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Found Great Seller - Plinth for Technics 1200 GAE

In 2016, when I ran across a NOS Technics 1200 GAE (the anniversary edition) I had to buy it.

Aesthetics matter to me. While the original SL 1200 design was pretty amazing, I thought it had grown a bit tired by the 2010s/2020--especially for a $5k deck.

Getting a wood plinth for the G series seemed a little tricky as some of the tolerances, down the millimeter, did not match up.

I found a guy on Etsy who took the precise measures of the GAE and made me a beautiful wood plinth. You can see his listing/shop here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1145878005/last-units-av-zocalo-de-madera-mongoy?ref=yr_purchases

Surprisingly fast turnaround and shipping (got the plinth in 2 weeks from order, shipped from Madrid). Price was reasonable.

Highly recommended. Now, my table is more pleasing to my subjective eye and it’s easier to clean around since the plinth keeps dust out from the feet and undercarriage.

I have no affiliation with the seller/craftsman. Just a nice experience and I’m pleased.

File this under positive post, happy audiophile customer.

PS Little tweaks like this saved me from doing something silly like selling the GAE.

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A Part that serves as an anchor point for both Platter Bearing Housing and Tonearm, as well as having the TT's controls mounted on it, is OK to be referred to as a Chassis.

A Chassis can be found to be mounted on a Exotic Design as a Plinth, a Basic Design as a Plinth and on some alternate designs no Plinth is used, Tinned Vegetables have been used as the Supporting Mount.

A Plate in the form of Metal, Wood or Plastics solely used to support the Platter Spindle Housing, Motor and Tonearm is OK to be referred to as a Chassis or Plinth.

Some Designs come with a dedicated Sub-Plate produced from similar or identical material to the Chassis or Plinth. The additional Sub-Plate is OK to be referred to as a Sub-Plinth or even a Sub Sub-Plinth depending on the tiers in place for the assembly. 

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