I dunno about that Todd. I've read a few reviews of the SL-1200 MKII (written by audiophiles) which say that it meets or beats new belt-drive audiophile TTs in its pricerange (one on Audiogon reccomended it over the Rega P2). What DD turntables have you owned in the past and what model was that Technics? Tthe SL-1200 MKII was designed as a home-use table before it became popular with DJ's in the early-mid 80's. I plan on attending the 2006 TTVJ Audio Show so I'll bring an SL-1200 MKII with me (if you don't mind me bringing it) and we could compare it to the GR-1, MMF-5, Pro-Ject Xpression, etc. then. You are the vinyl junkie though and I am only a lowly vinyl wanna-be so you might be right.
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