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    Default Panasonic officially announces Technics production to end 2010

    Seems the end is nigh for the Technics SL-1200 and Technics SL-1210 turntables.

    http://gizmodo.com/5675818/end-of-an...ics-turntables

    http://campaign.r20.constantcontact....R5wqOXDnFrs%3D

    Sad news & the end of an era. Values might just well go up though chaps!
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    Sadly going the way of all hardware playback machinery now emulated in computer software just as audio and video tape machines are now more or less extinct from a manufacturing standpoint.

    Prices will inevitably rise as they become more collectible but there must be literally hundreds of thousands of these decks out in the world now....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lodgesound View Post
    Prices will inevitably rise as they become more collectible but there must be literally hundreds of thousands of these decks out in the world now....
    Since 1972, more than 3 million units have been sold. (if you believe Wikipedia)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alex_UK View Post
    Interesting article, even mentions the modification side of things. Must say I did not know about a MK6 Technics.



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    Thank heavens for that

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    Hi Alfie,


    Seems the end is nigh for the Technics SL-1200 and Technics SL-1210 turntables.

    http://gizmodo.com/5675818/end-of-an...ics-turntables

    http://campaign.r20.constantcontact....R5wqOXDnFrs%3D

    Sad news & the end of an era. Values might just well go up though chaps!
    These stories (which is precisely what they are) crop up now and then. Someone started a thread last year, showing very similar links, and of course SL-1200s and 1210s have since continued to be produced and sold in large quantities!

    Therefore, as I've said before, I'll believe that they've been discontinued when I see *actual evidence*!!

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    Shit. I guess I better get one before the price goes up. They'll be priced like Garrards in 20 years' time!
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    TBH, I doubt they'll stop them just yet. I was led to believe they were made in large batches, not continuously as lower-scale production is. Last I heard, Matsushita were just trimming the options a bit, rather than stopping the 12** series altogether.

    Does anyone know how the vinyl DJ lot are doing? It's they who'll decide the Techie's fate, together with the remaining Shure, Stanton, ortofon et al cartridge ranges made for them (and a few of us).
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    Actually, the article says that the Mk6 version is discontinued, while the others remain in production as always. Hmmm... The dealer here in Greece had told me a few months ago that the M5G was no longer in production, but the Mk2 and the Mk5 are always available.
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