Just ordered the 1200G!

[Tea24]

I sympathise with the OP having to return two turntables & hope he will be third time lucky, but if you look at Technics own video about the renaissance of this iconic table and the fact that they had to drag out of retirement the older workers they could find & the latter in their turn had to train new assemblers & technical staff, who were unacquainted with this technology, I am not surprised some of the early tables show problems.

After all, even if based on an existing design this is effectively a new product.

Personally I always try and wait a year or two before purchasing in order to let the early glitches get sorted.

[Marco]

Great to see a Jap amp, at last, fitted with quality RCAs, and especially, binding posts! Plus a proper mains inlet, to facilitate the use of a decent mains lead, instead of the shitty-thin captive 'liquorice stick', posing as a mains lead, normally supplied!

Marco.

[allthingsanalogue]

Great to see a Jap amp, at last, fitted with quality RCAs, and especially, binding posts! Plus a proper mains inlet, to facilitate the use of a decent mains lead, instead of the shitty-thin captive 'liquorice stick', posing as a mains lead, normally supplied!

Marco.

Agreed!

If you're ever in my neck of the woods give me a shout.

[Marco]

No worries, will do - and likewise!

Marco.

[allthingsanalogue]

I sympathise with the OP having to return two turntables & hope he will be third time lucky, but if you look at Technics own video about the renaissance of this iconic table and the fact that they had to drag out of retirement the older workers they could find & the latter in their turn had to train new assemblers & technical staff, who were unacquainted with this technology, I am not surprised some of the early tables show problems.

After all, even if based on an existing design this is effectively a new product.

Personally I always try and wait a year or two before purchasing in order to let the early glitches get sorted.

I know what you mean. Many people look at the 1200G and think it's just the 1210 relaunched, they just don't get that it's a totally new product but a better product. My new deck will be here in about 3 weeks!

[Tea24]

I look forward to your report once you have it up & running & I hope no problems this time.

[keiron99]

The thing I like best about that Yammy amp is the fact it has tone controls.

And no, I'm not joking

[allthingsanalogue]

The thing I like best about that Yammy amp is the fact it has tone controls.

And no, I'm not joking

Definitly! And when they are in the centre they are defeated, a relay clicks in when you adjust them, nice touch.

Tone controls were frowned upon by the British Hifi crowd but they're okay now as the new PMC Cor amp has them!

[allthingsanalogue]

Looks like my 1200G will be here soon!

[costerdock]

Hopefully the 3rd one will be dead silent.

Now - I'm scratching my head at some comments you made earlier. You feel the G bests the M5G. I'd like to now how? From my understanding your M5G was heavily modded. Are you saying the G sounds better? Didn't you replace the arm? If that is the case then that is not at all part of the M5G. That only leads to speed stability - are you saying that you can actually hear more stable speed?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with preferring the G over the M5G aesthetically - but I refuse to believe soundwise and speedwise the G beats it (and noticeably.)

I think the G is nice - but I'm quite happy with the M5G and believe it is the most beautiful of the sl1200 line. I think the G is beautiful as well and has some really cool new features - but these features are primarily to appease the audiophile reviewer (Fremer) and really do nothing to make the great deck better.