I didn't see it anywhere else, so I wanted to mention that Steve Koto, AKA Ironbut, is also a resource for the Technics RS15XX series - I had some issues with my RS1520 and Steve was able to get it back into tip top shape for me, quickly. When taking my deck to his house for work, I also had the pleasure of hanging with him for a bit and checking out his awesome gear, collection of Barclay Crocker tapes and jazz LP's. I have never heard a Barclay Crocker tape sound as good on any other system - between his Doc-modified RS1500, his Bottlehead Repro,the tube headphone amp and the Advent Dolby unit, it was a real Wow!