If you ’ve ever been a DJ , known a disk jockey , or listen to a DJ , there ’s a good chance you ’re familiar with Technics . Panasonic ’s analog turntable are legend among scratcher and spinner . And now they ’re gone . update :
Panny made the announcement that they ’d cease Technic SL-1200MK6 turntable yield because of “ a decline in demand for these analogue production and also the growing difficulty of procuring primal analogue components necessary to sustain production . ” In a word : obsolescence .
3.5 million SL-1200 lazy Susan trade since 1972 . myriad audio mixers and stereo headphones that also bear the Technics name . But with sales of analog deck being just 5 % of what they were 10 years ago , Panasonic ’s ultimately pulled the plug on a classic .
What made Technics so near ? A reliable Direct Drive turning mechanism . A heavy , rock - solid 27 punt base of operations . And three decennary of custom .
It ’s not that Technics are the only analog turntable in the world . It that they were the analog turntables . And now , like any other technology that gets dominate , they ’re antique , collectable , curios for fanatics . Lets go for anyone who ’s got one go on it well preserved .
UPDATE : Panasonic is in fact ceasing production of the SL-1200MK6 model specifically , while other Technics turntable models will live on . Phew ! earnest apologies for the misunderstanding . [ Tokyo Reporter ]
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