Technics SL 1210GR2 Turntable

[GeorgeWalk]

I'll stick with my SL-1500 MK2 from the 70s.

 

[Aero]

eccentric platter!

1200GR2.
Simply put, in this budget, Technics is unable to produce a turntable in which the platter will rotate evenly.

 

[Mikig]

1200GR2.
Simply put, in this budget, Technics is unable to produce a turntable in which the platter will rotate evenly.

it seems strange. My 1210 that has many springs on its shoulders is perfect….it gives me the idea that, either that unit was “born crooked” or that someone did unconventional operations….

 

[mike70]

1200GR2.
Simply put, in this budget, Technics is unable to produce a turntable in which the platter will rotate evenly.

It's not the platter, the dots printed in the platter have a minimal irregularity. That happened also with the 80s MK2 ... lesser reported cases than the new ones, yes, but there's nothing wrong with the platter itself.

Enjoy your Technics, the best turntable in their price range

 

[Aero]

it seems strange. My 1210 that has many springs on its shoulders is perfect….it gives me the idea that, either that unit was “born crooked” or that someone did unconventional operations….

The entire platter is crooked, not just the dots, I once measured the top surface with a dial gauge.
The problem is that, first, the platter is not precisely made, second, I have an old-style solution for attaching the platter to the motor shaft, third, in this model the platter is not individually fitted to the motor shaft, there is no platter balancing procedure.
Only the 1200G model is subjected to such procedures, which additionally has a completely different attachment of the motor bearing to the platter.
This copy is not the worst, in other copies it can be much worse. It all depends on which copy you get
Below is the same copy with a platter that spins at 78 rpm.

 

[Aero]

The platter in the turntable, however, can spin much better

 

[Mikig]

The entire platter is crooked, not just the dots, I once measured the top surface with a dial gauge.
The problem is that, first, the platter is not precisely made, second, I have an old-style solution for attaching the platter to the motor shaft, third, in this model the platter is not individually fitted to the motor shaft, there is no platter balancing procedure.
Only the 1200G model is subjected to such procedures, which additionally has a completely different attachment of the motor bearing to the platter.
This copy is not the worst, in other copies it can be much worse. It all depends on which copy you get
Below is the same copy with a platter that spins at 78 rpm.

I have seen much cheaper turntables changed for that defect by the distributor. I remember the case, I read on a hi-fi site, where the customer had obtained a new turntable precisely because the platter was crooked.
I would ask, if it arrived like that it is clearly a component not up to the performance.
If I think about mine, which is over 20 years old and is perfect…

 

[Aero]

I have seen much cheaper turntables changed for that defect by the distributor. I remember the case, I read on a hi-fi site, where the customer had obtained a new turntable precisely because the platter was crooked.
I would ask, if it arrived like that it is clearly a component not up to the performance.
If I think about mine, which is over 20 years old and is perfect…

Technics believes that a platter spinning like this is in line with factory standards.
I asked an authorized Technics service in my country whether if I buy a new platter with a new motor, I will receive a guarantee that the platter will spin perfectly evenly. The authorized service's answer was that Technics does not guarantee that a purchased new platter with a new motor will spin perfectly evenly.

I would like to see a 1200 series turntable, newer or older model, in which the platter spins perfectly evenly. I believe that there is no such model

 

[Mikig]

Technics believes that a platter spinning like this is in line with factory standards.
I asked an authorized Technics service in my country whether if I buy a new platter with a new motor, I will receive a guarantee that the platter will spin perfectly evenly. The authorized service's answer was that Technics does not guarantee that a purchased new platter with a new motor will spin perfectly evenly.

I would like to see a 1200 series turntable, newer or older model, in which the platter spins perfectly evenly. I believe that there is no such model

It's amazing how manufacturers can sometimes get lost in a glass of water, and even more amazing in this case, given that the 1200 is a sort of icon and I think that for Technics it is a particularly important product...

 

[Aero]

It's amazing how manufacturers can sometimes get lost in a glass of water, and even more amazing in this case, given that the 1200 is a sort of icon and I think that for Technics it is a particularly important product...

Yes, the Techncis model is a legend, a living legend.
No matter what we write here, it will still sell.
It's like McDonald's hamburgers, it's not a good product, but people still want to buy it.