New Technics SL 1200 GAE

Atmasphere,

I appreciate your input on all subjects on this forum as do many others. Always Sound and sensible advice.

Recovering from back surgery and finally was able to sit in the "Sweet Spot" for the first time since Sept/Oct 2016; just this 4th of July weekend.

Want to finish my room acoustics 1st. Still cannot be steady on a ladder to do the ceiling treatments yet.

 I agree with your thoughts on the Technics and Triplanar arm.

Thank You and Best to You 
Norb

@nkonor I hope you are feeling better! 

Norbert,
That's quite a leap going from the standard spec 1200gae to TW Black Night or the AF3 with Phantom. If your search radius has expanded to that extent I can guarantee the 1200 in basic form will not satisfy you. (Although I admit I've not heard one with a triplanar so that could be something of a game changer ;)

Your most recent alternatives are sound choices short of going for a 6 figure table. ;)
 Suggest the inclusion of the Avid Acutus which is also superb. I don't own one BTW but would like one for Christmas if anybody's listening. :D

All the best for the future.

moonglum,

Yes, my mind is in a tizzy about choosing my last retirement TT. So hard to get auditions nowadays. An in home audition; Good luck with that.
 I have plenty of AMEX pts. Should get me air tickets, rental car and hotel for my 1st RMAF in Oct and I live in Chicago; so Axpona is a slam dunk. I have heard an Avid at Music Direct many times when I lived just 10min away.Although they did not have a real room.
Agree that could be a possibility that would add to my already confused process.

Although I have not PM 'd Ralph yet about modding a 1200GAE to take the 12" Triplanar; I lean strongly to this option ; I too think that this option would be a game changer. It's why I started this thread.

 I am open to thoughts about all this and happy that you chimed in.

Thanks
Norb

Hi Norb.
There are a few Black Night users on the forum who will be able to describe the intricacies of that table in detail.
 Earlier in the thread there was a lot of comment regarding MF's Continuum comparison and being honest some were getting slightly carried away with the potential of the 1200. Once Mikey had stopped fooling around with the troublesome warped disc and did a simple vocal comparison the superiority of the Caliburn was clear to hear. IMO it was an easy kill despite my desire to cheer on the underdog. It does make me wonder how the 1200g twin rotor platform could be elevated to anything close to that standard or if we're just "chasing shadows" by trying to do so.
At the end of the day tables such as the 1200 & the Prime are built down to a price and good though they are we have to be realistic. With the best will in the world there are better albeit more expensive tables out there. I genuinely like these 2 tables but that's just my feeling on the matter.
Best regards,