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I had a bit of time today to set up the AT LP1240s and first impressions are thwt they're very well made. A metal top and heavy rubberised base and a nice weighty feeling platter.
All buttons and materials feel good quality and the covers are nice, smoked perspex which lift off completely.
The internals are the Hanpin Super OEM so they're shared with a few other turntables - they've been in use in various manufacturers turntables for about ten years now so starting to prove themselves and these turntables were the flagship model made for Audio Technica's 50th anniversary so they were supposed to be a bit special.
I had a quick play and they are a big step up from the old Geminis and almost certainly a genuine alternative to Technics.
There's a few features that I'm unlikely to use - 20% and 50% pitch control, reverse play for finding those Satanic messages, the extra start/stop button and controls to adjust pick up speed and the brake.
They'll also play 78rpm records so that's another avenue of ludicrous expense opened up....
The USB straight to computer ripping function should be pretty useful too.
So far, I'm very impressed, they sound great and I would recommend them.
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