Technics has launched the SL-1210MKX, the most recent flagship mannequin within the SL-1200 collection. Sitting above the SL-1210MK7, the MKX contains a heavier chassis, a primary ever ± 4% pitch vary and a brand new ± 50% setting. It goes on sale in January 2027 at £1,299 (€1,499).
Unveiled publicly at the moment at Pacific in Amsterdam throughout the thirtieth anniversary version of Amsterdam Dance Occasion.
Aimed toward touring, membership and pageant DJs and scratch and efficiency specialists, the MKX was developed with enter from working DJs and sound engineers. Technics say it was designed for high-pressure settings the place highly effective sound methods, deep bass and lengthy working hours put a heavy demand on gear.
Heavier construct, higher suggestions isolation
The deck has a considerably heavier construct with an optimally balanced chassis and newly designed isolation ft to withstand exterior vibration. Technics say the ft mix suggestions isolation with the steadiness wanted for scratching whereas lowering the chance of acoustic suggestions, permitting DJs to run larger sound strain ranges and extra aggressive EQ settings.
Two new pitch ranges
For the primary time within the SL-1200 Sequence, the MKX provides a devoted ± 4% pitch vary. This narrower span provides a finer decision for beatmatching and refined tempo correction on tracks with carefully matched BPMs. A brand new ± 50% vary additionally options on the turntable, widening tempo variation for extra artistic mixing alternatives.
Different options
The MKX additionally consists of additional refinements to the SL-1200 collection, resembling a quieter reset change impressed by earlier SL-1200 fashions, the confirmed Technics core-less direct-drive motor with adjustable start-up torque and brake pace, 78 rpm playback and reverse performance and a refined silver tonearm and black end paying homage to the Sl-1200MK2.
“The SL-1200 Sequence has earned its status all through a long time of real-world efficiency in golf equipment, on stage and in studios around the globe,” says Stefanie Baron, Supervisor Technics DJ Channel Europe at Panasonic Client Europe. “With the SL-1210MKX, we wished to construct on that legacy by working carefully with skilled DJs and sound technicians to raised perceive the challenges they face.”
Baron added that the result’s a turntable providing larger stability, precision and artistic freedom whereas protecting the qualities that made the SL-1200 an business customary for greater than 5 a long time.
A part of a 55-year legacy
The launch coincides with the fifty fifth anniversary of the SL-1200 Sequence, which Technics dates to 1972, when it debuted as a high-performance direct-drive turntable. The 1979 SL-1200MK2 added quartz-controlled direct drive and the skilled structure that grew to become a sales space customary worldwide.
Additional launch exercise will embody appearances on the Paris Audio Video Present and the Poland Audio Video Present.
Extra data is obtainable at technics.com.
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