Summary: used this turntable for many years now and truouble free use is the best way to describe this. been dropped from about 3 feet, and no problems, still sounds great,..i use a dj cart because of the high output, i used to use a ortofon- x5-mc, because it sounds great, but the dj cart just snap right in the tonearm, very easy and great sound tight bass, great highs, and midrange is excellent, guitar solos are ear rattling w/ this.
Strengths: heavy, quality, sound great for a dj turntable, features.
Weaknesses: bulky, heavy(if you call that a weakness?)
thats it..........
Similar Products Used: sony, other technics turntables, thorens
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Summary: The Technics SL-1200 mk2 is the best turntable that I have ever had. It is not only a DJ turntable but a real audiophile turntable. I use it with the excellent Rega RB600 tonearm and the pretty good Shure m97xe cartridge.
The musical personality of the Technics SL-1200 mk2 is bright, dynamic, detailed and a little bite cold with a Grado Prestige Black cartridge. If you use a neutral, soft and warm cartridge as a Shure m97xe or Shure v15Vxmr or a Goldring Eroica H, the Technics will really sing at its best. With my Shure m97xe cartridge and Rega RB600 arm the musical performance is good on all the frequency range. Bass is tight and clear not muddled at all. Medium is sweet and warm. Treble is soft and extended. The music is exciting to listen to with plenty of dynamic and details.
The technical performance from this turntable is exceptional. The platter REALLY turns at the right speed. I don't feel any frustration about the accuracy of the speed with this turntable. When I listen to the Chopin Waltzes, the piano is well reproduced with any wow or flutter. Since I discovered the qualities of a good direct drive turntable as the Technics, I'm less interested to the belt drive turntables.
I listen to classical, pop, rock and ambient music with the Technics, Rega and Shure combo. I recommend this turntable without any shy because it can beat british belt drive design. You can take a look to my combo in the photo gallery at the component section on this website.
Strengths: Excellent musical performance with a neutral, soft and warm cartridge as the Shure m97xe.
Excellent technical performance from the DC motor.
Simplicity and reliability.
Good match with a Rega RB tonearm.
Weaknesses: Can be bright and cold with some cartridges as the Grado Prestige Black. This cartridge is a good one but it is a better match with a belt drive turntable as the Rega Planar 25.
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Linn Axis turntable with Linn Basik+ tonearm.
Linn Basik turntable with Linn Akito tonarm.
Rega Planar 3 turntable with Rega RB300 tonearm.
Mission 775S turntable with a Mission 774 tonearm.
Rega Planar 25 with Rega RB600 tonearm.
I use a Rega Mira integrated amplifier and JMLab Chorus 715 loudspeakers.
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Summary: So many reviews, what the heck one more wont matter. For what it is worth I think this is one of the best turntables period!. i have been using a Denon 103 cratridge(in various fromats) for over thirty years and can say this cartridge sounds fantastic with the 1200(with added counterweight). Speed stability is the best. try playing some solo piano on this turntable and then try the same cut on ANY other and you will hear what I mean. The turntable is dead silent, no rumble. There may be better arms out there but this one is pretty high quality. if you buy this turntable for home use in my opinion you will not be dissapointed especially for the price. I have had many high end units and overall this is the best.
Strengths: speed stability
silent
good arm
good sound quality
Weaknesses: For the money, none.
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Summary: I bought a sl1210 in 2002. I used it for less than 3 months with different types of cartridges, a denon dl160, a ortofon and a dj cartridge. with none of the cartridges i get a nice soundquality. the sl1210 sounds too shut in and the bass is very poor. the cartridges and arm were correctly adjusted. so i sold the sl1210 and bought a transrotor porcino. with the transrotor i got the sound i wanted.
the sl1210 is very well contructed though.
Robin
Strengths: good construction
heavy
nice looking
very good pitch stability
Weaknesses: soundquality isn't so great
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Summary: This deck is in every club and is used by 99.99 percent of dj's.
However this should not distract away from the fact that this is a true audiophile deck with the worlds most accurate motor a brushless dc. This leaves no vibration as the deck is spun by a magnetic field. the solid platter is dampened with heavy rubber. The chassis of the deck is rock solid and is held still and protected from vibration by 11kg of lead which dampenes the sound further. The sound is amazing, beatiful sounstage, mids, and crisp full bass as good as as any at it price i think better
Strengths: bass, mids detail sound flows, price, motor, platter tone arm
Weaknesses: The table and platter have no weakness what so ever. A tone arm upgrade is a good idea.
Similar Products Used: linn
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