Technics SL-1200G Grand Class Turntable (SL1200GEG-S)

Introducing the all New Technics Grand Class SL1200GE Grand - Standard. The Grand Class Standard Direct Drive Turntable from Technics features a twin-rotor surface-facing direct drive motors, a direct drive motor controller, high sensitive tonearm and a brass-top turntable platter Insulator.

  

Key Features:

  • Highest quality audiophile turntable
  • Hand built
  • Completely new design
  • Heavier platter

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    Product Code: 100268143


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    Due to the widespread use of CDs, turntable systems disappeared briefly from the market, but their warm sound quality is bringing them back. The direct-drive turntable invented by Technics is still highly acclaimed by audiophiles and DJs in the form of the SL-1200 Series, and there have been many requests to revive the turntable system. As such, we decided to develop a new system for Hi-Fi use. Here we provide an outline of our intent in this development.

    Direct-drive is generally considered to be for DJ use, and belt drive is for Hi-Fi use. In the 1970s, when Technics invented direct-drive turntables, their performance and reliability were first recognised by broadcast stations. High acclaim was then received by audiophiles. The high-precision rotation and absence of S/N ratio degradation were particularly attractive to these users. The high torque and reliability of direct-drive were recognised by DJs, and direct-drive turntables became the standard in the club scene.

    When developing a direct-drive motor, considerable capital investment is required for large-scale production equipment. In contrast, belt drives can be made with a little cost. Also, compared with direct-drive, belt drive was designed with the latest technology. The view remains that direct-drive is for DJ use and belt drive is for Hi-Fi use. Originally, direct-drive offered superior sound quality. If we redesign the direct-drive motor and control circuitry, we will be able to create a turntable that is superior to other systems.

    Technics was also a leader in incorporating innovations, such as vibration-damping materials, cabinet construction, and insulators. Having inherited the DNA of Technics, we do not wish to merely make a replica of the SL-1200.

    In other words, our intent in this development is to redefine the direct-drive turntable reference.


    High-level Balance Adjustment

    When the weight distribution of the turntable is uneven, excess vibration or noise occurs during rotation, which causes degradation in sound quality. Therefore, the balance of the turntable is adjusted at the factory by using specialised high-precision balance adjustment equipment for each and every item after the turntable is assembled. Turntables that have undergone adjustment are labelled with a sticker reading "BALANCED" to indicate that adjustment has been done.

     

    Coreless Direct Drive Motor

    Conventional analogue turntables have problems with degradation in sound quality caused by factors such as minute speed vibration during rotation and rotation irregularity called "cogging." In the SL-1200GAE, the use of a newly developed coreless direct-drive motor with no iron core eliminates cogging. Also, the twin-rotor construction reduces the bearing load while maintaining high torque, and also reduces minute vibration during rotation. These factors enable reproduction of the warm, exquisitely detailed sound etched on analogue records.

    High-Precision Motor Control Technology

    The application of motor control technology developed for Blu-ray devices, and switching the drive mode depending on the operational status of the motor achieve a high starting torque and high speed stability.

    High-sensitive Tonearm

    The tonearm employs lightweight magnesium which has a high damping effect, with cold drawing improving the characteristics of the material and achieving the high-precision required. In addition, high initial-motion sensitivity is attained by employing the traditional Technics gimbal suspension construction with horizontal rotation axis and the vertical rotation axis intersecting at a single central point, as well as high-precision bearings using a cut-processed housing.

    Four-layered Cabinet Construction

    A hairline-processed, 10-mm-thick top panel of immaculate aluminium has been added to the previous three-layered construction of aluminium diecast, BMC, and heavyweight-class rubber on the SL-1200MK5. This four-layered construction combines high rigidity with a high quality finish and feel.

    High-Quality Terminals

    The use of brass-milled and gold-plated phono terminals and ground terminals prevents degradation in sound quality while enabling the easy attaching and detaching of cables. Also theuse of metal shielding construction inside the case reduces the effects of external noise. 

    Three-layered Turntable Platter

    The turntable has a three-layered construction with a rigidly combined brass and aluminium diecast platter. With a deadening rubber covering its entire rear surface to eliminate unnecessary resonance, thereby achieving high rigidity and vibration damping. This delivers smooth rotational stability and inertial mass surpassing the SP-10MK2, the direct-drive turntable standard used by broadcast stations worldwide, as well as having more than twice the inertial mass of the SL-1200MK5.

     

     

    General

    Power supplyA

    • C 100V 50/60 Hz

    Power consumption

    • 12 W (when the power is turned on) 0.2 W (when the power is off)

    Dimensions (width × height × depth)

    • 453 × 173 × 372 mm

    mass

    • About 18.0 kg

    Color

    • S (Silver)

    Turntable

    format

    • Direct drive turntable system (manual)

    Drive system

    • Direct DriveDrive motorBrushless DC motor

    Turntable : 

    • Aluminum die-cast brass integrated 
    • diameter: 332 mm 
    • Weight: about 3.6 kg (including rubber sheet)

    Rotational speed

    • 33 1 / 3,45,78 r / min

    Rotational speed adjustment range

    • ± 8%, ± 16%

    Starting torque

    • 3.3 kg · cm

    Start-up characteristics

    • 0.7 s (at the time 33 1/3 r / min)

    Braking mechanism

    • Electronic brake

    Wow and flutter

    • 0.025% WRMS (JIS C5521)

    SN ratio (rumble)

    • 78 dB (IEC 98A weighted)

    Tone arm part

    format

    • Universal S-shaped tone arm Static balance type

    Arm effective length

    • 230 mm

    Overhang

    • 15 mm

    Tracking error angle

    • + 2 ° 32 '(30cm record outer circumference) 
    • Tasu 0 ° 32' (the inner circumference of the 30cm record)

    Offset angle

    • twenty two

    Arm height adjustment range

    • 0 ~ 6 mm

    Needle pressure adjustment range

    • 0 ~ 4 g (needle pressure Direct-reading type)

    Shell mass

    • About 7.6 g

    Apply cartridge mass

    • No auxiliary weight G /5.6~12.0 
    • 14.3 ~ 20.7 G (including head shell) 
    • auxiliary weight small when using the G /10.0~16.4 
    • 18.7 ~ 25.1 G (including head shell) 
    • auxiliary weight large when using the G /14.3~19.8 
    • 23.0 ~ 28.5 G (including head shell)

    Cartridge mounting dimensions

    • JIS standard 12.7 mm (1/2 inch) Mounting interval

    Shell terminal lug

    • 1.2 mmφ 4 pin terminal lug

    accessories

    • Turntable × 1, turntable sheet × 1, the dust cover × 1, 
    • EP record adapter × 1, balance weight × 1, auxiliary weight small × 1, 
    • auxiliary weight large × 1, shell × 1, overhang gauge × 1, 
    • cartridge mounting screws (1 set) × 1, PHONO cable × 1, PHONO ground wire × 1, 
    • power cord × 1, turntable mounting screws (1 set) × 1

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