Techniques 1200 g versus 1200 GR2 for small vinyl collection

One factor not yet mentioned is the sound quality of the vinyls (you must be on the young side ) you own. If they aren’t especially great sounding there’s little point in spending more $ than the records "require". Lots of LP’s are of only mediocre sound quality, therefore not requiring a great table/arm/cartridge (you are asking about the turntable only, but the cartridge is a very important part of a record player). If you want you can list your records here so Audiogon audiophiles have an idea of what your collection is comprised of.

I suspect many here are as mystified as I as to why you would have only 20 LP’s, and don’t intend to get any more. Not to get too personal, but are your 20 records special to you in some way? For instance inherited from a deceased parent, sibling, or close friend. Just curious!

I have 20 streams but no streamer.

"sounds like you have more money than a mid-size African country. Buy the best Technics TT from Crutchfield, you will have 60 days to return it if you don't care for it."

lol. Suspect you got that right.

"People getting into vinyl can't hear this enough times: it's expensive, inconvenient, time-consuming with very little rewards and mostly inferior quality to digital. "

Clearly, you got that wrong.  Hey, if I had to choose, I would stick with digital.  BUT, I am having more enjoyment from LP's now more than ever. Just picked up more than 50 LP's at a local used record shop--pristine, like new recordings for $1 each.  Some of us like the ritual of setting  up a table, tweaking it, cleaning the records.  Quite to the contrary, it has been full of rewards!

Since you call them vinyls and own only 20, why fret? Either of those TTs will exceed your needs.

 

@lewm 

lol at your comment, I was thinking the same thing....

+1 @lewm 
​​​+1 @corelli