TECHNICS 1200's END OF PRODUCTION!

noelo

So i thought id start this thread to see everyones views on this issue. Technics 1200's dj turntable being the backbone and work horse of the dj industry for quit a long is now since a couple of months back gone from production to be replaced on the assembly line by the mk5 , views and opinions welcomed.

harsea8

I don't know if this is the same story as you're referring to, but there was a big rumour going round that production of 1200/1210s would stop in Feb of this year (I think it turned out that it was only the MK5 that was stopped in certain countries). Apparently, rumours about the demise of the 1200/1210 crop up every few years and are never substantiated by the actual manufacturer....some have even suggested it is a (clever) marketing ploy to try and make us all rush out a buy one before they disappear;)

jonnny68

harsea8 wrote: »

I don't know if this is the same story as you're referring to, but there was a big rumour going round that production of 1200/1210s would stop in Feb of this year (I think it turned out that it was only the MK5 that was stopped in certain countries). Apparently, rumours about the demise of the 1200/1210 crop up every few years and are never substantiated by the actual manufacturer....some have even suggested it is a (clever) marketing ploy to try and make us all rush out a buy one before they disappear;)

Indeed my sentiments exactly.;)

noelo

harsea8 wrote: »

I don't know if this is the same story as you're referring to, but there was a big rumour going round that production of 1200/1210s would stop in Feb of this year (I think it turned out that it was only the MK5 that was stopped in certain countries). Apparently, rumours about the demise of the 1200/1210 crop up every few years and are never substantiated by the actual manufacturer....some have even suggested it is a (clever) marketing ploy to try and make us all rush out a buy one before they disappear;)

Sounds interesting could be true,any thing is possible these days.

noelo

I am gonna research this a little, lets all do the same and see what we can turn up.....?

BaZmO*

noelo wrote: »

I am gonna research this a little, lets all do the same and see what we can turn up.....?

Nah, you do it for us and report back with your findings.

noelo

heh heh heh ,i will.

noelo

found this on tectools , its gotta be true.:eek:

Just got this email from DMC NZ.

Panasonic announces Technics production to cease in February 2010

The Technics SL-1200 and Technics SL-1210 turntables have shaped the world we know today. Featured in the London Museum of Science and Technology they are regarded as a major stepping stone in how music is played and presented.

We have just heard the sad new from Panasonic (the manufacturer of Technics) that production of the world famous Technics SL-1200 and SL-1210 DJ turntables will stop at the end of February 2010. This marks the end of an era - Technics have been the industry standard for over 35 years with this turntable and the SL-1200 is synonymous with the DJ culture. It has been released and re-released over 9 times with different models and numerous other manufacturers have tried to compete with this deck, but above all, the Technics SL-1200 & Technics SL-1210 are the undisputed number one deck in the world.

Jev/N

Not this nonsense again

harsea8

Not that would say that wikipedia is the most reliable source, but even they have a section devoted to the fact that these rumours have never been confirmed by Panasonic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_SL-1200#Rumours_of_Technics_SL-1200_discontinuation

noelo

eh heh hehe

noelo

harsea8 wrote: »

Not that would say that wikipedia is the most reliable source, but even they have a section devoted to the fact that these rumours have never been confirmed by Panasonic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_SL-1200#Rumours_of_Technics_SL-1200_discontinuation

cheers for that. there usually ok ,gonna check that now.

noelo

noelo wrote: »

cheers for that. there usually ok ,gonna check that now.

interesting! seems all site's say differant.

harsea8

This article kind of sums everything up about the most recent scare...http://www.skratchworx.com/news3/comments.php?id=1374

francois

Doesn't really matter, I took my 1200's all over the place and despite years of dogs abuse they just keep going-bit like Johnny really