Technics SP-10R & SL-1000R
While the SL-1200 remains
the bestselling Technics model ever, the
original direct drive
turntables, the SP-10 Series, still
enjoys an almost cult-like status among
fans of Technics audio
components. Technics worked over the
past two years on the revival of the
SL-1200 Series are bearing
fruit in many ways—among them the
upcoming Technics SP-10R and Technics
SL-1000R.
The world’s first direct drive
turntable, the SP-10 was launched in
1970, astonishing consumers
and professionals alike with a level of
rotational precision and reliability
that belt drives and idler
drives simply couldn’t match. The
SP-10MK2 pushed rotational precision
even further with its
Quartz-Phase-Locked Control. Superb
performance and reliability quickly made
the SP-10MK2
the go-to turntable for broadcast
stations and the holy grail of
audiophiles worldwide. The great
appeal of direct drive technology is its
ability to eliminate degradation in
sound quality caused by
rotation fluctuation and minute
vibrations between the motor and
transmission mechanism
inherent in other types of systems. Many
manufacturers embraced the technology
and soon the
direct drive turntable became the
industry standard. And it all began with
the SP-10. Over the
intervening years, the SP-10 Direct
Drive Turntable—together with the
SL-1000 Direct Drive
Turntable System with tonearm and
cabinet based on the SP-10—have become
synonymous with
direct drive technology and been hailed
as legends in their own time, fitting
symbols of the
Technics brand name that still inspires
the admiration and loyalty of
audiophiles worldwide.
For some time now,
analogue turntables have been
experiencing a resurgence after being
sidelined for many years by the compact
disc player. Once again belt drive
turntables have
become the industry standard, despite
their inferior sound quality, simply
because they’re easier
to design and manufacture. The formerly
dominant direct drive turntable now
finds itself
marginalized due to the high technical
threshold it demands. The result is that
the market for
high-fidelity turntables is dominated by
a material-intensive approach that
relies on sheer mass
to achieve rotation stability. However,
direct drive technology is not only
inherently superior in its
level of rotational precision, but the
new SL-1200 Series’ newly-developed
coreless direct drive
motor achieves unprecedented
high-fidelity by eliminating cogging.
Given the current state
of the high-fidelity turntable market
today, we considered it our mission
to leverage the technological expertise
we’ve developed to build the next
generation of direct
drive turntables: with their refined
architecture, these new-concept products
will offer
consumers a truly superior alternative
to the mass-intensive turntables
currently available in the
high-end market. These will be worthy
namesakes of the history-making SP-10.
The revival of the SP-10
Series establishes a new reference point
for the modern high-fidelity
turntable, redefining it for a new age.
That’s why, as the newest additions to
Technics’ signature
Reference Class lineup of audio
components, we have dubbed our newest
direct drive turntable
and turntable system, designed and
engineered to optimize its outstanding
performance, the
Technics SP-10R and Technics SL-1000R.
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Technics SP-10R £7,995.00 inc 20%
VAT
Up to £1,000+ part exchange on your old SP-10
We aim to keep these in stock and on
demonstration, and we will beat any other price
if the offer is genuine. We will have the
ultimate plinth for this soon, watch
this space !
We only supply 110-240V 50/60Hz units from
Panasonic Europe with a full 2 year warrantee
and the exclusive wooden European packing crate.
Made from 18mm thick marine ply with lockdown
fittings, handles and castor feet, these massive
and heavy crates enhance the feel-good
factor. The turntable weighs (less PSU)
19Kg and the crate 25Kg (72x57x41cm), as shipped
with packing the total of the crate is 46Kg.
Technics SL-1000R £13,995.00 inc
20% VAT
Up to £5,000 part exchange offer on your old SL-1000
or SP-10
We aim to keep these in stock and on
demonstration, and we will beat any other price
if the offer is genuine. If you want an
alternative arm
to the supplied Technics, just ask us, we can
fit any arm of your choice in place of the
Technics arm. We suggest the fabulous 10"
Glanz to make in our opinion a Continuum beater
! Or perhaps our high mass T-610 tonearm ?
We only supply 110-240V 50/60Hz units from
Panasonic Europe with a full 2 year warrantee
and the exclusive wooden European packing crate.
Made from 18mm thick marine ply with lockdown
fittings, handles and castor feet, these massive
and heavy crates enhance the feel-good
factor. The turntable weighs (less PSU)
41Kg and the crate 42Kg (89x64x60cm), as shipped
with packing the total of the crate is 85Kg.
Click
here
to download
the Technics brochure
Click
here
to download
the
rave HiFi World SP-10R review
Click
here
to download
the
rave HiFi News SL-1000R review
Click
here
to download
the full user manual (very big at 60MB)
Shown here on
a normal HiFi rack,
is the very low cost entry into the world of
the SP-10R.
It can be difficult to tell from the photo,
but you simply put the "Lite" onto and rack,
shelf or whatever your existing turntable it
on. There is no plinth as such, but you do
get a Timestep armboard and a low cost arm
of your choice. The sound quality is
amazing and better than many £15K
turntables. Weighing in at 23kg this is no lightweight and is a
remarkable solution for those on a limited
budget. Later the Timestep Plinth can
be added and later still a better arm and
cartridge. This is one investment you
will never regret.
Timestep SP-10R Lite, Timestep
armboard, Jelco arm, AT33EV cartridge
£8,***.** inc 20%
VAT
Other configurations available.
Timestep Technics SP-10R Plinth
This
is quite simply the ultimate plinth weighing
in with the SP-10R fitted at over 50kg.
Made from two pieces of aircraft grade
billet aluminum and substantial (read
expensive) piece of Ebony sandwiched in the
middle. We use a special grade of
aluminum (trade secret) for mass and
stability. West African Ebony from
Camaroon is chosen for it's musical
properties giving high vibration damping as
well as a rich tonal character with a linear
quality across the tonal spectrum.
Photos to follow late 2018.
Timestep SP-10R plinth £3,***.**
Tonearm boards from £495.00
Technics
SL-1200 G Grand Class
The
SL-1200 G is more than the sum of its
parts with each platter individually
balanced and a stunning brass and
aluminum die-cast platter. Grove
noise is eerily low and is noticeable by
its silence on the first record you
play.
Technics SL-1200 G £2,995.00 inc 20%
VAT
We aim to keep these in stock and on
demonstration, and we will beat any other price
if the offer is genuine. See our options
and modifications click
here.
Technics
SL-1200GR Sl-1210GR
The SL-1200 remains
the best selling Technics model ever and
it's no wonder why ! The new GR
has phenomenal performance and out of
the box is way better than some modified
old versions. We just can't
believe the price, it's better than some
£5+ turntables !
Technics SL-1200 GR silver,
SL-1210 GR black, £1,299.00 inc 20%
VAT
We aim to keep these in stock and on
demonstration, and we will beat any other price
if the offer is genuine. To see our
options and modifications click
here.
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