Technics must have paid him a fortune. His videos, two of them no less, are the biggest Technics endorsement I have ever seen. In both videos, SL-1200G destroys a $200K+ setup. What else could Technics ever ask for?
in the first comparison on analog planet the sound and video are actually reversed. the caliburn video is playing the technics sound track and vice versa. to my ears the sound of the caliburn is much better than the technics, listen to the impact and decay of the percussion. not saying that the technics sounds poor, just that it is no match for the caliburn and fremer never states that he believes it sounds better either. there is another video between the Rega RP8 and caliburn and IMHO the RP8 comes closer than the technics G.
Dear friends: That kind of Fremer's " contest/comparison " makes not to much sense to me and almost useless:
whom of us can say which specific parameter/item characteristic is the one that makes " the difference " when the TTs were seated in different plattforms, different tonearms, different tonearm internal wiring, one tonearm with a removable headshell design that comes with separated headshell wires, maybe the IC cables from the tonearm output to the PS input were different too. Can we say that the TT it self made the differences or the internal tonearm wiring or the whole tonearm. How can we sure which the precise answer?
I know for sure that I can't do it. Any one of can says it for sure?
Raul, I agree. Fremers turntable is on a far more stable platform, the record is clamped on his, his table probably is using silver wiring in the tonearm, the headshell on the technics is plastic, he could of at least used a magnesium one as the arm is magnesium, lord know what mat he is using in the video.
@avanti1960, the video and sound are not switched in the first video. As was stated numerous times by Fremer.
You preferring the sound when Technics is playing means you prefer the sound of Technics. Fremer initially joked that the sound could be switched and then verified that it wasn't.
People prefer Technics. And that's that. Greatest endorsement by any major reviewer I have ever seen.
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