The following-gen Technics 1200GR vary sports activities a novel direct drive motor design, utilising digital know-how to enhance analogue sound.
Technics invented the direct drive motor design in 1970 with the SP-10 turntable, and the storied Japanese firm has continued to develop the know-how ever since, enhancing rotational stability, vibration discount, and enhancing signal-to-noise ratio to ship even higher efficiency and sound high quality.
The most recent iteration of the SL-1200GR2 and SL-1210GR2 turntables (silver and black variations, respectively) and replaces the SL-1200GR mannequin launched in 2017.
The brand new deck options an anti-cogging, iron-coreless direct drive motor. Whereas this mitigates uneven rotational motion that hobbles some direct drive motors, Technics has turned to its in-house digital experience and proprietary know-how to additional enhance the analogue supply’s efficiency by borrowing from the corporate’s totally digital merchandise.
We’re informed that the 2023 SL-1200GR turntables make use of delta-sigma (ΔΣ) modulation – a technique of 1-bit D/A conversion enabled by Technics’ proprietary full-digital amplifier know-how, JENO Engine. This, says Technics, produces an ideal sine wave.
Frank BalzuweitSenior Product Supervisor at Technics Europe, informed StereoNET:
We checked out how we now have improved sign precision in our digital audio elements, particularly on the reference amplifier SU-R1000 (reviewed right here), which optimises vinyl analogue indicators utilizing advanced digital know-how… It has been our objective to take our direct drive know-how and take it to the subsequent degree when it comes to precision. This was achievable by lowering motor vibration by way of optimising the driving sine waves by way of the PWM sign era utilizing Delta-Sigma(ΔΣ) Modulation, as employed in our full-digital amplifiers.
It has been closely hinted that Technics is so assured on this new motor strategy that it will likely be making use of this tech to future turntable fashions.
Each amplifier – even these tasked with making certain rotational stability – requires a dependable and clear energy provide. To that finish, the SL-1200GR2/ SL-1210GR2 advantages from a multi-stage switching provide working at over 100kHz. Moreover, undesirable noise is claimed to be cancelled by a circuit borrowed from the reference SL-1000R turntable. This noise-cancelling course of is just like energetic noise-cancelling headphones, the place the detected noise sign is inverted and injected again into the circuit.
Technics has retained the two-layer platter (die-cast aluminium and heavy rubber for damping) and a two-layer chassis (die-cast aluminium and BMC (bulk moulding compound) from the SL-1200GR2’s predecessor. The S-shaped tonearm and adjustable insulator ft additionally make a return.
Nonetheless, we’re knowledgeable that the SL-1200GR2/ SL-1210GR2 options higher colour-matched elements and a brand new end, whereas styrofoam packing has been eschewed in favour of eco-friendly formed cardboard.
The brand new Technics SL-1200GR/ 1210GR2 turntables can be found from October, priced at £1,799/ €1,999.
