I think the upgrading is all part of the fun fo yer 1210 owner. And being part of the in-crowd on aos.
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Got a 1210? You need a few tins of this 
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When trying to put one of my lovely hats on Rob’s 1200 at a bake off he protested “No it wasn’t designed for one of those, I like it to be how it was originally designed.”
“Yes, shit” I think was the whole rooms response.
With silly platter and a hat, no issues, measures the same as when I got it, which is pretty average although non of the test lps are fantastic, most show up the lathe far more than the turntable unless it is really bad.
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I’ve never understood the whole doing them up.
If i had the cash i’d get a sp10.
Other than possibly change the arm to my neat,that will be it.
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This
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Surely people don’t spend sp10 money doing them up? £800-1000 on upgrades excluding a tone arm, madness.
Well I guess it’s the interaction with the gear which equals more hobby. I really enjoyed messing about with plinths etc when I had a 301.
People spend more than that on 1210 for some reason.
My SP10 MK2’s cost me £400 each, plus arm and plinth.
Come again? I am suffering with a divide by zero issue caused by the phrase ‘in-crowd on aos’. This floating point error problem is a pain, much like the technics tribe on the arse…
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£400.00 isn’t exactly going rate, but even at normal prices you would be mad to spend as much on a 1200. I paid about £80 for my 1200, the platter, arm I had around, the rest I 3d printed because I was bored and easily amused.
I’d like an sp10, @Ijrussell is going to sell me his.
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It’s like buying a Porsche and spending loads to turn it into an Astra.
Just save up,and buy the Astra.
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I need a bigger lathe.
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Sp-10’s can be had for decent money. Spend what you have spare on a plinth. Think mine cost £450 and the slate plinth £150.
New beaing cap gubbinses can be had off of a bloke on Vinylengine for not a lot if you need one.
Just make sure you don’t buy a shit one. But that is the same for owt.
Arm and cart to suit budget. You were going to replace the 1210 arm anyway.
At £450, 1200s are madness. I’ve haven’t seen one for that, but I have only been looking recently, and not very enthusiastically. I need a pair of new sinks for my speakers.
Maybe one day when i have the cash.
Oh it’s so sweet you remembered 
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Pinched my Dads EPOS Epic 5 speakers for a play while he mucks about with the DM4’s.
They are big black boxes that look like this.
Ed Selley says they are amazing.
I like them, there is is also a hole it the back for poking your tool into, which is handy.
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