Quote Originally Posted by Haselsh1 View Post
Since 1977 I have owned many different types of turntable all of which have been of the orangebox type of construction. Last year I bought a Technics SL1210 MkII and I'm using it as a standard unit. The first thing that struck me about this turntable was the astonishing amount of subtle detail noticeable. I am using an Ortofon OM30 Super moving magnet into a suitable valve phono stage and the level of detail is truly amazing. On this basis alone, that's 'Why Technics'
I have to balance what I said with the fact that if I had 3k lying around I would very definitely buy a VPI Scoutmaster II and an Ortofon Rohmann cartridge. I don't have 3k and probably will never have 3k so for me, it's an SL1210 MkII.