Analog Corner #279: Technics SL-1000R turntable, Swedish Analog Technologies CF1-09 tonearm

Analog Corner #279: Technics SL-1000R turntable, Swedish Analog Technologies CF1-09 tonearm

Technics' sudden decision, in October 2010, to stop making its iconic SL-1200 direct-drive turntable, then in its MK6 iteration, took vinyl fans by surprise. At the time, although sales of vinyl and turntables for home use were surging, their use in clubs was falling as DJs moved to the digits. According to Technics (a division of Panasonic), production of the SL-1200 was stopped not because professional sales dropped, but because the factory tooling for manufacturing them had worn out, and retooling wasn't cost-effective.
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