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Technics 1200 Still relevant as a dj-turntable?



Giving my reflections on the Technics 1200. Recently Technics started to manufacture the iconic turntable again with the mk7 series. Are they still relevant as a dj-turntable?

It was 1978 and technics released the Technics SL1200MK2 Hi-fi turntable. It featured an rubbercasing bottom, an aluminium top, direct drive quartz lock motor,
an adjustable antiskating system and tonearm, rubber feet. a 8 +- pitch adjustment.

This turntable was very early picked up by the dj-comunity and its features became a standard in the disc jockey World.

Technics is an exclusive brand, they handbuilt their equipment, still to this day. but after a 40-year is it still relevant?



Its very classic in its design. But it doesnt color the sound like retro gear do, like lets say like a old neve recording desk, or a urei dj-mixer. the sound is perhaps too transparent.

The turntable allways had a high pricetag, its an HI-Fi turntable. Its handbuilt in Japan.

The fixed rca cables in the back makes it less durable for dj-gigging and touring.
It has a sensitivity for picking up vibrations from high volumes from PA systems, often
groundloop interferance.

Good things about the turntable is that its a disc jockey standard, a DJ can go and play at a club and know that these turntables will work for mixing records. There are alot of parts you can buy on the internet when it needs repairing. It has a classic design.

The new Technics SL1200mk7 turntable is re-engineered and improved from the previous models.
Classic design, iconic in the dj World. high quality. Well worth too look at but depending on what type of djing  it is also good to look at what other brands has to offer.
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