Fellow 1300G owner here and I have the same complaint. It’s actually my only complaint. @dmorse6736 I understand what you are referring to regarding the bands, I don’t seem to have that issue. As an illustration if i were to have the platter rotating and have no other indicator it is turning, I cannot tell from my seated position. Agree it must me a quality control issue at the factory.
Aside from the fiddley q-arm, I am over the moon with this TT. It’s built like a tank, sounds amazing, has a super powerful yet dead quiet motor, seems to be a great match with my Hana ML cart, and I think its pretty handsome, (sans some of the other buttons, slide etc on the other Technics tables, which are just fine IMO, this look just speaks to me).
This TT is going to out last me. I love the damn thing.
I was playing hooky from work yesterday, had the house to myself, and played music from 8:00am to around 5:00. I live for days like that.