction and demanding DJ usage." ( Technics SL-1200 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) The platter is actually part of the motor.

David.......I have read that Wiki post myself, and fully understand the concept of the SL1200 direct drive motor system, and PLL speed control. I was addressing the comment, " No motors are even used", which is a misconception, since the magnet/platter assembly is an essential component of the SL1200's direct drive motor. That was my point.