Dont imagine its your only option, though… ## Technics SL-1200GR2 review: Price and release date
The Technics SL-1200GR2 is on sale now.
In the US, youll need to part with around $2199.
Two TechRadar.com favourites immediately spring to mind: the aptX Bluetooth-equippedCambridge Audio Alva TT v2and the exquisiteClearaudio Concept.
Momentum is good, and rhythmic expression is natural and convincing.
Treble sounds attack with crisp determination, but any latent edginess or hardness remains just that: latent.
Even if you like to listen at nightclub volumes, the SL-1200GR2 stays composed and unabrasive.
In between, smoothly integrated into the information above and below it, the midrange communicates easily.
Without sounding remote or estranged, each individual strand is secure in its own pocket of space.
Where the Technics is found slightly wanting against the best of its nominal rivals is with dynamic expression.
Im all for it.
Or, at least, you are once youve selected a cartridge.
Once thats done, the SL-1200GR2 is simplicity itself to use.
Yes, its built to withstand even medium-sized detonations.
Yes, it has plenty to recommend it where the sound it makes is concerned.
But its not without competition at this price point.
Should you buy the Technics SL-1200GR2?
You intend to cart your record player aboutFew turntables are as forgiving of careless handling as this one.
Suddenly its altogether less expensive than the Technics.
