Our best selling SL-1300 turntable upgrade is now available as a DIY kit. This listing is for two versions:• The Basic Kit which includes the tonearm and armboard• The Master Kit which includes all of our upgrades listed below. We'll also provide a video with installation instructions which requires just basic tools. For either kit you'll need to supply or purchase your own Technics SL-1300G. Please contact us if you would like send your table in and we will do the work. If DIY is not for you, the upgraded SL-1300G is available on our store here. Basic Kit• Ortofon AS-212R Tonearm - $3,529.00• Custom Machined Armboard for SL-1300G - $390.00 Master KitIsoAcoustics Gaia III Isolation feet - $229.99Ortofon AS-212R Tonearm - $3,529.00Ortofon LH-9000 Headshell - $271.99Kimber Kable TAK-CU DIN to RCA Phono Cable (1 meter) - $530.00Ortofon X40 MC Phono Cartridge - $1,149.00Ortofon Record Weight - $82.99Ortofon Record Mat - $36.99Custom Machined Armboard for SL-1300G - $390.00SkyFi 12-Step Premium Turntable & Phono Cartridge Calibration - $390.00 Description:It's no secret that we love the Technics SL-1300G and find its performance and overall quality to be best in class at its price point - even punching well above its weight. Ultimately the SL-1300G is perfect for the person who wants the ultimate Technics audiophile turntable, but doesn't want the DJ features and looks found on the SL-1200G series.The only thing worth improving on the SL-1300G is the tonearm. While the stock arm performs extremely well, we find that the tonearm lifter in particular doesn't feel as nice as the more expensive SL-1200G. This is where the Ortofon AS-212R tonearm comes into play. It's one of the nicest tonearms we've ever worked with here at SkyFi, and matches beautifully with this turntable. If you'd like to take this upgrade to the next level, choose our Master Kit which includes everything from the Basic Kit, plus the additional items below. With our 12-Step Premium Turntable/cartridge Calibration process ($390) we will mount a brand new Ortofon X40 MC Phono cartridge ($1,149). This is an amazing cartridge with a lightweight boron cantilever and nude Shibata stylus competing with just about any $2,500 cartridge. It's mounted on a top of the line and perfectly matching Ortofon LH-9000 headshell with carbon fiber components and the best azimuth adjustment we've seen to date. And we've seen a lot!While the stock feet work super well, we will go a step further and install a set of beautiful Gaia III series feet from IsoAcoustics, which are in the correct weight category for this table. For audio interconnects we picked our go-to super value from Kimber, the TAC-CU with the appropriate DIN connector and best in class German-made WBT RCA locking connectors. A must for every SL-1200G/SL-1300G build. Finishing it off we will include an Ortofon cork/rubber mat, and Ortofon record weight.
