R.I.P. Technics 1210 ??

roland · Post by **roland** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:47 pm

patrick bateman wrote:
roland wrote:
iainkerr7 wrote:Posted this up a few days ago, it's a shame.
Don't think I can afford new ones though.
yeah me neither... right now i have a pair of used ones which i bought 2 years ago.. i paid 500€ for the whole pair.. they work very well but they are around 8 years old.. i'd love to have a new ones but the cheapest offer i could find is 1000€ for both turntables which feels expensive to me cause i actually have a perfectly working pair...
sell the pair you have now for 5-600 euro, then buy the new pair for 1000

you're a genious, i'm adding my pair on ebay right now

it`s a little bit risky tho, what if it takes a week to sell them on ebay and next week the new ones become even more expensive..

actually i'm gonna buy the new pair now and sell the old pair in the meanwhile..

it's 100% sure that i'll find a buyer for my old mk5's ..

seriously you saved the day here

roland · Post by **roland** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:43 pm

wtf? actually the best i can find now is one turntable for 900€...

omg thats ridiculous.. they were about 5 to 600 two weeks ago..

maybe some bastards bought the stock of all shops in europe or something :/

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:28 am

what's wrong with the ones you have?

i bet studiospares rerelease the SL-1210 in a couple of years. they did it with the yamaha NS10's.

roland · Post by **roland** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:05 pm

hm the cheapest mk5 i can find is € 899,-

looks like im gonna keep my old ones ..

edit: found one in germany for € 799,-

does anyone know what the price was 6 months ago??

Combe · Post by **Combe** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:48 pm

roland wrote:does anyone know what the price was 6 months ago??

499€ : Mk2
599€ : Mk5

roland · Post by **roland** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:01 pm

Combe wrote:
roland wrote:does anyone know what the price was 6 months ago??
499€ : Mk2
599€ : Mk5

thanxalot.. so mk5s are 50% more expensive now, that's huge..

does anyone know if replacement parts will be available in the future?

Combe · Post by **Combe** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 9:19 pm

I think not a lot, because Technics stop the production due partly to providers who can't actually continue to provide SL 1200 parts :/

roland · Post by **roland** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:21 pm

Combe wrote:I think not a lot, because Technics stop the production due partly to providers who can't actually continue to provide SL 1200 parts :/

yes i know.. but who knows which parts these are.. i think the most common replacement parts will stay available.. like pitches, faders, tone arms, etc..

at least i hope so :/