Available from September 2020 globally, the SL-1210MK7R is a limited edition version of the SL-1210MK7 produced in collaboration with the Red Bull BC One international breakdancing competition. The SL-1210MK7R comes in Red Bull livery with red headshell, gold-coloured tone arm and decals. But the fact is that ‘direct drive’ nevertheless in the basic idea has a significant advantage as the engine power directly relies on the rotation of the platter. Furthermore, direct-drive motors operate at a lower speed(lower RPM) and due to minimally generated vibrations cancel the negative vibration effect on the signal and noise ratio. Finally, they are more reliable at work and longer-lasting. Maybe the best example is the Yerba Buena Bounce, The Hot Club of San Francisco (Reference Recordings, 2011). Guitars, double basses, violins, and other instruments, in lively gypsy jazz compositions, besides acting convincingly, harmoniously depicted the beauty of this musical genre. In other words, there was no overlap or masking, rather than transparent insight into the composition itself. Both the power and phono terminals let you detach the cables which prevent the cables from accidentally being disconnected while you perform. Thanks to the disconnecting cable terminals maintenance of the cables is easier and if you wish you can connect your preferred phono cable. The gold-plated phono terminals minimise degradation of sound quality.

The SL-1200 was introduced in 1972 as an evolution to the popular SL-1100. It was dubbed "The Middle Class Player System". It was delivered in two different versions: The SL-1200 came with a tonearm section. The SL-120 came without a tonearm section. An SME tonearm was the usual choice for the audiophile. Announced in January 2016 CES in Las Vegas, released in October 2016, SL-1200 Grand Class, an aluminum bound turntable with a high–damping matte magnesium tonearm, a four–layer turntable cabinet, three-layer platter, complete with a microprocessor and the use of a newly developed coreless twin-rotor direct-drive motor with no iron core with rotary positing sensors to eliminate cogging, as well as providing 78 rpm speed compatibility. Released in 2002, [14] 1200MK5G [Not to be confused with MK5 models] The G model was the first Technics turntable to introduce a 'digitally controlled' pitch adjustment. With previous pitch ranges between + and - %8. The m5G added +-%8 Value With the 'addition' of a +-%16 button. Also added was the use of an LED globe on the target light (Previously incandescent) See 1210m5G for more detailed changes. The SL-1210 Mk7 is equipped with a range of enhanced features that ensures ease of use at all times. A microcomputer works alongside advanced motor control technology to offer an accurate response when utilising a variety of DJ styles such as scratching and beatmatching. Adjustable controls now allow you to adjust the starting torque and brake speed to suit your exact preferences. But this is a complaint of more practical rather than qualitative nature. It is also positive that the power cable can be disconnected so that the user can provide a better quality cable for further enhanced sound.

The return of the legendary Technics turntable

In recent times, different materials have emerged from which belts have been designed to avoid changing properties over time. You will see one of these in the Kuzma high-class turntables where the belt is made from one piece of swirling plastic.

The turntable is made at an enviable level. I do not have any objections, rather, I would say that it is an exemplary specimen of how the turntable should look like in the price range. Okay, maybe I have one objection, which is the position of the power cable. It is located on the underside and is not at hand reach, just like a slightly unscathed attachment of the ground. At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Panasonic announced it would be resuming production with a new line of turntables, [32] beginning with the Limited Edition SL-1200GAE [33]

Today we have an opportunity to review a successor of a legend: Technics SL-1210GR turntable.

To test Technics SL-1210GR I used mostly new records of different genres. I’m not going to write that it was an audiophile or in any way special edition because I did not buy records according to such criteria but by the type of music and the music content. It is a huge bonus for me if this album, which means something to me, I can buy in some superior edition. For example, I recently bought Ole, John Coltrane in the Rhino release although I know there is a much better and more expensive edition (ORG Records). But that album is missing in the record collection, I have not listened to it, and I do not see the reason why it should be delayed just because I do not have the money to buy a three times expensive edition. Find sources: "Technics SL-1200"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( March 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Development of a completely rebuilt SL-1200 from the ground up with the intent to create a new system for Hi-Fi use and to redefine the direct-drive turntable reference.

Technics wastes no time in updating turntable, unveils Grand Class SL-1200GR at CES". Digital Trends. 8 January 2017. Honestly, I have no experience with the initial SL-1200 models apart from my youth in the clubs, where by morning I was convinced by DJs and vinyl that I’d be better off with them than at home in bed. To be honest, in the golden age of the SL-1200 model, I used a Pioneer turntable that I do not remember very well, but that does not matter. At that point, I did not consider myself an audiophile and I did not even try to detect the sound differences between the turntables or any other HI-FI component. At that time, it was more important to listen to records and enjoy music. I’m not saying that I do not do it now, but the perspective has changed a lot, and in the last few years I intensively listen to the turntable in my system so I claim the right to write how I know how to notice certain parallels. If Technics has gained worldwide glory, then it is, without doubt, the SL-1200 turntable that is still considered to be one of the best-selling audio devices of all time. It has cult status, was the indispensable tool of many DJs and global reference when we consider commercial turntables. This turntable experienced many reincarnations, so that at one point, with the emergence of a CD player, he slowly and safely went into oblivion. But not for long. Panasonic Corporation of North America. "Technics* SL-1200GLD Sweepstakes". Archived from the original on 2004-08-10 . Retrieved 2018-11-25. Three-layer turntable platter construction with deadening rubber to eliminate unnecessary resonance

The MK7 models were launched as the first new Technics standard DJ turntable in approximately nine years. [25] The MK7, along with the Grand Class models, no longer have "QUARTZ" printed on the plinth nor dust cover. We could say that, but not only in the light of the price that still exits from the expected but also by the significant technological advancements. First of all, there is a newly developed ‘direct drive’ engine (with which Technics in the early 1970s had made a commercial revolution), and then the turntable base that was far better resolved and made, and it feels in the moment when you try to lift this turntable, mechanically more precisely constructed tonearm and ultimately a more advanced electronic / software system that takes care of turntable work. From the disco era to today’s super-clubs, the Technics SL1200 (and similar SL1210) has been and still is the heart of most professional DJs’ gigs. World renowned for its robust build quality, reliability and precise and stable sound, the SL1200 is a living legend. Now in MK7 form, it’s as capable as ever and great value for the engineering involved.