Features:
- Quartz-synthesizer, direct-drive turntable (cartridge/stylus not included)
- Totally quartz-locked, continuous-pitch adjustment up to +/-8 percent
- Unwavering quartz direct-drive accuracy
- High torque for quick starts
- Highly sensitive, low-mass tone arm with gimbal suspension
Description:
The Technics SL-1200MK2 turntable may be a staple among DJs, but its sturdy build and handy features are bound to endear themselves to all who love good music and hanker for vinyl. Whether you can't find that same purity of tone and sense of air around the music in CDs or you just have a wealth of music you can't hear otherwise, there are plenty of good reasons to invest in a turntable in the 21st century.In 1970, Panasonic introduced the world's first direct-drive turntable, the SL-1200, which was superseded by the now-legendary SL-1200MK2--the "wheel of steel" as it's affectionately called. The MK2, boasting a new look, an upgraded motor, and a separate ground wire, offers DJs the only motor capable of withstanding high-torque starts and record-gripping stops--the signature moves in any DJ's "scratch." As it happens, these features are also ideal for making pristine minidisc or CD-R copies of your favorite LPs or vinyl singles. With this 'table you can find the start of the track, wind back to just before it begins, hit "record" on your digital recorder, and let fly with the SL-1200MK2's sturdy platter. You'll hear no sound of the needle meeting the record, no wasteful seconds of surface noise before the music starts--and no clipped introductions when you try to cut it close by eyeballing it. The SL-1200MK2 grants a 16-percent pitch-adjust range (+/- 8 percent from standard pitch), which is crucial for matching dance-music tempos and convenient for correcting the pitch on poorly mastered old records.
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