I have no experience of the Sony and EMT you mention, however imho the current 1200G is a very different beast to it’s predecessors.
A few years ago Fremer posted recordings of his then TT of choice (Continuum Audio Labs) compared to the SL1200G, the difference was marginal.
Prior to my 1200 I...
Very interesting bit of audio history there. Sad to hear of Howard's passing I bought some Isobariks from him and talked to him about further developing a tone arm I had built back in the 1980s.
I bought the SL1200G a couple years ago. I chatted to Arthur at the Bristol show last year and a couple of people who have used his mods.
I ended up getting an achromat and houdini, they both helped to make an improvement.
I had a Kuzma XL/dc 4pt for many years - I dont miss it at all, the...
I heard a 1210 with the supertrac and it sounded very good. I have a SL1200G and thought about fitting the Blackbird - does look like a bit of a mission to do on a 1200G though.
Very interesting and also reassuring to see confirmation of my own findings. I downsized a few years ago due to a house move and settled on the Mola Makua pre with the built in Dac (Tambaqui) and phono (Lupe) as a compact alternative to my Ypsilon VPS100 phono and Ypsilon PTS pre amp and...
The Technics is improved with a Funk Firm Achromat and better headshell. Also the Funk houdini with the right cartridge can be very helpful and can take the arm out of the equation to some extent. Also I do like the accuracy of tone you get with the direct drive it is amazing for the price. But...
The 4pt was the original one 11 inch I think so slightly shorter than ref313. From memory I feel the 313 was a bit more relaxed. It tracked very well and produced a more engaging sound than the SME 20/20, I had previosly , when I first explored purchasing the XL. This was in a side by side...
I had a Kuzma XL later upped to XL DC for many years with 2 arms, 4pt and ref 313, Lyra Atlas - great sounding TT .
I had to downsize the system a couple of years ago for a house move. I was thinking of ditching vinyl but I still had a couple of thousand LPs so I purchased a Technics SL1200G...
I used the 4pt with my Kuzma XL x 4 , latterly the DC version, since 2010 and enjoyed them immensely. A couple of years ago I had to relocate and consequently needed to downsize my system. I now run a Technics SL1200GR with some modifications and am staggered to realise it outperforms my...
Hi, am thinking of getting a pair of Martin Logan 11a speakers, I am moving and need to downsize. I would need a suitable power amp, not sure if valve or solid state works best with them, also something sensibly priced in the UK, ie; 4-6k gbp.
Would be grateful for any experience members have...
Can only concur with nenon's comments here. Having spent a considerable amount of time on audiophile style during the last year eventually constructing a server that out performs the commercial servers I have tried (not SGM :D), playing files locally from NVMe storage is the way to go. I guess...