Technics SL-1200MK7 Direct Drive Turntable System (Black)
Technics SL-1200MK7 Overview
The Technics SL-1200MK7 Direct Drive Turntable System is a professional turntable designed for audiophiles, DJs, and turntablists. The SL-1200MK7 offers significant enhancements to the analog and digital technology including coreless direct-drive motor and precision digital motor control, which eliminate cogging from rotation irregularities. The latest microcomputer technology is utilized for advanced motor control, which ensure high performance in normal rotation and responds accurately to a wide range of DJ play styles, such as scratching. Additionally, the starting torque and brake speed can be adjusted individually to suit the user's preference. What's more, by pressing the Speed Selector button and the Start/Stop simultaneously, the platter will reverse direction, adding a whole new level of performance possibilities
The aluminum die-cast platter features a two-layer structure with deadening rubber on the entire back surface to eliminate unwanted resonance, providing high rigidity and outstanding vibration-damping characteristics and preventing harmful vibration from being transmitted to the record. The aluminum die-cast chassis is rigidly integrated with a special material consisting of ABS mixed with glass fiber to achieve a two-layer construction. The combination of this high-rigidity material and a metal chassis raised the rigidity and vibration-damping performance to higher levels, realizing a robust cabinet for remarkable sound reproduction.
The S-shaped tonearm employs a lightweight, yet rigid aluminum pipe, while the gimbal suspension system utilizes high-precision bearings to assure solid tracking performance with minimum stylus jumping, even in harsh playing conditions such as scratching. The tonearm ships with a counter weight for use with a variety of cartridges to match music genre or feeling.
The turntable features gold-plated RCA terminals for use with detachable cables, as well as a detachable earth-ground wire and a detachable power cord. The Technics SL-1200MK7 ships with a rubber slip mat, dust cover, 45 adapter, balance weight, headshell, cartridge mounting hardware, stereo RCA cable, earth ground cable, and an AC power cord.
- Coreless direct-drive motor achieving stable rotation and powerful torque
- Coreless, slow-rotating motor offers rotation accuracy and power torque
- Coreless stator removes iron core and prevents cogging
- Torque performance equal to SL-1200MK5
- Smooth and accurate performance
- No replacement of parts required
- Highly sensitive tonearm accurately reads the signal stored in the record groove
- Static-balance S-shape tonearm
- Made from lightweight, high-rigidity aluminum
- Gimbal suspension construction tonearm consists of a machined housing and high-precision bearing
- Assures remarkable tracking performance with minimum stylus jumping (even when scratching)
- Two-layer structure platter with improved vibration damping performance
- Back surface features deadening rubber
- Eliminates unwanted resonance in the aluminum die-cast platter
- Helps deliver clear sound
- High-rigidity cabinet and high damping insulator for thorough shut-out of all vibrations
- Aluminum die-cast chassis
- Integrated with a blend of ABS and glass fiber
- Two-layer construction raises rigidity and vibration-damping performance
- Detachable power/phono cable terminals prevents cable discontinuity
- Gold-plated phono terminals minimize sound degradation
- Detachable cables make for easy maintenance and a choice cable quality
- Starting torque/brake speed adjustment function
- Utilizes microcomputer for advanced motor control
- Ensures high performance in normal rotation
- Responds accurately to a wide range of play styles, including scratching
- Starting torque and brake speed are individually adjustable
- Pitch control function enables accurate and stable pitch adjustment
- Speeds: 33-1/3, 45, or 78 rpm
- Pitch control with digital control for improved tracking performance and accuracy
- Fine Pitch Adjustment: ±8% / ±16%
- Reverse-play function expands the breadth of DJ play styles
- Select Speed Selector button and the Start/Stop button simultaneously
- Stylus illuminator featuring high-brightness and long-life LED
- Provides improved visibility of the stylus tip
- All-black design
- Matte-texture black body and black parts
- Attractive, refined appearance
- LED light can be set to illuminate in either red or blue