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| − | + | Manual record player with direct drive. Heavily modified successor of the [[Technics SL-1200]]. Achieved great fame through the use in discotheques and work equipment for DJs. | |
| − | == | + | == Data == |
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| − | ''' | + | '''General''' |
| − | * | + | * Manufacturer: [[Technics]] |
| − | * | + | * Model: SL-1200MK2 |
| − | * | + | * Type: Turntable |
| − | * | + | * Years of manufacture: 1979 - 2010 |
| − | * | + | * Made in: Japan |
| − | * | + | * Colour: Silver-grey |
| − | * | + | * Power consumption: 16 W |
| − | * | + | * Dimensions: 453 x 162 x 360 mm (WxHxD) |
| − | * | + | * Weight: 12.5 kg |
| + | * Original price approx.: 990 DM | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Connections''' |
| − | * | + | * Outputs: 1x RCA cable |
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| − | ''' | + | '''Technical data''' |
| − | * | + | * Drive: direct drive, quartz-controlled |
| − | * Motor: | + | * Motor: DC motor, brushless |
| − | * | + | * Speed: 33.33/min, 45/min |
| − | * | + | * Synchronous speed fluctuation: 0.025 % (WRMS) |
| − | * | + | * Rumble noise ratio: |
| − | ** -56 dB (IEC, | + | ** -56 dB (IEC, unweighted). |
| − | ** -78 dB (IEC, | + | ** -78 dB (IEC, rated) |
| − | * | + | * Turntable: 33.2 cm; aluminium; 1.7 kg |
| − | * | + | * Operating mode: manual |
| − | * Pitch: | + | * Pitch: ±8 % |
| − | * | + | * Tonearm: Technics |
| − | ** | + | ** Material: |
| − | ** | + | ** Total length: |
| − | ** | + | ** Length pivot point - tip: 230 mm |
| − | ** | + | ** Offset angle: 22º |
| − | ** | + | ** Pickup overhang: 15 mm |
| − | ** | + | ** Counterweight overhang: |
| − | ** | + | ** permissible pickup weights: 3.5 - 13 g / 11 - 20.5 g (including headshell). |
| − | ** | + | ** inertial mass of the arm: 12 g |
| − | ** | + | ** adjustment range for support weight: 0 - 4 g |
| − | ** | + | ** height adjustment range: 6 mm |
| − | ** | + | ** cable capacity: |
| − | * | + | * pickup: [[Technics EPC-207 C]] (MM), later without pickup |
| − | ''' | + | '''Special Features''' |
| − | * | + | * Four-row stroboscope with illumination |
| − | * | + | * Illumination for pickup (incandescent lamp) |
| − | * | + | * Electronic brake |
| − | * | + | * Rubber disc mat |
| − | * | + | * Speed control (pitch) |
| − | * Max. | + | * Max. Torque: 1.5 kg/cm |
| − | * | + | * Start-up time: 0.7 s |
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| − | == | + | == Remarks == |
| + | * Other models in the same series: | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-120]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1200]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1200G/GAE]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1200GR]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1200GLD]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1200LTD]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1200MK2]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1200MK3]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1200MK4]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1200MK5]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1210]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1210MK2]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1210MK3]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1210MK4]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1210MK5]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1210M3D]] | ||
| + | * [[Technics SL-1210M5G]] | ||
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| − | * HiFi Test | + | == Pictures == |
| − | ** | + | * Extract from brochure: Technics SL-1200MK2 |
| − | ** "Plus: | + | [[File:Technics SL-1200 MK II-Prospekt-1.jpg]] |
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| + | == Reports == | ||
| + | * image hifi issue 1/2006, single test: without final score | ||
| + | ** "What likes: workmanship; reliability; ease of use; straight-as-an-arrow sound." | ||
| + | ** "What's missing: a show-off version in piano lacquer. Oops, there is (as a limited edition)." | ||
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| + | * HiFi Test issue 2/2009, 4 products tested. | ||
| + | ** Grade 1.1; top class price/performance: good | ||
| + | ** "Plus: very good sound; extremely robust construction; universal use." | ||
* hifitest.de | * hifitest.de | ||
| − | : " | + | : "Impressive also, how the bear-strong drive pulls the heavy cast plate up to the target speed in fractions of a second and then maintains this unshakably. Just as stable as the stroboscopic display of the speed is the musical performance of the Technics: calm, powerful and with a lot of clarity, it captivates even the non-disc jockeys among the listeners. At the same time, it offers a perfectly prepared playing field for a wide range of pick-ups, even of the highest quality, and impressively dispels the myth that large DJ turntables are not for sophisticated music listening. On the contrary, young up-and-coming DJs should watch out that dad doesn't dust off their work equipment for his old classical and jazz records!" |
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://www.technics1200s.com/ Technics1200s.com] | * [http://www.technics1200s.com/ Technics1200s.com] | ||
* [http://www.thevintageknob.org/technics-SL-1200MK2.html The Vintageknob: Technics SL-1200MK2] | * [http://www.thevintageknob.org/technics-SL-1200MK2.html The Vintageknob: Technics SL-1200MK2] | ||
| − | * [http://www.welt.de/kultur/article5350114/Technics-stellt-legendaere-Plattenspieler-Serie-ein.html | + | * [http://www.welt.de/kultur/article5350114/Technics-stellt-legendaere-Plattenspieler-Serie-ein.html The World - Culture: Technics discontinues legendary turntable series] |
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Latest revision as of 03:56, 27 November 2020
Short description[edit]
Manual record player with direct drive. Heavily modified successor of the Technics SL-1200. Achieved great fame through the use in discotheques and work equipment for DJs.
Data[edit]
General
- Manufacturer: Technics
- Model: SL-1200MK2
- Type: Turntable
- Years of manufacture: 1979 - 2010
- Made in: Japan
- Colour: Silver-grey
- Power consumption: 16 W
- Dimensions: 453 x 162 x 360 mm (WxHxD)
- Weight: 12.5 kg
- Original price approx.: 990 DM
Connections
- Outputs: 1x RCA cable
Technical data
- Drive: direct drive, quartz-controlled
- Motor: DC motor, brushless
- Speed: 33.33/min, 45/min
- Synchronous speed fluctuation: 0.025 % (WRMS)
- Rumble noise ratio:
- -56 dB (IEC, unweighted).
- -78 dB (IEC, rated)
- Turntable: 33.2 cm; aluminium; 1.7 kg
- Operating mode: manual
- Pitch: ±8 %
- Tonearm: Technics
- Material:
- Total length:
- Length pivot point - tip: 230 mm
- Offset angle: 22º
- Pickup overhang: 15 mm
- Counterweight overhang:
- permissible pickup weights: 3.5 - 13 g / 11 - 20.5 g (including headshell).
- inertial mass of the arm: 12 g
- adjustment range for support weight: 0 - 4 g
- height adjustment range: 6 mm
- cable capacity:
- pickup: Technics EPC-207 C (MM), later without pickup
Special Features
- Four-row stroboscope with illumination
- Illumination for pickup (incandescent lamp)
- Electronic brake
- Rubber disc mat
- Speed control (pitch)
- Max. Torque: 1.5 kg/cm
- Start-up time: 0.7 s
Remarks[edit]
- Other models in the same series:
- Technics SL-120
- Technics SL-1200
- Technics SL-1200G/GAE
- Technics SL-1200GR
- Technics SL-1200GLD
- Technics SL-1200LTD
- Technics SL-1200MK2
- Technics SL-1200MK3
- Technics SL-1200MK4
- Technics SL-1200MK5
- Technics SL-1210
- Technics SL-1210MK2
- Technics SL-1210MK3
- Technics SL-1210MK4
- Technics SL-1210MK5
- Technics SL-1210M3D
- Technics SL-1210M5G
Pictures[edit]
- Extract from brochure: Technics SL-1200MK2
Reports[edit]
- image hifi issue 1/2006, single test: without final score
- "What likes: workmanship; reliability; ease of use; straight-as-an-arrow sound."
- "What's missing: a show-off version in piano lacquer. Oops, there is (as a limited edition)."
- HiFi Test issue 2/2009, 4 products tested.
- Grade 1.1; top class price/performance: good
- "Plus: very good sound; extremely robust construction; universal use."
- hifitest.de
- "Impressive also, how the bear-strong drive pulls the heavy cast plate up to the target speed in fractions of a second and then maintains this unshakably. Just as stable as the stroboscopic display of the speed is the musical performance of the Technics: calm, powerful and with a lot of clarity, it captivates even the non-disc jockeys among the listeners. At the same time, it offers a perfectly prepared playing field for a wide range of pick-ups, even of the highest quality, and impressively dispels the myth that large DJ turntables are not for sophisticated music listening. On the contrary, young up-and-coming DJs should watch out that dad doesn't dust off their work equipment for his old classical and jazz records!"