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Re: Technics SL 1200 Gold Edition: Excellent Overall

John,

The KAB dampener is a trough that mounts to the tonearm pivot base with a paddle that mounts on the tonearm very much like an SME accessory dampener for their arms. The trough is filled with a silicone fluid. The SL1200 arm has very low bearing friction and the KAB dampener settles the arm down nicely. I bought a used SL1200 for cheap with a damaged arm. A new SL1200 arm cost about $70.00 and the dampener from KAB is $150. I use a V15MxR Shure on it and the table sounds very good, close to my high end tables with SME arms.
With great speed stability, logical controls, adjustable tone arm height on the fly, and a compact size the SL1200 is a great value and rewarding way to play vinyl. I guess the last 3,000,000 people who bought one of the 'wheels of steel' knew what they were buying.
Ron-C


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