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RE: Question for myself: Should I buy the Technics SL-1200G turntable?

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"Yes, I am serious. I want to hear music, too. And you're right, they're rare. I've already done a few searched."

Patience is required, I've seen them on eBay for anywhere from $350 - $1200. One sold for the low mark just a few months ago, it had the wrong headshell. But as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, the proper headshell is harder to find than the table itself, although I hear someone is making knockoffs.

If you decide to look for one of these schveet Kennys, they're no toys and as such are quite large so space is required. Not nearly as rare, but also a very nice table, the KD500, at one time Kenwood's TOTL model. Not quartz locked like the KD600 and later models, but still an awesome table. The KD500 was sold sans arm so will come with any one of the botique arms offered at the time. My KD500 has the beautiful Grace G707, but many had the legendary Infinity Black Widow. These ultralight arms are a bit finicky about the cartridge installed, but once it's right it's a site to behold watching these pieces of art make their way across the vinyl.

One caveat on the Corian based Kennys, the resin base isn't as immune to acoustic feedback as it would seem it should, if you go this route I have a thread showing how easily this issue can be corrected.

Martin


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Topic - Question for myself: Should I buy the Technics SL-1200G turntable? - 4everyoung 13:48:17 09/19/17 ( 138)