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

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment SL1200, Technics, Turntables

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

Random music news for Friday, January 4, 2019

January 4, 2019January 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Barack Obama, Courtney Love, Crimson Tide, David Bowie, Drake, Gary Oldman, Myles Goodwyn, Pointer Sisters, R. Kelly, Sam Lufti, SL-1200, Taylor Swift, Technics, Tony Bennett

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

Weird music video: A symphony of turntables

March 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Philharmonic Turntable Orchestra, Technics, Turntables

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

Watch Technics Build the Famous SL-1200 Turntable

November 6, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment SL-1200, Technics

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

Random Music News for Tuesday, January 10, 2017

January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, AM Radio, Amazon, Donald Trump, George Michael, Hugh's Room, Noel Gallagher, North Korea, Pussy Riot, Record Store Day, SL-1200, Spotify, TeamRock, Technics, Turntables, U2, Vladimir Putin

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

Welcome Back, Technics SL-1200

January 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments SL-1200, Technics

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

The Good News: The SL-1200 Turntable Is Back! The Bad New: The Price

September 7, 2016October 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Technics, Technics SL-1200, Turntable

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

Random Music News for Saturday, March 5, 2016

March 5, 2016March 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Documentary, Google, HMV, Liam Gallagher, Miley Cyrus, Morrissey, MP3Sull, Music News, NOFX, Sacha Baron Cohen, SL-1200, Slash, Spotify, Technics

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

Random Music News for Monday, January 11, 2016

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Alanis Morissette, Apple Music, David Bowie, Guns 'N Roses, Lamb of God, Lemmy, Memorial, Motorhead, Mozart, Puddle of Mudd, Randy Blythe, SL-1200, Technics, Wes Scanlin

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

The World’s Most Beloved Turntable is Coming Back! The Return of the SL-1200.

January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments CES, SL-1200, SL-1200G, SL-1200GAE, Technics

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

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 121 (Or Maybe 119: The Merch Awakens!

September 9, 2015September 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Autonomous Vehicles, Cassettes, Drone, Force Friday, Millennium Falcon, MySpace, Onstar, Samy Kamkar, Star Wars, Technics, Trakdot

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

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