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Goodbye Technics - thanks for the good times

post #1 of 7
10/28/10 at 9:08pm
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Panasonic announced today that it is discontinuing the Technics turntable brand.   I know most readers of this site prefer belt drive, but I have had decades of fond memories with this direct drive beast.  And think of all the nightclubs at which we have all danced and partied, thanks to Technics, the favored table of DJs everywhere.  

 

Goodbye, Technics.  We hardly knew ya.

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post #2 of 7
10/28/10 at 9:26pm

I'm still in denial that they ended it.  I wasn't nearly as bothered as when Sony announced they were going to discontinue the walkman.

 

Now to see to go out and buy some before prices start increasing in the grey market.

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post #3 of 7
10/29/10 at 12:05am
Wait a second, are they discontinuing the brand and rebranding the turntables as Panasonic, or are they discontinuing the turntables too?

A shame if they discontinue the decks. If so, maybe I'll have to pick up a new one and mothball it for awhile. A NIB one might be worth a few dollars down the road.
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post #4 of 7
10/29/10 at 12:14am
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

Wait a second, are they discontinuing the brand and rebranding the turntables as Panasonic, or are they discontinuing the turntables too?

A shame if they discontinue the decks. If so, maybe I'll have to pick up a new one and mothball it for awhile. A NIB one might be worth a few dollars down the road.


Here's the article on it:

 

http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2010/10/28/dead-spin-panasonic-discontinues-technics-analog-turntables/

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post #5 of 7
10/29/10 at 1:08am
Thanks for the link.

That's awful. But I think I'll have to put one away for posterity. You can't have too many turntables, can you?
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post #6 of 7
11/6/10 at 9:23am

That is sad news indeed frown.gif . I'll get my friend in Yokohama put some more SL-1200 MK4's aside for me, before the price goes up too much...

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post #7 of 7
11/6/10 at 9:26am
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

 You can't have too many turntables, can you?


Nope.  I might have to get me a third one.  

 

Stupid Panasonic.  

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