1200s or 1210s
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Depends which colour you fancy! 1200s silver, 1210s are black. Some people claim there's minor differences between the two, but if there is, you'd never notice in practice. The service manual for both turntables is identical - so this would suggest that they are exactly the same apart from the colour.
There is a MKIII version out of the 1200's now, with a little rim around the start/stop switch to stop you knocking it off by accident & a pitch reset button which lets you get around the little dead zone on the slider around 0% when the quartz lock comes in, so I suppose these would be the best.
There is a MKIII version out of the 1200's now, with a little rim around the start/stop switch to stop you knocking it off by accident & a pitch reset button which lets you get around the little dead zone on the slider around 0% when the quartz lock comes in, so I suppose these would be the best.
right i have to say my bit on this subject .. lots of peeps say there aint no difference between the 1200"s and 1210"s but as i have a pair of 1200"s myself and have for the past 3 years (oooohh my little babys!!!) and havin played out for the past 3 years on 1200"s (imo) the 1200"s are a lot or seem it heavier and sturdery and easier to play on .... dont know why this is ???? but if yr gonna buy owt m8 get ya self a pair of 1200"s cos they kick ass!! and they look loads better too!!!
i have 1210s ......but ive had 1200 pitch controls put in them....the 1200 pitch seems to have better reaction time.
but i guess if your just learning.....either 1 would be great!
but i guess if your just learning.....either 1 would be great!
Essentially the only difference between the 1210 and the 1200 is colour...
The argument about whether or not the 1200 and the 1210 are the same has been going on for years. People have said that the 1200 is a little faster starting up (0.1 seconds). Others say that the 1210 has gold plated contacts while the 1200 doesn't. Electronically they are the same and if there is any difference you won't notice it.
Quite a few people mention that the 1210 is lighter than the 1200 and therefore more prone to rumble... never wieghed them but maybe you should The service manual states them as being the same wieght tho.
The problem is that this is rumour and gossip, technic's just say they are identical !?!?!?!
If your looking to buy then get the Mk3. They have an improved motor (its been refined and re-engineered buts its essentially the same motor) and removed the click to zero problem that dogged the Mk2's when mixing close to zero pitch. The Mk3 also has a pitch reset button, extra wieghts for the needle and the improved on/off that iche_1 mentioned. They have a no-hinge lid for easier removal, I'm not the biggest fan of it but heh... the ppl seemed to want it
I have the SL-1210 Mk3d... and they own
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Fug
The argument about whether or not the 1200 and the 1210 are the same has been going on for years. People have said that the 1200 is a little faster starting up (0.1 seconds). Others say that the 1210 has gold plated contacts while the 1200 doesn't. Electronically they are the same and if there is any difference you won't notice it.
Quite a few people mention that the 1210 is lighter than the 1200 and therefore more prone to rumble... never wieghed them but maybe you should
The service manual states them as being the same wieght tho.The problem is that this is rumour and gossip, technic's just say they are identical !?!?!?!
If your looking to buy then get the Mk3. They have an improved motor (its been refined and re-engineered buts its essentially the same motor) and removed the click to zero problem that dogged the Mk2's when mixing close to zero pitch. The Mk3 also has a pitch reset button, extra wieghts for the needle and the improved on/off that iche_1 mentioned. They have a no-hinge lid for easier removal, I'm not the biggest fan of it but heh... the ppl seemed to want it
I have the SL-1210 Mk3d... and they own
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Fug
fugjostle said:Essentially the only difference between the 1210 and the 1200 is colour...
Quite a few people mention that the 1210 is lighter than the 1200 and therefore more prone to rumble... never wieghed them but maybe you should
The problem is that this is rumour and gossip, technic's just say they are identical !?!?!?!
I would agree wiv you Mr. Fug, the 1210 was released to keep up with trends!! What do i mean?!? Well, the 1200, 'the silver one', was designed to go with... 'Remember 70's, early 80's stereo's were silver, well Technics designed the 1200 to go with silver stereo's that didnt have a turntable! Then later, remember the fat black plastic looking stereo's that became trend, & every1 had a black stereo, instead of a silver one, well Technics, designed a black turntable to go wiv the new trend, the 1210!
People believe the 1210 may be that bit lighter, it may well be, I haven't myself weighed them both, but if you think about it, the 1210, was designed to go with the black plastic looking stereo, which was considerably lighter than the silver stereo, (which was steel or whatever alloy!) So, its possible that the 1210 may of been designed with this in mind!!
I dont think Mr. Technics himself, when designing the 'Deck', realised what a revolution he would cause, if thats the right word to use, with people of today who are into the whole DJ thing!
