At
http://www.visaton.de/vb... I compared it with a Pioneer. I think it does a good job. The output is a standard line out signal, either as a chinch or 6.3mm jack. It's not a headphone jack. It's more of a mixer connection. I recommend plugging/unplugging the unit 5 times from the power supply, on the 12Volt side, not 230V. This way you can wake up the internal capacitors voltage stabilisation a bit from deep sleep. Always wait until everything is discharged, about 10 seconds. Then plug it back in. From then on, it works perfectly.
Furthermore, all tangential turntables are due for maintenance. Resinous grease, the motor has to stall for transporting the arm. The arm likes to lose weight, the softener has evaporated a bit. So set the weight to 1.32g at the needle tip. Can be done with this model. Other Technics you have to remove the cover. I have revised some of the SL series. But then they are really cool. I recommend a spherical needle, for older records, 700 operating hours, a new needle must be used. If there were, the Shibata cut would also be good for old plates, but there isn't, except for manual dipping of the tip. Eliptical doesn't do it at all. Often bad for old collections. Only good for new plates. Search for William Thakker, you can get cheap good ones, the replicas are equally good under the microscope here. And also the originals are sintered diamonds. 3 plates until the rubber of the needle is soft. From then on it's fun.
See a video at
https://www.youtube.com/watch , where you can still see the resinous grease.