Panasonic Unveils Technics SL-1200 MK7, Features Minor Improvements

CES the world’s largest trade show is currently underway. Today Panasonic has a treat for DJs by unveiling its latest turntable model the Technics SL-1200 MK7. Panasonic revived its famous Technics turntable line back in 2016 much to the excitement of DJs who still like to spin records the old-fashioned way. Heralded as the perfect […]

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The Technics SL-1200 MK7S is a Direct Drive Turntable System Silver uses a slow-turning motor to directly drive the platter. This system has various advantages. It offers high performance, such as rotation accuracy and powerful torque, does not require replacement of parts and maintains high reliability over a long period of time. On the other hand, the direct-drive system was said to produce a rotation irregularity called cogging.