Hi all, I j have these plates for less than a year and frankly they are niquel c is a plate that I recommend to all the world, powerful torque, the pitch 10,20,50 (AC can be used for some not in house or funk tec issue but is useful Rn'B c) the esthetic is the class c with the blue neon, the arm is impeccable but beware the adjustable counterweight and antiskating is "Chianti" j I began one month to find the adjustable niquel lol!! mix at issue Sampler slot impec not understand so I pk some people say it s packed in my opinion is that c must have a platinum default because c is finite time belts lol! therefore not possible to c with ttx not stall if you happen not to lock onto a turntable and the other sucks because it was not always a technics in the pockets for the accessories you can mix on turntables No matter what! ! She has never ever beuguer good out of the house just in my room so I also did not have the misery lol!! I have never had the smell of hot or burn out I see no good I have the last generation j ttx not prmiere Apparently because there were a lot of problems with the first!! So much for my good deck!