All hi quality tonearms use fluid damping. Now your older Technics (1979-2010) can have this desirable feature. The TD-1200 consists of a precision machined trough, tonearm paddle, and special Silicone fluid. Installs easily in minutes.
The paddle rides in the fluid controlling sudden movements of the arm. It also helps suppress sound vibration within the tonearm tube. Improves tracking on warps, and tracing of minute details. You will hear better bass and clearer vocals. Works great at all speeds including 78 RPM. True worldclass performance.
* For the M5G and GLD models, you must first remove the lateral weight adjuster. To do that, loosen the small philips set screw on the back of the gimbal pillar, and turn the adjuster all the way out and remove. re tighten the set screw. TD-1200 fits original models 1979-2010 including SL1600mk2, SL1700mk2, SL1800mk2 and Pioneer PLX-1000.