Technics SL-1200MK2PK

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24 Jul 2008 Audiophile Quality I looked into purchasing many turntables in the "audiophile" category. After doing quite a bit of research, I found the following information rather helpful:

a) This turntable was designed in the 70s as state-of-the-art. The Technics factory had to tool-up to create it. The cost today would be in the millions to get a factory to begin producing something comparable. The market is simply no longer there to do so.

b) The magnetic direct drive system allows incredibly impressiv... –James B. Charlesfrom Amazon.com
16 Apr 2008 Rock solid performance I've used a lot of turntables over the years. My application is getting he best possible sound out of old vinyl, primarily for digitizing.

I've recently upgraded my whole system for this purpose, and this turntable is part of that upgrade.

This is the most solid, quietest, and impressive turntable I've seen. Unlike my old Thorens, this one looks and feels like it will last forever. Rumble is way below lathe rumble in the disks themselves, and the torque must be experienced to be b... –Phil N. Tropicfrom Amazon.com
30 Oct 2007 Audiophiles - Forget about belt drive toys, this is your table Everyone knows these tables are built like tanks and will last forever. Not many people realize however that the 1200 sounds great too. With a good cartridge (I use a Shure M97xe) this table absolutely cannot be beat for sound quality by any table anywhere NEAR it's price range.

Go ahead and compare the rumble and wow and flutter specs between the Technics 1200 and any of the belt drive 'audiophile' tables under $2000. If you do this you'll find two things; most companies won't publish t... –Olderenglishfrom Amazon.com

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