From Billboard:
No mention of price points but I'd sure be a potential customer. I have two old Technics tables, a 1200 and (I think) a 1250 which was a record changer -- but neither one of them will work reliably anymore. I've always wanted to get a new turntable with a USB connection but most of the ones on the market seem to be pretty low quality.
Technics Is Making Turntables Again
BY ANDREW FLANAGAN
Vinyl’s revivification continues. Just like the music format it exists to play, the once-discontinued turntable wing of Technics (rumors of its shuttering began five years ago) is set to rise again, with a redesigned line of platters. As Wired reports from the IFA trade show in Berlin, Panasonic (parent company of Technics) has unveiled a prototype turntable built of aluminum, an allusion to the still-in-demand 1200 series. The company also announced an all-in-one hi-fi system, amp and headphones.
A spokesperson tells Billboard the company has received “countless requests” for the turntables’ return. Technics was last heard from early this year, when a press release stated the brand’s intention to help fans “rediscover music” through several new technologies and products.
No mention of price points but I'd sure be a potential customer. I have two old Technics tables, a 1200 and (I think) a 1250 which was a record changer -- but neither one of them will work reliably anymore. I've always wanted to get a new turntable with a USB connection but most of the ones on the market seem to be pretty low quality.