I have a Technics SL1200 MK2 that came with the KAB RCA mod. Not having heard it before the mod, I can't say it's better or worse, but it does provide the flexibility of using better interconnects.
The most impactful and relatively affordable (at the time, they've since increased in price) upgrade was replacing the old worn out feet with some from MNPCTECH. There are others available.
I have also added the KAB fluid damper and put some fo.Q tape on the tonearm. Neither had much effect to my ears, but it tracks well, has good bass, and doesn't "ring". I use very little fluid in the damper, just enough to get the bottom of the paddle in it.
There are a lot of other little tweaks you can do, external power supplies, disabling the strobe light, tonearm re-wires, and more.
People mistakenly write them off as "DJ turntables". They are very solid and tend not to have issues with woofer pumping from vibrations when played very loud, which is one of the reasons many DJs adopted them, along with their steady speed and pitch control, and being built like tanks.
The KAB website is a good resource and there's a lot of good information on Vinyl Engine.
The most impactful and relatively affordable (at the time, they've since increased in price) upgrade was replacing the old worn out feet with some from MNPCTECH. There are others available.
I have also added the KAB fluid damper and put some fo.Q tape on the tonearm. Neither had much effect to my ears, but it tracks well, has good bass, and doesn't "ring". I use very little fluid in the damper, just enough to get the bottom of the paddle in it.
There are a lot of other little tweaks you can do, external power supplies, disabling the strobe light, tonearm re-wires, and more.
People mistakenly write them off as "DJ turntables". They are very solid and tend not to have issues with woofer pumping from vibrations when played very loud, which is one of the reasons many DJs adopted them, along with their steady speed and pitch control, and being built like tanks.
The KAB website is a good resource and there's a lot of good information on Vinyl Engine.