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yurishakhman
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Nov 23, 2015
Are they still making these?
DJKaotica
9
Nov 23, 2015
yurishakhmanNo, production stopped a few years ago and the price for a new one has more than doubled since then.
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69
Nov 23, 2015
DJKaoticaThey actually started production again. But, you're right they did initially stop production in 2010
A community member
Nov 24, 2015
DeleteReally? Where did you see this? Panasonic has teased a potential new Technics turntable to go with their current retro-looking, high-end, high-priced Technics line. But I've not seen anywhere that the original 1210 (or any variants) are back in production.
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Nov 25, 2015
It was quite a few months ago. I read that there were two being released in 2016.
A community member
Nov 25, 2015
DeleteAs I understand it, they are coming out with a new turntable design, not simply restarting production of the SL1200. So far it has only been shown as a non-working prototype layout with no tonearm. Visually does not bear much resemblance to the SL1200 series. And no word on just how much it's going to set you back (my guess is well north of $1800).
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-09/02/panasonic-turntable-technics
There is a petition drive to get Panasonic to bring back the original, which has garnered 27K+ signatures, but so far no commitment from Panasonic.
https://www.change.org/p/panasonic-company-matsushita-corporate-re-introduction-of-legendary-technics-turntables
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