How can technics justify $4000 for a new SL-1200 turntable?

Fellow Audiophiles:

If you can afford it and like the sound then pay for it. If you don't have the money or cannot spend such then don’t! But PLEASE stop downplaying or criticizing everything that costs more then YOU think it should! 
It’s not always about marketing. I’ve been an audiophile for 20 years and I can say one thing. I listen, I like, I buy. If I cannot afford it to begin with I don’t listen. However, I don’t criticize the equipment or others that can afford it. 
And lastly this not about billionaires, liberal or conservatives. It’s about music!

Enjoy!

What is the propose of having a pitch control on a Audiophile turntable ? Please someone explain .

What is the propose of having a pitch control on a Audiophile turntable ? Please someone explain .

If you’re not a musician you may not understand and not even detect it, JVC / Victor engineers explained very well why there is 1Hz pitch control on Victor TT-101 (It was the best turntable from Victor and probably still one of the best direct drives even made):

“The pitch, ‘A’ is standardized at 440Hz according to international standards, and is the standard for all western musical instruments. In other words, the tuning of all instruments of the orchestra is based on this pitch. But in reality, the basic tuning pitch of each orchestra differs due to the instrumentation and individual characteristics of each orchestra, as well as the personality of the conductor. The diagram shows such differences by orchestra. Most of the pitches range within +/- 6Hz of 400Hz. To reproduce these subtly different pitches, a quality turntable with highly accurate rotation is required. Another important requirement is the possibility of minute speed adjustment. If the speed of a turntable could be adjusted to the individual pitch used by an orchestra while at the same time remaining controlled by a quartz-locked servo system, the benefits of flexibility and precision would be significant from a musicological viewpoint. For this reason the TT-101 is equipped with built-in speed-control facilities which can adjust the pitch in 1Hz steps within a range of +/- 6Hz or 440Hz. The difference of pitches between master tape recorders and disc record cutting machines has been intentionally ignored before but now the speed of a record can be adjusted to match the original pitch of the orchestra, even if the master was recorded differently from the original performance. For example, a performance of the NHK Symphony Orchestra on the record can be adjusted to match the pitch of the same performance on a record by the London Symphony Orchestra, for the enjoyment of critical comparison. The "A" key of a piano in your home is usually tuned to 440Hz. When you practice the piano while playing back a record, you can adjust the pitch of the record, to be in perfect tune with your piano.”