Quote Originally Posted by drrd View Post
I picked up a 1200G in April this year so had plenty of time to compare with my 7 years owned and modded 1210. To be honest though it was obvious from day 1 that the new deck is an all round better design. Since then I've just enjoyed it and not really given a thought to comparison with the 1210.

I have had experience with 1210s going back about 27 years so I have some appreciation of what they sound like stock and also with swapped arms, bearing, psu and mats. Havent heard a 1210 with an aftermarket platter though.

I've kept the SME V I had on my old 1210 and put it in the 1200G so I'm not against modding I just think none of the mods really addressed the issues that Technics themselves have addressed in redesigning the motor system. The 1200G sounds simply more stable and sorted. Only my opinion but I would recommend people hear one before investing heavily in a 1210 these days, especially as 1210s cost so much now.
My 1210 mk2 is modded but compared to most, it's very much low cost with perhaps a lower or more moderate objective you might say, a technics lite.
The deck with four mods, bearing, psu,platter mods and feet cost about £900 which looking back I'm glad I did it when I did because the same mods are no longer available and the alternatives available are considerably more expensive.
Add the sme 309 for £950 which has now doubled in price and I do feel a little lucky to buy these at the right time, but I agree if I was starting out now it makes absolute sense to just get the G model as a starting point because you can choose a different arm and do minor tweaks, probably all that's needed.