Rewind to 2004. CD sales have begun to slide as the world moved to digital music files. Meanwhile, vinyl, the currency of the music industry since the late 40s, was in an apparent
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Technic’s SL-1200 turntable has legendary status for good reason. It was built like a tank and maintained excellent performance no matter how much abuse it took. And its power direct drive motor could
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What are the Chinese going to find on the far side of the moon? Better yet, what are they going to do there? Ponder that as we go through music news for January
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What if a bunch of DJs got together to form a symphony orchestra-like outfit? That’s exactly what happened with The Philharmonic Turntable Orchestra. Thirty DJs assembled for Japan’s LP Record Day to create
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There isn’t a turntable that balances toughness and performance better than the legendary SL-1200 Turntable. Technics lost their mind for a few years when they took it out of production, but it’s back.
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One year ago today, we woke up to the news of Bowie’s death. Goddammit, that still makes me sad. And now, the music news of the day. U2 has postponed the release of
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Back in 2010, I bought one of the last Technics SL-1200 turntables before production ceased. A couple of years later, Technics, having woken up to the fact that vinyl was back, started making
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When it comes to indestructible turntables, you cannot beat the venerable SL-1200 from Technics. Since its introduction in 1972, its reliability has been legendary. Sadly, though, even as the vinyl resurrection was gaining momentum, Technics
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Exactly four hundred years ago today, the Catholic Church banned De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by Copernicus, which dared say that the earth wasn’t the centre of the universe. This really pissed off the Catholic
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I’ve been summoned to see if I’m suitable for jury duty today. (It was supposed to be last week but they postponed selection until today). Wish me luck. And now, some music news.
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On Boxing Day 2010, I scoured audio stores for Technics SL-1200 turntable. The company announced earlier that year that it was phasing out production of the iconic machine, I was overhauling my home
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