Which turntable?

I recall Ifor that your brother lived in or near Chester & if that is still the case you are more than welcome to drop by some time and have a listen to the 1200G via Reflex or Accession. 

They are similar sounding & it was only the fact that I had surplus cash from the selling spree that made me go for the more expensive one. Both have the most satisfying bass, pitch stability and imaging I have heard from a turntable & the G also produces a slightly more holographic soundstage but I doubt anyone would notice much difference unless listening side-by-side. 

The magnesium armtube is reputed to have a better resonance performance although whether this is noticeable in listening, I'm not sure. It certainly performs & tracks just as well as an Audiomods V used on another table - in fact because there is fractional play when tightening headshells, slight azimuth adjustment is possible & far easier than shimming the Audiomods. Bias can be adjusted on-the-fly and so can VTA if you are very careful (I guess all this is common to older 1200/1210s too)

Although we now spend months at a time with family overseas, when I'm home this gets a great deal of use and I still cannot find fault - it's the most satisfying turntable I have heard and very versatile in use (changing carts including VTA, VTF, bias etc takes literally couple of minutes). 

I have owned decks with suspended plinths which require periodical adjustment but these days I just want to play music & this is certainly a superbly engineered, fit & forget product which should easily outlast me.