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The Beat Strangler
Panasonic announced a few months back that they were working on some sort of turntable, mainly for high-end audio, but now they've just come out with some great news:
A new Technics 1200!!!
http://www.technics.com/us/introduction/hifi-direct-drive-turntable-system-sl-1200gae/
At first it's going to be the 1200GAE,which will be a special edition released this summer, but then by the end of the year they're going to have the 1200G line. They didn't specify the price, so hopefully it's not over the top.
Here are some specs:
All New Design for Redefining the Direct Drive Turntable
Twin-Rotor Surface-Facing Direct Drive Motor
Direct Drive Motor Controller
High Sensitive Tonearm
Brass-Top Turntable Platter
Insulator
Technics Definitive Design
Inherited SL-1200 Series
Heavy Aluminium Top Plate
Turntable Speeds
33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm, 78 rpm
Variable Range Pitch
±8%, ±16%
Dimensions & Weight
W: 453 mm (17-27/32 inch) H: 170 mm (6-11/16 inch) D: 372 mm (14-21/32 inch)
Approx. 18 kg (39.7 lbs ) *Tentative *Height including dust cover
Terminal
Phono Output x 1 / SIGNAL GND x 1