Technics SL-1500 mk2

Brand: Technics

The Technics SL-1500 mk2 is a high-end, direct-drive turntable that was released by Panasonic in 2016. It's a follow-up to the acclaimed SL-1200G, which was the first new Technics turntable in over 30 years. The mk2 version features several improvements, including a new tonearm with a lighter headshell and carbon fiber tube, enhanced stability for the turntable's coreless brushless motor, improved isolation with a new plinth construction, and a powerful microprocessor-controlled DC servo motor that achieves extraordinarily high accuracy in rotational speed stability. Overall, the Technics SL-1500 mk2 is considered a benchmark in turntable technology and a top pick for serious vinyl enthusiasts who demand the very best in sound quality and build craftsmanship.

• Drive: Direct Drive
• Motor: DC
• Control: Quartz Locked
• Automation: Manual
• Changer: No
• Suspension:
• Rumble: -73dB
• Wow and Flutter: 0.025% wrms
• Speeds: 33, 45 rpm
• Platter: 330 mm, 2.5 kg
• Tonearm: S-Shaped
• Dimensions: 145 x 384 x 453 mm
• Weight: 11.5 kg
• Year: 1977
• Price: $390 (1977)