Indeed, as have I. As nice as the armboards appear above, the pictures don't really do them justice, compared with how they look 'in the flesh'. Aside from anything else, I just love how tactile they feel!

I'm so glad that I asked Steve to design these armboards, a few years ago, (based solely on a gut instinct that they would be effective on the Technics). In my opinion now, the solid ebony versions are a 'must have' for all SL-1200/1210 aficionados, keen to release the full potential of their T/Ts.

Unquestionably, they offer a fundamental upgrade over the more commonly used aluminium ones, which can impart a somewhat clinical, 'a-musical' sound, accentuated already by the stock platter, mat and feet - all of which when suitably upgraded, for some of the now well-established aftermarket options, transform the Technics into a much more musically adroit beast, and provide a solid platform from which to apply the more sonically profound improvements offered by upgrading the bearing and PSU, thus taking the Technics truly into the high-end league.

Therefore, I would advise any potential buyers not to view these armboards as a mere 'accessory', but something much more fundamentally effective than that.

Marco.