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I bought a Technics 1200G this year after reading favourable reviews. Now that was a mistake! I put a triplanar arm and Benz LP cartridge on it for good measure. I also have an LP12 with Audio Origami arm and Benz Lp cartridge, and cannot believe I lost all the musicality and "feel" that the LP12 brings to the table. Selling the Technics now, someone will be happy no doubt. I want to hear music, not just sound.

I have a Goldring Lenco 99 carefully set up with VERY modest components that sounds VERY acceptable and much better to listen to than a multi thousand £ Clearaudio deck that I screamed at myself for being so stupid to buy before hearing, and made as quick a loss on it as I could. Unfortunately, as in another thread, buying turntables is a game that has to take place in your own system and with your own listening preferences, as loan turntables are not really possible. It is not really much fun either in the wasted time and money. Having said that I am taking a further blind risk in January by buying off my friendly dealer the new £10k Avid deck! But I do trust him greatly as he is well familiar with my ears, preferences and system and is strangely invariably of the same opinions as me over the years, and many expensive purchases. He has not failed me yet - I suppose there  may be a first time!

The limited edition just out now - only 100 being made or something like that. Thought I'd jump at it purely on dealer advice and favourable comments from other people that I consider to be believable consistently.

Coming back into this thread, I am horrified to read that people can promote an argument that the Linn is defective because you can upgrade it over many years. Surely a hi fi item that allows itself to be upgraded as time passes by, is quite an exceptional plus, and very rare indeed. Not sure how you upgrade a Technics 1200G.
Ah yes, I do know ... sell it and go back to your Linn!