Technics SP-20

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Technics
• Model: SP-20
• Type: Turntable drive
• Years of manufacture: 1976 - 1979
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Black
• Power consumption: 4 W
• Dimensions: 368.5 x 99 x 368.5 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 8 kg
• Original price approx.: 60'000 Yen (Japan, 1976), 900 DM

Connections

• Outputs: -

Technical Data

• Drive: Quartz synthesizer direct drive
• Motor: Quartz controlled, phase-locked DC motor
• Speed: 33 1/3, 45
• Speed fine adjustment:
• Synchronous speed variation: 0.002 %
• Rumble noise ratio:
  • IEC 98A unweighted: 60 dB
  • IEC 98A rated: 73 dB
• Turntable:
  • Material: Injection-moulded aluminium
  • Diameter: 320 mm
  • Weight: 2,5 kg
• Starting torque: 1.5 kg.cm
• Start time: 0.7 sec. for 33 rpm
• Braking time:
• Tonearm: no
• Pickup: no

Special Features

• Drive without tonearm, case

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Technics SP-10 MK 2
• Technics SP-15
• Technics SP-25

• Turntable bases:
• Technics SH-15 B1
• Technics SH-15 B2
• Technics SH-15 B3

• [[Tonearm:
• Technics EPA-100

• Cartridge:
• Technics EPC-100 C MK 2

• Turntables complete of the same series:
• Technics SL-1000 MK 2
• Technics SL-1015
• Technics SL-1025

Pictures

• Extract from brochure: Technics SP-20