| Notes | Technics SL-1300 MK2 (MADE IN JAPAN)
Type: fully-automatic turntable
Drive method: direct drive
Motor: ultra low speed brushless DC motor
Control type: quartz locked (mk2)
Platter: 330mm, 2.5kg, aluminium alloy diecast
Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
Pitch control: 20% (mk2)
Wow and flutter: 0.025% WRMS (mk2)
Rumble: -73dB (mk2)
Tonearm: gimbal suspension, universal, s-shaped, tubular
Effective length: 230mm
Overhang: 15mm
Offset angle: 21.5 degrees
Weight: 11.8kg
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Technics maximised its know-how in developing the SL-1300 fully automatic direct-drive record player. The SL-1300 employed the direct-drive system to integrate the motor rotor and turntable platter, thus achieving further improvement of performance and reliability. The universal S-shaped tone arm incorporated a high-sensitivity gimbal suspension system with a high-precision pivot bearing. It offered superb tracing performance. The start and stop operations could be performed by a simple lever operation. There was no need to manually switch between automatic and manual. The SL-1300 even came a memory repeat function for automatic repeat-play. The dial allowed the user to select the number of times to be played from one to five and continuous. The SL-1300 established the automated function as a feature of Hi-Fi record players. |
