If you don't fancy your chances of getting your hands on one of the 1200 limited edition Technics SL-1200GAE turntables this summer - they certainly sold out in Japan pretty fast - then you'll be pleased to hear that Technics has confirmed details for the SL-1200G.
This is the new Technics deck that will be on general sale - and is pretty similar but for a couple of tweaks to the design and the fact the 'GAE models will be numbered.
Now confirmed for release in "autumn 2016", the SL-1200G has all the familiar features of a Technics DJ deck but is very much focused on audio performance - and there are a variety of design elements that aim to ensure it's up to sonic standards. And as the maker of the first commercially available direct drive platter, Technics should know a thing or two about this.
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Reducing unwanted vibrations is also why you'll find a three-layered construction for the deck itself, with a heavyweight brass and aluminum platter covered in a rubber layer. And if you like layers, you'll love the four-layered chassis. There's a 10mm thick top panel of aluminium atop the aluminium diecast, BMC and rubber layers of previous Technics models.
Technics is still quoting 18kg for the total weight, while the SL-1200G's dimensions will be 17.3 x 45.3 x 37.2 (HWD cm).
As for the price? It's confirmed as the same as the limited edition model, which is £2799 in the UK. Start saving...
