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Technics

Gadgets 

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

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Music News 

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

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Cool! 

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

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Gadgets 

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

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Music News
Music News 

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

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Gadgets 

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,

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Music News 

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

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Music News
Music News 

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

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Music News
Music News 

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

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Music News 

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

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Podcast 

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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