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==Technics==
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==Technics SL-1200==
  
 
The obvious choice. Breakfast of champions.
 
The obvious choice. Breakfast of champions.
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*'''Turntable Availability : '''Used only
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*'''Part Availability : '''Very good - Panasonic either still make parts or have a huge stockpile of them somewhere. Some variant-specific parts aren't available - but they can usually be substituted with equivalent parts from the SL-1200MK2, if you can live with (for example) your tonearm paint being the wrong colour.
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*'''Typical used price : ''' £250-£400 for a MK2, £300-£450 for a M3D/MK5, £450+ for the MK5G, silly money for the rare ones (MK4, LTD, etc etc).
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==Vestax PDX range==
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Cheeky upstart.
  
 
*'''Turntable Availability : '''Discontinued
 
*'''Turntable Availability : '''Discontinued
*'''Part Availability : '''Very good - Panasonic either still make parts or have a huge stockpile of them somewhere.
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*'''Part Availability : '''Poor - some places still have stocks of parts but they're dwindling fast
 
*'''Typical used price : ''' £250-£400
 
*'''Typical used price : ''' £250-£400
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==Hanpin OEMs==
 
==Hanpin OEMs==
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Like love, SuperOEMs come in all flavours.
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==Yahorng OEMs==
 
==Yahorng OEMs==
  
==Vestax==
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Yahorng are to Hanpin what Vestax was to Technics.
  
==Numark==
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==Numark TTX==
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*'''Turntable Availability : '''Discontinued
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*'''Part Availability : '''
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*'''Typical used price : ''' £250-£400

Revision as of 16:43, 2 June 2017

Technics SL-1200

The obvious choice. Breakfast of champions.

  • Turntable Availability : Used only
  • Part Availability : Very good - Panasonic either still make parts or have a huge stockpile of them somewhere. Some variant-specific parts aren't available - but they can usually be substituted with equivalent parts from the SL-1200MK2, if you can live with (for example) your tonearm paint being the wrong colour.
  • Typical used price : £250-£400 for a MK2, £300-£450 for a M3D/MK5, £450+ for the MK5G, silly money for the rare ones (MK4, LTD, etc etc).

Vestax PDX range

Cheeky upstart.

  • Turntable Availability : Discontinued
  • Part Availability : Poor - some places still have stocks of parts but they're dwindling fast
  • Typical used price : £250-£400


Hanpin OEMs

Like love, SuperOEMs come in all flavours.


Yahorng OEMs

Yahorng are to Hanpin what Vestax was to Technics.


Numark TTX

  • Turntable Availability : Discontinued
  • Part Availability :
  • Typical used price : £250-£400