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Topic: Technics to stop making SL-1200

Saw this on my reader this morning, figured some bots would be interested...

"Although Technics introduced the SL-1200 in 1972, it didn’t become popular until the MKII version was launched in 1979, and they kept the design the same with very subtle refinements being introduced with each update.

With DJ’s switching to digital products like iPods
and CDs, the sales of the Technics SL-1200 are just at 5 percent of where they were 10 years ago."

full article:
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/technics-t … Gadgets%29

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Re: Technics to stop making SL-1200

this happens every year

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  • ronin
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Re: Technics to stop making SL-1200

like the flu pandemic of turntables

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Re: Technics to stop making SL-1200

For sale: 1 vintage Technics SL-1200 MKII.  These babies are no longer being manufactured!

$4000 or trade for a Prophet-5 + cash.

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5 Reply by ytz (edited by ytz 2010-10-29 18:42:05)

  • ytz
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Re: Technics to stop making SL-1200

SL1200 MKIIs 599 pounds each from Hard to Find

http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR26114

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Re: Technics to stop making SL-1200

this just in: Roland will stop making TR-808's at the end of the year! OMG why dude??

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Re: Technics to stop making SL-1200

the story has already been denied by technics. they are throwing out one model, but the top one and the mk2 stay in production..

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Re: Technics to stop making SL-1200

apologies for posting a bunk story guys, and to think i was a click away from taking unicity up on the offer!  wink

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