I was just looking through this forum and wondering what people's thoughts are on technics SL 1200 turntables?

Yeah yeah I know they are for clubs but I used to DJ and have owned 4 of these decks in the past and even with the carts I used for the clubs they sounded quite good and very quiet when I took them home and played them through my home system. They were easy to set up, just about indestructable and from what I've seen a lot cheaper at around $800 AUS than a lot of the more exotic stuff on offer.

At the moment the only turntable I have running is an old Garrand stereo lab which will require some major work just to get it sounding decent again.

I am thinking of buying a new/2nd hand deck as I have a lot of vinyl that i would like to play again and first thing I thought of was one of those trusty 1200's. Is there a good reason I should choose something different in this price range?