I bought a 1210M5G a couple years ago in order to play my vintage moving magnet cartridges. The interchangeable headshell feature is terrific; it allows quick cartridge changes which is super for comparisons.
However, the stock tonearm is the major drawback of this table. You can change the bearing, isolate the table with fancy devices, re-wire the arm but a lipsticked pig is still a pig.
If you fancy using this arm with any serious cartridge, you're already bottlenecked by the arm.
At the end of the day, the 1200 series is legendary and one of the best bargains ever but let's not get carried away.
IMO
However, the stock tonearm is the major drawback of this table. You can change the bearing, isolate the table with fancy devices, re-wire the arm but a lipsticked pig is still a pig.
If you fancy using this arm with any serious cartridge, you're already bottlenecked by the arm.
At the end of the day, the 1200 series is legendary and one of the best bargains ever but let's not get carried away.
IMO