A SME tonearm was the usual choice for the audiophile. The SL-120 came without a tonearm section. It was delivered in 2 different versions: The SL-1200 came complete with a tonearm section. It was dubbed as "The Middle Class Player System". It represented a culmination of all Technics innovations to the world of Hi-Fi. SL-1200 The SL-1200 was introduced in 1972 as an evolution to the popular SL-1100. According to notable journalist Tom Terrell of NPR, the Technics 1200 SL direct-drive turntable is "the most important musical instrument of the last two-and-a-half decades. In the autumn of 2010, Panasonic announced that the series was to be discontinued due to marketplace conditions. Many of the models manufactured in the 1970s are still in heavy use. It is widely regarded as one of the most durable and reliable turntables ever produced. Since 1972, more than 3 million units have been sold. Apart from their iconic status in hip-hop and electronic music culture, Technics 1200s are also commonly used in recording studios and for non-electronic live music performance.
Producers, DJs & Rap MCs refer to the Technics turntable as the "Tec 12's", "Wheels of Steel" and the "Ones & Twos". Since its release in 1978, SL-1200MK2 and its successors have been the most common turntable for DJing and Scratching (also known as Turntablism). A primary design goal was for hi-fidelity, but having good build quality, control over wow and flutter, and minimized resonance led to the equipment being particularly suitable for use in nightclubs and other public-address applications. Latterly, when the use of slip-mats for cueing and beat-mixing (and scratching) became popular, the quartz-controlled high torque motor system enabled records to be mixed with consistency and accuracy. Originally released as a high fidelity consumer record player, it quickly became adopted among radio and club disc jockeys, thanks to the direct drive high torque motor design, making it, initially, suitable for pushbutton cueing and starting of tracks on radio. Technics SL-1200 is a series of turntables manufactured from October 1972 until 2010 by Matsushita under the brand name of Technics. These players can be called with absolute certainty legend and a symbol of the DJ movement.ĭeterminant of their success was coupled with exceptional reliability and manufacturability strict design. Even when a new CD deck is introduced people will always compare it's performance again this legendary turntable. It is a reference to where competition is measured. History & development of turntables Technics SL-1200/1210 The Technics SL1200MK2 is probably the most used piece of equipment in the history of the DJ-scene.
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