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I own several of these tables (1600MkII's, 1700MkII's) and I discovered that they perform a lot better with a series of snug rubber O-rings slid onto the arm. Others have used heat-shrink tubing as well. I wasn't having inner groove problems but I did notice that certain notes on certain LP's sounded harsh no matter what cartridge was mounted.

I completely tore down and rebuilt a couple of these arms and I wasn't able to improve their sound until I used the rubber rings. Headshells didn't seem to make much difference either. While I like the aesthetics and build quality of the Technics tables, I've decided that this version of their tonearm isn't very neutral in stock form. I'm currently using a JVC table which hasn't exhibited any of these issues.

-Bry


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