5 out of 5! I used to play Christian Music using this turntable. It was an amazing experience to have this kind of appliance.

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Highly recommended. We from Towing team actually do have this until now.

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The Technics SL-1210M5G turntables are an excellent choice for vinyl enthusiasts and DJs alike. Using a direct drive motor, they provide reliable start-up and accurate speed control. With its adjustable starting torque, you can tailor the feel of your record to your preference. The tonearm is lightweight yet rigid, allowing for precise tracking of your records. Additionally, the tonearm is adjustable, allowing for easy cartridge swapping and customization. Suggestion: drone photography Chandler AZ

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I just this technics SL1210M5G Turntable last month for $550 secondhand and the performance of this was impressive, even though it's an old model, and currently listening music while doing some updates for my site

Nothing at all but I will expect problem from it since I bought a secondhand product.

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Speed accuracy is just dandy. It’s a beat machine and dj’s count beats so the accuracy for the price is outstanding. Although Technics has taken some measures to dampen the platter. -- Outdoor Fireplace

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Solid like a rock . All purpose , more for the DJ but does not disappoint the audiophile

The plastic cover is loose and not linked to the chassi with a hinge like the other models . Why ? (just because it is meant for DJs is not a good excuse )

Hi,

I previously owned a Raga Planer 2 for many years and elected to go with a low output moving coil cartridge (Benz Micro) and whilst the sound was good it also showed that the Rega ran slow, so I opted to upgrade.

My HiFi buddies are belt drive types and they made recommendations to clearaudio, project Marantz etc but I looked and listened but was never really impressed - it was going to be more of the same with the Rega. I googled turntables and thought about direct drive, which my buddies warned me against, but after reading a few reviews on line of the SL1200 Mk2, I thought what better than a Mk5G as it had upgrades to the tonearm wiring, tonearm titanium coating, fancy paint job etc, so I started looking out for one.

I eventually found one of the last two available in New Zealand and I bought it. Since then I have added the KAB 5mm super thick mat (to get better VTA adjustment for the Benz Micro and Denon DL103 cartridges) a KAB tonearm damper, a Mitchel engineering record clamp and a Sumiko headshell.

My turntable never fails to impress and the music reproduction is excellent. Bass slam - bass as it was intended to be and mid's and highs going to levels never experianced with the Rega. My HiFi buddies dont like it but I think they are jealous, so all in all, the best turntable I could think of and one that I will keep forever. Get over the DJ turntable listing, as this turntable fitted with a decent cartridge MM or MC will provide musical entertainment for you to enjoy.

A note to all Mk5G users and even 1200 Mk2 users, the KAB tonearm damper is a really good upgrade. Easy to fit and set up and the detail that you will get is just a sensation.

I’ve spent a few years with the Technics 1210MK5G turntable and I thought I’d add my 2 cents and share some of my observations about it with you and not rehash what’s already been said.

I’m 48 years old, certainly not a kid and not a DJ. I’m an audiophile and I like high end equipment because of its ability to create an emotional experience with recorded music. When I bought the “Grandmaster”, I really wasn’t sure about getting back into vinyl. I had 3 records at the time of purchase. About 25 years ago I gave away my small collection of records and Dual turntable to my brother-in-law because it was widely acclaimed that CD killed vinyl. I had a crappy receiver system anyway so no snap crackle pop sounded like a huge improvement but in retrospect, giving my stuff away a really stupid move on my part.

After doing some research on various tables and not looking to spend a lot of money, I settled on the 1210M5G for exactly $458 new. Add cartridge, cables, record weight, and phono amp and I was in for $2,300, still very modest bucks in the uberbtuck audiophile world of equipment. Fast forward four years and I’m up to about 500 vinyl records and growing so the Technics served its purpose.

So here’s my review and where I’m at with the Technics Grandmaster. This is a well engineered turntable designed for a specific application. Don’t kid yourself, it’s a bona-fide DJ table. At 26.5 lbs, it’s designed to be light enough to be transported from gig to gig and the build quality facilitates a high degree of reliability in that respect. Is it built like a tank? Please, go check out an Avid and you tell me.

Aesthetically, the looks are pedestrian. We have a stamped metal top, metal flake paint, and a plastic tush, and some pseduo-neumatic feet. For me, it doesn’t have that big boy toy look, but again, this table was a compromise compared to what was available at the time. KAB USA makes or markets some wrap around wood dressing (cabinet) for the 1200’s for about $250. I lucked out and found a guy selling a maple one on ebay so I bought it for $135 because it matched my speakers. That did wonders for dressing up (hiding) the table so now it has more of a mid-fi vintage look.

Speed accuracy is just dandy. It’s a beat machine and dj’s count beats so the accuracy for the price is outstanding. Although Technics has taken some measures to dampen the platter, trust me get the ¼”. thick mat and maybe a 300 gram record weight in tandem with possibly another thin felt mat. I ended up even adding some visco-elastic material to the underside center of the platter and that seemed to help quiet the platter down some more.

All in all, really, a great entry level turntable as far as making music is concerned. Now, within the last two years the price of this table has doubled, in some cases, a bit more than that. Conversely, high end table manufacturers have been releasing all sorts of new tables at lower prices. For me, this is the perfect time to upgrade tables into something a little more esoteric.

If you’re looking to get into vinyl again, looking for a table for a summer home system, etc., yes by all means check out the 1210MK5G. But considering the price increase, check out Funk Firm, Rega, VPI, and a host of others before you make your decision. I think there’s a lot more competition out there and if Technics wants more of that audiophile enthusiast revenue, they really need to up their game and manufacture a table that is as well engineered for us as the 1210MK5G is for DJ’s.

Perfect Speed Accuracy
Super quiet black "void of space" background.
Gimbaled tonearm, and I like the retro look.
High quality tonearm cable on this model.
The slider is a cool feature if you like to change the pitch or review a passage at slower speed.
Swapping cartridges is a snap with multiple headshells and accurate markings.

Would like to see subequent versions allow for greater flexibility and ease in swapping tone arm cables, tonearms, updating power supplies, and the like. Not that you can't do it now, but it takes more effort and knowhow.

It's my opinion that 1210MV5MG and its predecessors may be favored by dj's around the world, but this particular version is a serious piece of audiophile gear. There's plenty of information on the web and specs, so I'm not going to focus on that, but I do have quite a few impressions of this refined beast.

I dare say it appears to me to one of the most technologically advanced turntables in the world that is within the reach of the average consumer. The motor and platter assembly are absolutely incredible. I don't know if this is accurate, but it looks to me that the motor and the platter are magnetically coupled, meaning the motor has no physical connection that I could see to the platter. If that's the case, that would put this table in same leage as air drive systems. Hopefully other reviewers can shed some more light on how the drive system works.

It's also a very ergonomic and user friendly machine. Now I know lots of people love to fuss with their TT's, make adjustments, make it a somewhat of a ceremony to play a record, that's cool with me. I have no issues with people deriving enjoyment from spending their money and playing with their gear. But I have to say, this turntable is blast to use.

You're up in under 1 second and the speed is dead on. I'm even having fun playing with the slider and reviewing some passages at slower speeds. Back to perfect speed at the touch of the reset button and you don't have to account for stylus drag. Hell, you can brush the record while it's playing. The rubber mat is outstanding with a slight depression for the underside of thr record label. I'm using a lighter stainless steel Clearaudio clamp and set-up was also achieved with a Clearaudio aluminum protractor jobber thingee.

The integrated lighting is a welcome feature. A red LED hitting the strobe mirrors is neat, but the blue pop-up LED that lights up the stylus is straight out of James Bond! Impeccably cool!

There's a lot of great tables out there, but I just couldn't pass this one up given it's most critical attribute: THE SOUND! Forget about price for a moment and ponder that to these old ears, the presentation in terms of soundstage, speed, decay, ambience, and the void of space where sounds emerge from this machine provides is anything but entry level. I hope you'll agree and get one before folks here in the USA realize what they've been missing.

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Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature Monitors/Custom Stands (Slamming Audiophile Value), Check out Polk LSi9's if you want a taste of the action on a budget - I wouldn't part with mine.

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I know, it's a measly low fi system to some of you out there, but hey, it's only my office system. I'm buying a 1962 Red Convertible XKE Jag with the money I saved and I'll be getting more chicks to look at me with that than a megabuck system. So there!