New Technics SL1200gr, anyone taken the leap.

Hello last lemming. I just picked mine up. Have you upgraded the tonearm cable or mat? 

@upstateaudio I have a GR. I’m about to upgrade my phono pre to the JLTi with external power from Australia, other than that, it sounds damn good! Tell me more upgrading the tonearm cable. I hadn’t considered that. I have the Saec SS-300 alloy mat with the Orsonic record clamp, both vintage. I like this combination a lot. I’ll be upgrading my audio rack to the VTI professional series soon too as I currently have an IKEA cabinet that isn’t the most stable thing in the world.

See my system here:

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7186

Knollbent. I haven’t done that yet. I am looking at the Audioquest Sydney cables, but wondering how much of difference that would make. IMHO, I would do something about your rack first.  I have a Mobile Fidelity Superheavy weight as a clamp.

Look for Signal Cable Silver Resolution handcrafted in NYC
Phono RCAs to RCAs available in various custom length.
I am using it now with LOMC cartridges.

It’s a great silver cable for reasonable price!

But i don’t use Neutrik RCAs that comes with this cable, i asked Frank to send me his cable with stripped ends to use much better RCA (The Xhadow).

http://www.soniccraft.com/product_info.php/xhadow-precision-standard-rca-p-1497

excellent @chakster  hoping you'd chime in. I'm going to look into that cable. Copy that @upstateaudio  regarding the stand.