Sidebar 1: Specifications
Description: Direct-drive, three-speed (33 1/3, 45, and 78rpm) manual turntable with digitally controlled coreless brushless DC motor, built-in RIAA preamplifier for high-output cartridges. Tonearm and Ortofon 2M Red cartridge included. Aluminum diecast platter: 11 51/64" (300mm) diameter, 2.78lb (1.26kg) including "unwoven fabric" turntable mat. Startup time: 0.7s to 33 1/3rpm (about 0.4 rotation); electronic braking. Wow and flutter: 0.025%. Tonearm: Static balance with sleeve bearing, 9 1/6" (230mm) effective length, 19/32" (15mm) overhang. Tracking error angle: 2° 32' at outer and inner groove diameter of a 12" record. Phono preamp gain: 36.5dB. Rear outputs for line-level and cartridge-level (RCA jacks). Included in box: RCA signal cable; grounding wire; headshell with Ortofon 2M Red cartridge premounted.
Dimensions: 16 59/64" (430mm) W × 5 1/32" (128mm) H × 13 57/64" (353mm) D. Weight 15.7lb (7.1kg).
Finishes: Black, grey, and terracotta brown.
Serial number of unit reviewed: HR5GA001080. Designed in Japan, made in Malaysia. Included cartridge designed and made in Denmark.
Price: $899.99. Approximate number of dealers: 40. Warranty: 2 years.
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.
Dimensions: 16 59/64" (430mm) W × 5 1/32" (128mm) H × 13 57/64" (353mm) D. Weight 15.7lb (7.1kg).
Finishes: Black, grey, and terracotta brown.
Serial number of unit reviewed: HR5GA001080. Designed in Japan, made in Malaysia. Included cartridge designed and made in Denmark.
Price: $899.99. Approximate number of dealers: 40. Warranty: 2 years.
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.
