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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Technics Teases New SL-1200G Turntable With Behind the Scenes Video

Technics SL-1200G

Technics SL-1200G

Technics has shared a video that shows the manufacturing process for the new SL-1200G and limited edition SL-1200GAE turntables. The models, which the company announced in January, were a huge surprise to the DJ community.

The three-minute piece, which is set to classical music, shows workers assembling and testing the turntables at a high-tech factory. It concludes with shots of a finished product being placed into a shipping box.

The limited edition version has already sold out, but the SL-1200G will reportedly be available in September.

Watch the video below.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Panasonic Announces New Technics 1200 Turntable

Technics SL-1200G
Technics SL-1200G turntable. (Source: Technics)
 
Panasonic has revealed an all-new model of the Technics SL-1200 turntable series: the SL-1200G. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the CES conference in Las Vegas and comes six years after the company discontinued the SL-1200 series.
 
According to Gizmodo, the “G” model is based on the classic SL-1200 design and contains a key improvement:
 
“Panasonic and Technics developed a new coreless direct-drive motor that’s lacking the iron core that’s often the cause of those speed fluctuations in the platter. And any remaining vibrations from the turntable’s electric motor are further suppressed and corrected using new processor-controlled rotational positioning sensors inside the SL-1200G’s housing.”
 
Panasonic also revealed the Grand Class SL-1200GAE, a 50th anniversary limited edition model that will be available in Summer 2016 in a run of 1,200 units. According to Gizmodo, the only advantage of the “GAE” model appears to be “a serial number plate on the base, a magnesium, not aluminum, housing, and early availability.”
 
Check out the photos below and get more info at Technics’ website.
 
Technics SL-1200G
 
Technics SL-1200G
 
Technics SL-1200G
 
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Customizing and Upgrading Technics SL-1200 Turntables


 
Though discontinued five years ago, many DJs will use the Technics SL-1200MK2 turntable for years to come. However, in addition to maintenance, some folks will want to customize and upgrade their decks. In this week’s episode of Tips & Tricks, Mojaxx looks at some of the most popular options, from straight tonearms to custom paint jobs.
 
The websites mentioned in this video are 1200plates, DJ Henray Customs, DJ’s Dream Customs, and Isonoe.
 
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Panasonic Announces New Technics Turntable

Technics turntable
A prototype of Panasonic’s upcoming Technics turntable. (Technics)
 
Panasonic revealed today that they are reviving the Technics turntable, Wired UK reports.
 
The announcement was made at the annual IFA trade show in Berlin where the company presented a prototype of a new direct-drive turntable.
 
According to Wired, the turntable will be designed with the SL-1200 and the SP10 in mind and be made from stark aluminium.
 
The Technics SL-1200 line was discontinued in 2010 even though it has been an industry standard for years. Many DJs still use them, and companies like Pioneer and Reloop have made models inspired by the SL’s legendary design and durability (the PLX-1000 and RP-8000, respectively).
 
“Turntables are a very iconic product for the Technics brand,” Michiko Ogawa, director of Technics and executive officer at Panasonic, told Wired. “It is important to show our sincere dedication [to that]. The turntable market is very small but it is a very important brand product.”
 
Details regarding the price and release date have yet to be released.
 

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

Panasonic Revives Technics Brand: Could the 1200 Return?

Technics SL-1200
 
Panasonic announced on Wednesday that it’s reviving its brand of Technics audio products.
 
Reuters reports that the Japanese company “showed off new speaker systems and amplifiers, controllers and even CD players at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin, marking the first products to be released under the Technics brand besides headphones since 2010.”
 
Before 1200 fans get too excited, it must be noted that Panasonic’s plans do not include their highly-coveted SL-1200 turntable, which was discontinued four years ago.
 
We can’t help but wonder if there’s still a chance of it happening, though. Resurrecting the brand is a step in the right direction and Panasonic hasn’t ruled out the possibility (their European chief executive Laurent Abadie declined to comment when asked).
 
According Abadie, the company’s decision to bring back its Technics brand is a response to a new generation of digital audio files coming soon which he says “are almost the same as analog in terms of quality.”
 
Demand for the discontinued 1200 turntable, which was an industry standard for decades, has soared in recent years. Earlier this year, both Reloop and Pioneer unveiled their own turntables that are designed to compete with the 1200.
 
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