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The brand new Technics SL-1200 MK7 was just revealed at NAMM, with reverse play, torque adjust, a coreless direct drive motor, and more. Read the details we have so far.

At CES, we first caught wind of the Technics SL-1200GR, a lower-cost version of the new generation of turntables. At £1,300 / $1,600, it's still not a cheap DJ turntable. That said, a surprise over-the-weekend press release came in,…

Panasonic held a quick press event at CES 2017, during which they introduced the Technics SL-1200GR. It's another direct-drive turntable system, but it's still designed for audio enthusiasts, not DJs. The price? $2,000 per unit.

There's no doubt that DJs and hip-hop culture created a fanatical obsession and reverence for the legendary Technics SL-1200 turntable. When a relaunch was announced for the record player's 50th anniversary, DJs balked at the massive price…

In late April of this year, we took a look at a DIY project that brought a built-in DVS system to a Technics SL-1200 turntable. Now there's a brand new update that brings a display module with built-in waveform and browsing views. Has this…

We love featuring DIY DJ technology projects on the blog, and today's features is a whopper. An intrepid YouTube user has rewired a set of Technics SL-1200 turntables and added a built-embedded system to play a library of tracks using…

January's revelation that the new Technics SL-12000G and GAE models (coming later this year) would have a price tag of $4,000 was met with serious alarm from DJs around the world. Now new information has been released in an interview with…

We've seen a few different rumblings around the web about a seriously overboard pricetag on the just-announced new Technics turntables that have made a splash at CES 2016. It has mostly been hearsay, but now we have pretty close-to-official…