Alexandre Trochut
January 6 · 2016
Written by Alexandre Trochut
Published in Lifestyle
01.06.2016
Alexandre Trochut
Lifestyle
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01.06.2016 · 12:00 AM
The long awaited new Technics turntable which showed only glimpses in september has unveiled the finished product & it’s a thing of beauty.
Previewed last September, the long awaited new Technics turntable showed only glimpses, but now the company has unveiled the finished product and it’s a thing of beauty. In a new preview on Wired, Panasonic confirmed they will release two versions of the new turntable.
First, the Technics 50th Anniversary ‘Grand Class SL-1200GAE’ will be released this summer in a limited run of 1200 units. Following with a non-limited edition Grand Class 1200G that will appear before the end of 2016. The full list of new features have now been unveiled via the Technics website – read the full specs below :
[caption id="attachment_4243" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The " Grand Class 50th Anniversary Limited Edition " Technics SL-1200GAE turntable[/caption]
All New Design for Redefining the Direct Drive Turntable:
Twin-Rotor Surface-Facing Direct Drive Motor
Direct Drive Motor Controller
High Sensitive Tonearm
Brass-Top Turntable Platter
Insulator
Technics Definitive Design:
Inherited SL-1200 Series
Heavy Aluminium Top Plate
Turntable Speeds: 33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm, 78 rpm
Variable Range Pitch: ±8%, ±16%
Dimensions & Weight:
W: 453 mm (17-27/32 inch) H: 170 mm (6-11/16 inch) D: 372 mm (14-21/32 inch)
Approx. 18 kg (39.7 lbs ) *Tentative *Height including dust cover
Terminal: Phono Output x 1 / SIGNAL GND x 1
The long awaited new Technics turntable which showed only glimpses in september has unveiled the finished product & it’s a thing of beauty.
Previewed last September, the long awaited new Technics turntable showed only glimpses, but now the company has unveiled the finished product and it’s a thing of beauty. In a new preview on Wired, Panasonic confirmed they will release two versions of the new turntable.
First, the Technics 50th Anniversary ‘Grand Class SL-1200GAE’ will be released this summer in a limited run of 1200 units. Following with a non-limited edition Grand Class 1200G that will appear before the end of 2016. The full list of new features have now been unveiled via the Technics website – read the full specs below :
[caption id="attachment_4243" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The " Grand Class 50th Anniversary Limited Edition " Technics SL-1200GAE turntable[/caption]
All New Design for Redefining the Direct Drive Turntable:
Twin-Rotor Surface-Facing Direct Drive Motor
Direct Drive Motor Controller
High Sensitive Tonearm
Brass-Top Turntable Platter
Insulator
Technics Definitive Design:
Inherited SL-1200 Series
Heavy Aluminium Top Plate
Turntable Speeds: 33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm, 78 rpm
Variable Range Pitch: ±8%, ±16%
Dimensions & Weight:
W: 453 mm (17-27/32 inch) H: 170 mm (6-11/16 inch) D: 372 mm (14-21/32 inch)
Approx. 18 kg (39.7 lbs ) *Tentative *Height including dust cover
Terminal: Phono Output x 1 / SIGNAL GND x 1
Written by Alexandre Trochut
Written by Alexandre Trochut
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