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Technics SL-1200 Black TurnTable | 
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| Brand: Technics
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $549.99
Buy New: $398.63
You Save: $151.36 (28%)
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 131
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 31
Dimensions (in): 20.6 x 16.8 x 8.5
MPN: SL1200MK2PK
Model: TEC SL-1200MK2PK BLACK TURNTABLE
UPC: 037988665631
EAN: 0037988665631
ASIN: B00003005A
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | Total quartz locked continuous pitch adjustment up to 8% | | • | Precision molded aluminum diecast cabinet | | • | Unwavering quartz Direct Drive accuracy | | • | Very high torque | | • | Highly sensitive low-mass tone-arm |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Long recognized by the World's DJs as the best club-use turntable, the famous SL series is without a rival. The turntable uses their original integral roto-platter Direct Drive motor for smooth, non-stop performance and unwavering quartz DD accuracy. This gives DJs the ability to spin records with quick starts, stops, and scratches, for the ultimate mixing experience. Feature List
- Total quartz locked continuous pitch adjustment up to 8%
- Precision molded aluminum diecast cabinet and heavy rubber base material absorb unwanted vibrations
- Unwavering quartz Direct Drive accuracy: wow and flutter 0,01% WRNMS, rumble -78dB (DIN B)
- Very high torque (1.5Kg/cm) for quick start-ups
- Highly sensitive low mass tone-arm with gimbal suspension/helicoid tonearm height adjustment
Amazon.com Product Description
The Technics SL-1200MK2PK turntable may be a staple among DJs, but its sturdy build and handy features are bound to endear themselves to all who love good music and hanker for vinyl. Whether you can't find that same purity of tone and sense of air around the music in CDs or you just have a wealth of music you can't hear otherwise, there are plenty of good reasons to invest in a turntable in the 21st century.In 1970, Panasonic introduced the world's first direct-drive turntable, the SL-1200, which was superseded by the now-legendary SL-1200MK2PK--the "wheel of steel" as it's affectionately called. The MK2, boasting a new look, an upgraded motor, and a separate ground wire, offers DJs the only motor capable of withstanding high-torque starts and record-gripping stops--the signature moves in any DJ's "scratch." As it happens, these features are also ideal for making pristine minidisc or CD-R copies of your favorite LPs or vinyl singles. With this 'table you can find the start of the track, wind back to just before it begins, hit "record" on your digital recorder, and let fly with the SL-1200MK2PK's sturdy platter. You'll hear no sound of the needle meeting the record, no wasteful seconds of surface noise before the music starts--and no clipped introductions when you try to cut it close by eyeballing it. The SL-1200MK2PK grants a 16-percent pitch-adjust range (+/- 8 percent from standard pitch), which is crucial for matching dance-music tempos and convenient for correcting the pitch on poorly mastered old records.
Product Description
Long recognized by the World's DJs as the best club-use turntable, the famous SL-1200 series is without a rival. The turntable uses Technics' original integral roto-platter Direct Drive motor for smooth, non-stop performance and unwavering quartz DD accuracy. This gives DJs the ability to spin records with quick starts, stops, and scratches, for the ultimate mixing experience.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
Audiophile Quality July 24, 2008
James B. Charles (New Jersey)
I looked into purchasing many turntables in the "audiophile" category. After doing quite a bit of research, I found the following information rather helpful:
a) This turntable was designed in the 70s as state-of-the-art. The Technics factory had to tool-up to create it. The cost today would be in the millions to get a factory to begin producing something comparable. The market is simply no longer there to do so.
b) The magnetic direct drive system allows incredibly impressive wow and flutter and rumble specs. I can confirm black backgrounds and deadly accurate speeds. No piano warbles. Details like that are very important to me. The audiophile brands will have you believe that belt drive is superior. Why? See (a)
c) This thing is built like a tank. Im not sure of the exact weight (25lbs?), but I'm always surprised when I try to move it. I can imagine it will be around long after I have departed.
I paired this TT with an AT440MLA. I no longer listen to CDs at home if the vinyl is available. Good vinyl + this turntable is vastly superior.
Upgrades are available if you'd like a new tonearm or cabling. Check KAB USA for other stuff like fluid damping and strobe-disabling.
Highly Recommended.
Rock solid performance April 16, 2008
Phil N. Tropic (Vermont, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've used a lot of turntables over the years. My application is getting he best possible sound out of old vinyl, primarily for digitizing.
I've recently upgraded my whole system for this purpose, and this turntable is part of that upgrade.
This is the most solid, quietest, and impressive turntable I've seen. Unlike my old Thorens, this one looks and feels like it will last forever. Rumble is way below lathe rumble in the disks themselves, and the torque must be experienced to be believed. I can apply quite a bit of effort on cleaning grungy vinyl without stalling it - a huge advantage over belt drive turntables.
The tonearm is well made, and tracks warped vinyl better than almost anything I've used.
There is some low-frequency lateral resonance when playing poorly mastered records, but it's well below audible frequencies and easily filtered out.
If you want to spend more you probably can, but I sincerely doubt there's a better turntable for any practical purposes.
Some might regret the lack of automatic turn-off, but I like the simplicity of the design.
Audiophiles - Forget about belt drive toys, this is your table October 30, 2007
Olderenglish (Austin, TX)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Everyone knows these tables are built like tanks and will last forever. Not many people realize however that the 1200 sounds great too. With a good cartridge (I use a Shure M97xe) this table absolutely cannot be beat for sound quality by any table anywhere NEAR it's price range.
Go ahead and compare the rumble and wow and flutter specs between the Technics 1200 and any of the belt drive 'audiophile' tables under $2000. If you do this you'll find two things; most companies won't publish these specs (guess why,) the ones that do are producing tables with inferior specs to the Technics 1200.
Let the uninformed have their plastic belt drive toy tables, I'm keeping a 1200 on my shelf. Unrivaled reliability and specs plus dead solid locked rpms for me thank you.
 technixs October 4, 2005
Helen D. Conley (fredericksburg,VA USA)
0 out of 50 found this review helpful
needs lifts for the back to bring the low
to feed the wall for sound. looks o.k. for the buyer
kid approval might sell in japan
good-o.k.
The industry standard. January 26, 2005
Brownthing (UK)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
When a turntable remains the industry standard for more than 20 years, you should know there is good reason for it. A solid, reliable platform for any DJ's creativity. You don't need any of the fancy gizmos on the digital decks, all you need are these, some good tunes and a bit of imagination.
Seriously ragged.
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