Tml 10 guys are too smart and happy to debate this topic.
I have a SOTA with a re-wired Rega 300, RCM, outboard stage and so on but I have pros and friends do all my set-up, I just clean and play music. While I dont know or care to be graded I will say that the statement about the SL1200 guy being maybe a 9 doesnt make sense because if they had that much knowledge they would almost for certain understand a better table would be easily had......maybe the 8-9 would have one as a second or third table but thats as far as I would go.
I have a SOTA with a re-wired Rega 300, RCM, outboard stage and so on but I have pros and friends do all my set-up, I just clean and play music. While I dont know or care to be graded I will say that the statement about the SL1200 guy being maybe a 9 doesnt make sense because if they had that much knowledge they would almost for certain understand a better table would be easily had......maybe the 8-9 would have one as a second or third table but thats as far as I would go.