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The new standard model inheriting the technology of the SL-1200G which was developed as a reference direct-drive turntable for the next generation Launched in 2016 the SL-1200G combined Technics’ traditional analogue technology and advanced digital technology while redesigning parts throughout. Its outstanding performance literally rocked the hi-fi market and redefined the reference for direct-drive turntables. Parts that were inherited from the SL-1200G were newly developed for the SL-1200GR beginning with the coreless direct-drive motor and precise motor control technology that eliminated the cogging that originated from rotation irregularity and including a low-vibration high-rigidity platter and high-sensitivity tonearm. By these measures the level of performance clearly outperforms the usual standards of its class. The SL-1200GR invites more audio enthusiasts to enjoy music with the rich robust sound of analogue records. In 1970 Technics commercialized the world’s first direct-drive turntable and the system took the world by storm. Unlike belt-drive and other systems direct-drive systems rotate the motor at low speed and directly drive the platter thus providing numerous advantages such as the almost complete absence of degradation in S/N ratio due to motor vibration and deceleration mechanisms as well as high reliability over a long period time because of not requiring parts replacement. And in 2016 Technics developed the twin-rotor surface-facing coreless direct-drive motor with rotor magnets placed on both sides thereby eliminating the rotation irregularity of the motor referred to as “cogging” which was a unique issue for direct-drive systems. This motor was adopted for the SL-1200G which once again drew a significant response in the hi-fi market. The SL-1200GR inherits the same design philosophy with the new development of a single-rotor surface-facing coreless direct-drive motor resulting in the elimination of cogging.
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