Technics SL-1401

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Technics
• Model: SL-1401
• Years of manufacture: 1978 - ?
• Made in: Japan
• Color: silver
• Power consumption: 8 W
• Dimensions: 453 x 12.5 x 369 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 9.3 kg
• Original price approx:

Connections

• Outputs: 2 x Cinch plug red / white (RCA)

Technical Data

• Drive: Quartz direct drive
• Motor: brushless DC motor
  • Starting torque 1 kg . cm
• Speed: 33 1/3, 45 rpm
• Synchronous speed variation: 0.025% WRMS (JIS C5521), ±0.035% (DIN)
• Rumble sound distance:
  • DIN 45539A: 50 dB
  • DIN 45539B: 73 dB
• Turntable: Injection-moulded aluminium, 330 mm
• platter mass: 2,2 kg
• Operating mode: semi-automatic (tonearm return)
• Pitch: no
• Tonearm: S-tube arm, statically balanced

eff. tonearm mass 16 g

• • needle support: 0 - 3 g
  • effective arm length: 230 mm

overhang: 15 mm

• • offset angle: 21,5° ** headshell mass: 9,5
  • headshell mass: 9,5 g
  • weight range for pickup: 5 - 11 g
• Pickup: without

Special Features

• Construction with subchassis
• 1-chip motor control (Panasonic AN640)
• electronic turntable brake

Remarks

Other models of the same series:

Pictures

• SL-1401

• The tone arm

• Sectional view