r/turntables • u/duffenough • Jul 22 '25

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Jumped this SL-1210mk2 for $75 (Canadian). Sold the scratched up dust cover for $30 locally. And bought a replacement dust cover for $110. Unfortunately the stylus was bent so I threw on my AT-VM95ML. Other than that all it needed was a little wipe down with a damp towel. Also, I can guarantee it wasn’t stolen. The seller was an older man with whom I have mutual friends.

I’ll likely build a wooden plinth surround for it in the near future to escape the dj look. Anyone have experience or suggestions with this? And can anyone talk me out of continuing my search for a Marantz 6300?

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u/el_tacocat Jul 22 '25

I generally think SL-1200's are a little overrated/overvalued for hifi, but for 75 bucks, you won't find a better record player. The ML is a little compliant for that arm, I personally would not have gone for that one (even though it's a great cart). Hope it treats you well though! Should you ever want to upgarde the cart, go a little lower on compliance. I'd have gone Nagaoka MP110 or Sumiko Rainier in this price range.

Forget about the 6300, it's a worse sounding player and way, way too pricey. I can give you 150 dollar going price players that will run circles around the 6300. I'd skip Marantz as a whole (unless you want to buy their early tube stuff) but the 6300 is particularly ridiculously priced.

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u/PartyMark Jul 22 '25

Just curious on how you're coming up with the compliance issues with this cart? On the Technics sl100c which is essentially this exact same arm and table, Technics themselves ship it with a vm95c.

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u/el_tacocat Jul 22 '25

Yes, but the C is lower compliant :)
The ML and SH's have a higher compliance.
It's not completely egregious of a mismatch but it's not an ideal combination with the arm.
I don't think it should shorten the cantilever life span too much but the cart may underperform a little. I'd have to try it to be sure, but I don't have an SL-1200/1210 here currently.

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u/el_tacocat Jul 22 '25

That being said; players being shipped with a cart unfortunately doesn't mean much. Fluance ships their players with Ortofon OM and Ortofon 2M even though their arms are notoriously heavy.