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It's funny that they've gone up in price so much, it was only a few years ago you could pick up an SL1210 for £150... I could never sell mine, thought about it once or twice but just can't do it...
I sometimes think about picking up an old Garrard and a nice old amp and speakers but my rig sounds great for what I need...
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Was gutted to get rid of mine mangaed to grab one 1210 2 years ago to replace but cant belive how much they have gone up in price, been looking here in HK for a second hand one.
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Yeah, 10/12yrs ago you could buy a pair of 1200s/1210s(often with a standard 2 channel mixer) on eBay for about £300/350.
Now because of all these trendy little 20yr cunts 'discovering' vinyl a pair of decks on there own will set you back about £800+
Oh how I laughed when the 19yo Vetement, A Cold Wall wearing hipster bellend in our office told me he bought a pair the other week for £900!
Now he's trying to tell me about vinyl....
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Rich_G
Pistanator
I've finally taken the plunge and decided to replace my trusted old Gemini Pt2000 turntables and Gemini PS626 mixer.
Trawling e-bay & Gumtree for Technics has proven to be a massive ballache and a complete minefield. Any that I've asked questions about, I've found a lot of problems not mentioned in the advert and the few that I've looked at, its a similar story. They're overpriced, worn out, no lids, faulty or damaged etc.
I'm sure there's still good ones out there, they are built to last but I've given up trying to find them!
This mans that I now have a pair of Audio-Technica LP1240s on the way and, as it was a similar story to the Technics with Pioneer Mixers, an Allen & Heath 23c. They don't come with cartridges so I'm going for Shure M77G.
Apologies for the csb/bp - I'm just letting the excitement out. I can't wait to get them set up and try them out.