The argument about rap “djs” needing a quality turntable is amusing and laughable at best. Most of these clowns are either using vinyl based time code to play out digital tracks, or destroying records by scratching. Sound quality is only important where legitimate deejays are concerned, or in audiophile applications. But really, let’s face the facts about the SL-1200mk2 and higher architecture. It’s got no spring suspension, only a big rubber base sitting on rubber feet, therefore it’s got inferior isolation compared to audiophile turntables with spring suspension _and_ rubber feet. Thus it is clear that Panasonic re-entered the market with the SL-1200 line to do only one thing: sell a ton of turntables with archaic chassis architecture to rap “djs” who are dumb enough to pay for something that costs 10 times what they really need. If Panasonic was serious about the audiophile market, they’d have brought out a completely new design that also improved upon ergonomics and give customers a choice of manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic operation, just as in ‘78/‘79 when the SL-1600mk2 / SL-1700mk2 / SL-1800mk2 were on the market.
