Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable

Product Rating
4.44 of 5
141 reviews

Price Range
$420 - $549

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Product Description

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.

Strength

speed stability
silent
good arm
good sound quality

Weakness

For the money, none.

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

Strength

good construction heavy nice looking very good pitch stability

Weakness

soundquality isn't so great

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

Strength

bass, mids detail sound flows, price, motor, platter tone arm

Weakness

The table and platter have no weakness what so ever. A tone arm upgrade is a good idea.

Summary

I cannot believe some of the tripe people are typing. These decks have been around for 30 years and never been changed. They are the strongest in the world at any price. They sound amazing even for the price, with upgraded cables and expensive carts. The also have the lowest wow and flutter availible meaning there more accurate. Even though these decks have totally out sold any piece of hifi equipment ever in existance, they have barely been any reports of faults. These are abused by millions of dj's every day yet still work as good as new even when 25 years old. I challenge anyone to stick some lynn tables in a club enviroment and see if any one can mix on them / or if they last 20 years. Every part on the technics is built in japan to complete precision. When mixing nothing feels like technics. The platters are rock solid, and the decks are the best protected against vibration for the price. They designed to be vibration proof in clubs with 20,000 watt systems blasting, in these environments anyother deck sounds worse off. The electronics and semiconductors are all custom made to the heighest standard and thats why these last. Every club in the world has these, (appart from when competitors SPONSOR clubs to use there decks). These things are even in the Science museum, as the #1 example of manufacturing excellence. Other dj turntables like st150s, ttx etc are good but come one, you really believe every club will have them one day & and they will last 25 years (didn't think so). Oh and none are as accurate as technics to start with, and any that come relativly close soon lose there accuracy after a few years. I learnt this the hard and expensive way on my stanton 150s. I love the attention to detail and the way nothing was overlooked when making these. If you want to DJ and you cant afford these then tough luck because you need these, best to start off on a good habit. Also you save money in the longrun on these because there everlasting and youll never need another pair again. One thing though, although the cables are very heigh quallity there fixed, whats the crack with that then.

Strength

Relable like nothing else, studio grade sound quallity. ATTENTION TO DETAIL. Precision of motor when mixing beats. Best Anti vibe ever. Best selling audio equipment in existance, need I go on..........

Weakness

Signal cables high quallity but fixed.

Summary

I bought my Technics 1200 turntable back in 1989, and it still works great. I use a Shure V15 Type 5 MR cartridge on it. It has a nice well rounded sound to it. The only problem I have had with this turntable is that the ground wire fried on it within the first 2 weeks of owning it. I haven't had any problems with it since. I bought this turntable because of the reputation it had for being a reliable, great sounding turntable that would last a long time. It's been 15 years, and so far it's living up to it's reputation.

Strength

Solid build, made in Japan, great looks, smooth and clear sound.

Weakness

None, very happy with this turntable.