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MK3

SL-1200MK31989 (Japan)

Japan-only refinement: the first official all-black 1200, damped with Technics' non-resonance compound.

Plate 03Black Technics SL-1200MK3 on a listening counter at Disk Union, Shinjuku. Photograph chinnian, CC BY-SA 2.0.

ADescription

A Japan-market MK2: the first officially all-black version, with gold-plated RCAs, a gold-foil rear label and a cabinet filled with T.N.R.C. (Technics Non-Resonance Compound) for damping.

Changes from predecessor: vs MK2: all-black finish, gold RCAs, T.N.R.C.-damped cabinet. Same mechanicals.

Refs[1] Technics Heritage [2] Crossfader [3] Save The Vinyl

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T.N.R.C. stands for Technics Non-Resonance Compound, the same damping philosophy carried into later models.[1] Technics Heritage [2] Save The Vinyl

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