Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Technics produced its first SL direct-drive turntables in ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, it can’t have escaped your notice that vinyl records have made an astonishing comeback to rival the raising of Lazarus. Perhaps the most ...

Technics is making sure that one of its most iconic series of turntables is going out with a bang. The established hi-fi brand has revealed its new Grand Class SL-1200G/1210G Master Edition special ...

Nestled on a dedicated desk in my office are two Technics SL-1210 turntables (an Mk2 and Mk3, oddly enough). I love them, and they've been going strong for 20 years. But times progress, as does ...

For the latest generation of its iconic SL-1200 turntable, Technics engineers have tapped into the brand's digital amplifiers to develop a "revolutionary" new control method aimed at improving analog ...

NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned hi-fi brand Technics has released its legendary and widely acclaimed SL-1200/1210GR turntable in a new 'GR2' version. This new model was planned to ...

The Technics SL-1200GR may look like a DJ turntable, but it’s also a superb turntable for everybody else. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, ...

Back at CES, Panasonic's revived Technics brand pulled the wraps off of its new direct-drive SL-1200 turntable. While that announcement surely kicked up all sorts of feelings, the new gear comes with ...

This new SL-1200GR2 features a new drive control technique for smooth, accurate rotational stability and a new power supply for an exceptionally low noise floor. The turntable category continues to be ...

After so many years at CES, there are increasingly few things that make the hairs on our arms stand up these days. But a $20,000, three-armed turntable resurrected from the first-ever direct-drive wax ...