Has anyone ditched their belt drive deck for a SL1200G?
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AudioAl
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I was told by Sevenoaks that no UK stock has been available since April this year
Stunsworth
pfm Member
One for sale on this very forum ay £2200 I believe ,
https://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum...00g-turntable-mint-boxed.231652/#post-3768973
£800 left to buy rather a lot of vinyl
Thanks, that was the price (more or less) that Doug Brady was offering the new one at. Unfortunately it's at the wrong end of the country.
Konteebos
Surfing on the lake of fire
That's a bummer, I was close to cancelling my order and you have been waiting a lot longer than me.
Stunsworth
pfm Member
Four months in total. The only communication I've had in that time is when I phoned Brady's at the beginning of June.
Konteebos
Surfing on the lake of fire
Looks like I may be waiting quite some time for them to replace the damaged one that I received...To be fair, when they did have any information to impart they did contact me promptly, but a regular "sorry we are still waiting to hear anything new" call would be nice.
allthingsanalog
pfm Member
I wouldn't necessarily trust this. Salespeople are sometimes was forced to tell people things like to either a;avoid people canceling an order or b; to buy something else
On another note Richer sounds told me on two occasions since April that they actually had them in stock and could actually collect on that day.
Not quit on topic - but just moved a modded Rabco SL-8E from a TTS-3000 Sony onto a not quit as old Technics SP-25. To be fair to the Sony - some previous owner had molested it by globbing silicone sealant onto the bottom of the platter (not disclosed before sale or after for that matter) -which really PO'd me -thing shifted speed about every other day and I've got both belt and DD tables that are dead nutz on speed for years on end . The Rabco transplant onto the Technics pro base was not a easy thing to do because my chosen DL-103 cart left me with paper thin margins for fit with the Rabco arm -something that surprised me simply because I'd had a Slindee modified SL-8e arm on the same sP-25 without issues. And sitting on the shelf below this setup is a SL-1200GAE that continues to give excellent service.
Have I got this right : All new model 1200's are multivoltage ?
Have I got this right : All new model 1200's are multivoltage ?
Tarzan
pfm Member
Never mind that we require a full and in depth report about the beast.
Glad it worked out.
Konteebos
Surfing on the lake of fire
It's difficult for me to give a comprehensive review, my last serious turntable (LP12, valhalla, Ittok, AT-OC7) was sold about 13 years ago and I was using a different amplifier and speakers at the time - so I don't have much to compare it with...Never mind that we require a full and in depth report about the beast.
Glad it worked out.
It certainly sounds very good to me - after some fettling. I now have a Funk Achromat and I'm using it with an AT-33PTGII cartridge. I had an Ortofon 2M Blue - which I didn't like.
One thing I can report is that it deals with footfall on a sprung floor very well, my listening room has a very springy floor and I can walk up and down the room without any problems while playing a record.
The LP12 doesn't deal with footfall very well, people just think it should because it has suspension.
Stunsworth
pfm Member
Despite cancelling my order for the turntable I picked up an AT 33PTGII from Doug Brady's. This is the second I've had and is cracking value for money.
AudioAl
pfm Member
Just got my SL-1200G today. I’m using an Audio Technica VM540ML/H which came pre-fitted in a headshell, so very simple to set up. Sounds really good, wish I’d have got one before. Very happy
Welcome to the 1200G club , I did say they were good , My 1200G is going nowhere , They Look great , The build quality is excellent , The speed stability is excellent , This IS the latest highly refind 1200 series TT and has beed developed for over 50 years, The 1200G was desigend with both new younger engineers and some of the original designers now in their 90's , Once set up leave well alone and enjoy what it was designed for " Quality HIFI listening "
I am pleased you like it
Alex S
carbon based lifeform
I would approach my comment but also the 1200G with caution: I now know two people very familiar with the MK2 and the G who believe a well maintained, thoughtfully but not expensively modded MK2 is the better sounding deck. They also consider it better built despite being lighter. I seriously will not bother with any other turntable.