Well Tempered Classic or Technics SP10Mk2

The factory-supplied electrolytic caps in an SP10 are now upwards of 30 years old. The lifespan of an electrolytic cap is less than 30 years. After 10-20 years, they start to leak DC and can even leak electrolyte onto other circuit elements. It is quite normal to replace an electrolytic of this age, empirically. Other than that the SP10 is pretty darn bullet-proof. Modern electrolytics are superior in performance and longevity to any that were available back in the day of the SP10, so your new caps will last even longer now than originally, until the next such service becomes necessary.

Macrojack alluded to it. And IMO, the weak point of the WT is the tonearm, as he inferred. The table itself is a very clever design. I have much (frustrating) experience fiddling with the WT Reference tonearm on the WTR that belongs to a close friend.

Macrojack,
What is R&R? Bob

I think it means rest and relaxation literally. My use just means rehab or repair or refurb or renew or restore or ........?

Bob, looks like you have sufficient response to make your decision. But I'll add a little reinforcement.

Years ago I owned an original (square motor) WTTT and arm. It played music but was responsive to improvements such as the new black platter, a clamp on the fluid cup, and damping on the arm tower. Still, as Lew suggests, the WT arm was always in question. For one example I could never get the same tracking force measurement two attempts in a row. What kind of precision does that suggest?

I replaced mine with a Kuzma Stabi/Stogi Reference table and arm. This was a significant upgrade offering extended bass, increased overall dynamics, and much better decay, most noticeable on piano. More recently I've listened to an SP-10 Mk2 and even with a (temporary) compromised plinth, it shows potential for bettering the Kuzma.

The step from a WTTT to a Technics should be a no-brainer.

OK, I have heard the SP10 II with the EPA-100 arm and it was a nice "vintage" turntable, but when I heard it with the Triplanar (can't remember the model) it was a reference playback system.

I know someone with the SP 10 and EPA arm, so I am going to go give it a listen again since so many of you find it to be so good. Maybe I was missing something.

I have been thinking about an SP10 but with a modern arm, but maybe I should just use the EPA-100 if it's that good. Does it need to be re-wired?

Ahh, I should just ask Albert Porter, he knows everything about these tables.