If anyone has info on a direct turntable from Germany I came across last fall and regret not bookmarking the web page, its a stunning direct motor design that turns the platter on a floating bearing system. the cut-away pics of the motor looked very innovative. Sure like to check it out but have a hard time locating it online.
TECHNICS 100th Anniversary 2018 Premium Turntables. Their best ever.
I discovered this morning that Technics announced at CES the about to be released later this year their premium Special edition 100th Anniversary Turntables. Head and shoulder's above the SL-1200G and SL-1200GR. The two new models are the SP-10R, which has an outboard power supply with no tonearm and will retail for $10K. Panasonic claims the SP-10R has the highest S/N ratio in the world against any belt drive or direct drive tables on the market.
The other model is the all in one unit including tonearm, the SL-1000R which will retail for $20K. Only one word comes to mind looking at the pics this morning of the SL-1000R, DROOL! They upgraded and improved the coreless motor thats in the SL-1200G and SL-1200GR models. SME and SOTA, eat your heart's out!
The other model is the all in one unit including tonearm, the SL-1000R which will retail for $20K. Only one word comes to mind looking at the pics this morning of the SL-1000R, DROOL! They upgraded and improved the coreless motor thats in the SL-1200G and SL-1200GR models. SME and SOTA, eat your heart's out!
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schubert Cleeds, Denon was far from all out and I imagine you didn’t live there for 3 years.The Denon DP-80 motor cost about $800 when I bought in new back around 1980, the equivalent of about $2,900 today. That was for the motor only; I mounted it in a VPI two-arm base and don’t offhand recall the cost. I think it was the best direct drive turntable of that era - much, much better and more versatile than the Technics. But the best belt drive turntables walked all over it. I'm not sure what you mean by me not living there. |
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