| Every DJ who is worth their salt has heard about the | | | | reputation but one which held onto the ethic of superior |
| legendary status of the Technics range of turntables | | | | manufacture quality along with rugged design and |
| including the famous SL1000 and Technics 1210 range | | | | superior sound quality levels. |
| of direct drive decks that incorporate reliability and | | | | You will find the technics sl1200 and later variations in |
| sturdy design with leading sound quality and reputation. | | | | more than 90% of the worlds nightclubs and music |
| Technics turntables have been around for over 30 | | | | venues and also in many DJ's bedrooms as the |
| years with the continual development of their product | | | | preferred choice of deck on which to practice their |
| range they have lead the way in turntable design and | | | | turntable skills. |
| market leading performance. The superior quality of | | | | Nowadays many DJ's are turning to digital equipment |
| this equipment has built an enviable DJ reputation with | | | | on which to play CD's and MP3's and this has filtered |
| many of the worlds top DJ's placing Technics and | | | | into the wider music scene with nightspots now mostly |
| Pioneer DJ equipment as their preferred choice. | | | | relying on the digital equipment to cater for their |
| Around 30 years ago Technics released their very | | | | resident DJ's. |
| first turntable which was given the name SP-10 and it | | | | Both Pioneer and Technics DJ equipment has adapted |
| was the first direct drive turntable with a platter heavy | | | | within the digital products era and they have steadily |
| enough to make it suitable for home and DJ | | | | developed a leading edge in both CD players such as |
| applications. About 10 years later the company | | | | the CDJ range - CDJ 1000 and suchlike and the more |
| released the now famous sl1200 turntable series which | | | | commercial division under Pioneer with the now |
| quickly gained a big following and reputation from the | | | | enviable range of cheaper CDJ players and digital |
| music DJ community. In fact this turntable holds a | | | | mixer units. |
| worlds first, in being the only one, to be accepted into | | | | Although we have seen many changes of late from |
| the London Science Museum as a piece of modern | | | | analogue to digital DJ products there is still a large |
| history. | | | | demand for top notch turntablism skills from vinyl |
| More recent versions of the brilliant Technics sl1200 | | | | junkies who will insist on playing those 12 inch records |
| have been introduced and the past 20 years has seen | | | | and on the other side of the coin, from the newest |
| more than 5 releases of this product from the Mk1 | | | | generation, there is an every growing appetite for the |
| (original) to date with the sl1210 MK5 and the | | | | latest cutting edge digital media products coming hot of |
| expensive Gold Plated SL1210 series. All of this range | | | | press from numerous hi-tech manufacturers. |
| of products has been successful due to the brand | | | | |