Boy, that looks good. But with the improvements and the limited anniversary edition, I suspect it'll be quite a bit more than the $500 I spent for an SL1210M5G at Guitar Center several years ago.
It's Back - Technics SL-1200 MKGAE
I would think that some are going to scream from the rafters with joy while others will shake their heads with distain.
But I am sure we are all going to interested.
http://www.technics.com/global/introduction/hifi-direct-drive-turntable-system-sl-1200gae/
I for one applaud Technics for paying attention to the vinyl resurgence and responding to its huge worldwide fan base to bring this legendary turntable back. I know there have petitions going around for some time but I really didn't think it was going to happen.
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czarivey, I remember seeing a pair of those SB-7000s in a stereo store's high end room in 1975 the same year I became familar with Dahlquist DQ-10s. By that time the Technics line was offering high end preamps, turntables, and soon offered a 350wpc power amp. Ten years earlier, Matsushita's first product under the Technics brand was a 2-way sealed bookshelf speaker introduced in 1965, the Technics 1. |
It's not just a turntable. Panasonic has revived the Technics brand as originally conceived--a full line of high end audio components. Their new coaxial stand-mounted speaker was the cover story review for the January 2016 issue of Stereophile. They also have a large (49" tall, 159 lbs. ea.) 6-driver floorstander based on that same coaxial driver. They also have DACs, streamers, amplifiers, etc. coming out in 2016. Surf through this: http://www.technics.com |
Let's not forget that, adjusted for inflation, the $350 SL-1200 in 1975 is equivalent to $1544 today. The actual price of the SL12x0 series kept dropping relative to inflation because the R&D had been paid back decades ago. With this new product they have new R&D costs to factor into the selling price. The 2016 SL1200 weighs about 15 lbs. more than the original. I bought my SL1210 M5G in 2007 for $500. That would have been just $113 in 1975 money--the price of a mid-pack Garrard with rim drive and plastic base back then. |
"Now if I can just get my hands on a Shure V-15 Type V ..."Would a Type III do? http://www.lpgear.com/product/SHEC02IIIHE.html As an alternative, the Audio Technica AT150MLX has a lot of high end internals (PCOCC wiring, boron cantilever ...) and its MicroLine stylus is probably the same profile as Shure's MR--MicroRidge stylus. http://www.lpgear.com/product/ATC0150MLX.html |