Sidebar 1: Specifications
Description: Direct-drive turntable with three-layer, 8lb platter; four-layer plinth for vibration damping; coreless motor running at 33 1/3, 45, 78rpm; and tonearm. Speed adjustment range: ±8%, ±16%; starting torque: 3.3kg-cm (2.8 lb-in), adjustable; build-up characteristics: 0.7s from standstill to 33 1/3 rpm; wow and flutter: 0.025%; rumble: –78dB (IEC 98A weighted). Platter: Brass and aluminum, diecast. Diameter: 13 5/64" (332mm). Weight: 7.9lb (3.6kg). Power supply: 120V, 60Hz; power consumption: 14W in use, approx. 0.2W standby. Included in the box: turntable, tonearm, mat, dust cover, EP adapter, balance weight, small and large auxiliary weights, headshell.
Tonearm: Universal Static Balance type. Effective length: 230mm (9 1/16"); overhang: 15mm (19/32"); tracking error: within 2°32' at the outer groove of a 12" record, within 0°32' at the inner groove; offset angle: 22°; arm-height adjustment range: 0–6mm; VTF adjustment range: 0–4gm; headshell weight: approx. 7.6gm; cartridge weight range without auxiliary weight: 5.6–12.0gm; with small auxiliary weight: 10.0–16.4gm; with large auxiliary weight: 14.3–19.8gm.
Dimensions: 17 27/32" (452mm) W × 6 13/16" (173mm) H × 14 21/32" (372mm) D. Weight: 39.7lb (18kg).
Finish: Silver and black or solid black.
Serial number of unit reviewed: GM1KA001049. Designed in Japan, manufactured in Malaysia.
Price: $3999. Number of US dealers: "A total of 32 storefronts." Warranty: 3 years, parts & labor, original owner only.
Manufacturer: Panasonic Corporation, Shiodome Bld. 1-5-1 Higashi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8301. Web: technics.com, na.panasonic.com. Imported by Panasonic Corporation of North America, Two Riverfront Plaza, Newark, NJ 07102. Tel: (201) 348-7000. Web: us.technics.com.
Tonearm: Universal Static Balance type. Effective length: 230mm (9 1/16"); overhang: 15mm (19/32"); tracking error: within 2°32' at the outer groove of a 12" record, within 0°32' at the inner groove; offset angle: 22°; arm-height adjustment range: 0–6mm; VTF adjustment range: 0–4gm; headshell weight: approx. 7.6gm; cartridge weight range without auxiliary weight: 5.6–12.0gm; with small auxiliary weight: 10.0–16.4gm; with large auxiliary weight: 14.3–19.8gm.
Dimensions: 17 27/32" (452mm) W × 6 13/16" (173mm) H × 14 21/32" (372mm) D. Weight: 39.7lb (18kg).
Finish: Silver and black or solid black.
Serial number of unit reviewed: GM1KA001049. Designed in Japan, manufactured in Malaysia.
Price: $3999. Number of US dealers: "A total of 32 storefronts." Warranty: 3 years, parts & labor, original owner only.
Manufacturer: Panasonic Corporation, Shiodome Bld. 1-5-1 Higashi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8301. Web: technics.com, na.panasonic.com. Imported by Panasonic Corporation of North America, Two Riverfront Plaza, Newark, NJ 07102. Tel: (201) 348-7000. Web: us.technics.com.
