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Good news! There’s a new turntable in the SL-1200 family. The bad news? It’s expensive.

Technic’s SL-1200 turntable has legendary status for good reason. It was built like a tank and maintained excellent performance no

What are the Chinese going to find on the far side of the moon? Better yet, what are they going

What if a bunch of DJs got together to form a symphony orchestra-like outfit? That’s exactly what happened with The

There isn’t a turntable that balances toughness and performance better than the legendary SL-1200 Turntable. Technics lost their mind for

One year ago today, we woke up to the news of Bowie’s death. Goddammit, that still makes me sad. And

Back in 2010, I bought one of the last Technics SL-1200 turntables before production ceased. A couple of years later,

When it comes to indestructible turntables, you cannot beat the venerable SL-1200 from Technics. Since its introduction in 1972, its reliability has

Exactly four hundred years ago today, the Catholic Church banned De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by Copernicus, which dared say that the

I’ve been summoned to see if I’m suitable for jury duty today. (It was supposed to be last week but

On Boxing Day 2010, I scoured audio stores for Technics SL-1200 turntable. The company announced earlier that year that it

After a two week layoff to recharge our martini shakers, we’re back with season four of this thing. How long

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver