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How good is the Obsidian plinth of Technics SP10 ?
Widely-varying listening environments make for widely-varying opinions.Well put Chayro, agreed.  As do widely-varying associated equipment and personal listening preferences make for widely-different opinions.   
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1200G's aesthetics are iconic. The Volkswagen Beetle's aesthetics are also iconic.  But, it still does not make it a lust-worthy automobile enthusiasts sports car. Perhaps the internals and platter make the 1200G's playback worth the investment fo... 
How good is the Obsidian plinth of Technics SP10 ?
In my opinion, the Obsidian plinths of Technics circa 1980's were a complete sonic disaster.  Anemic, flat and homogenized sounding.  My first Technics Sp10Mk3 had one, it was abhorrent and I thought at first it was just the turntable.  After purc... 
Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning
Cleeds Absolutely agreed. Once you've cleaned an LP with an ultrasonic cleaner, you realize no other method even comes close.Could not agree more.  Klaudio record cleaning machine does the job for me.   
Looking for the best moving coil cart that is around $5K used
handymannAt $5000 used, you have many wonderful phono cartridge options.  Nothing is perfect in high end, so chose something which best suits your preferences.  Try a used stone body Koetsu for sheer tonal character or perhaps VDH Colibri African... 
Record Cleaning Machine – Recommendation Please!
rbschaumanIf you have a large LP collection, you should definitely try the Klaudio ultrasonic cleaner.  Its great, love mine and use it regularly.  Much better than my old Keith Monks cleaner.  
TT mats
"Micro Seiki CU-500 is super heavy (2.7kg) pure copper mat, very rare and very expensive (over $1200), better than SAEC SS-300, but not for every turntable. I use it on SP-10mkII and they are looks like they are made for each other. I remember... 
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The hard part to swallow about the 1200G for me is the "Guitar Musicians Store" aka DJ turntable aesthetics.  With a more polished design, they could have easily sold these to many more high end enthusiasts.  
TECHNICS 100th Anniversary 2018 Premium Turntables. Their best ever.
I doubt you guys are going to reach a consensus but my own opinion is this: to reach the level of performance afforded by the best vintage DD turntables after restoration, possible re-plinthing, and calibration of the drive system, you have to ...