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MK1
SL-1200 (MK1)1972–1978The original, sold as a hi-fi deck. Disco and radio DJs picked it up anyway.
ADescription
Released October 1972 as "The Middle Class Player System," it grew out of Shuichi Obata's direct-drive work at Matsushita; the SP-10 of 1969, then the consumer SL-1100. Never designed for DJs, but its torque and speed control won over disco and radio almost immediately. An armless sibling, the SL-120, served broadcast.
Changes from predecessor: First of the line. Direct-drive motor derived from the SL-1100, integrated S-shaped tonearm, die-cast aluminum cabinet.
Refs[1] Wikipedia[2] Vinyl Engine[3] Technics Heritage
BNotes
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Matsushita engineer Shuichi Obata invented the direct-drive turntable; the SL-1200 was his team's consumer follow-through.[1] Wikipedia[2] Pamono
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Adopted by disco and radio DJs almost immediately despite being marketed as a home hi-fi deck.[1] Wikipedia
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