Features
| Warranty length | 2 Years |
|---|---|
| Colour | Black |
| Brand | Technics |
Tech Specs
- Type: Direct Drive Manual Turntable
- Turntable Speeds: 33-1/3, 45 and 78 r/min
- Adjust Range: ±8 %, ±16 %
- Starting Torque: 2.2 kg-cm
- Build-up Characteristics: 0.7 s. from Standstill to 33-1/3 r/min
- Wow And Flutter: 0.025 % W.R.M.S.
- Rumble: 78 dB (IEC 98A weighted)
- Turntable Platter: Aluminium diecast Diameter: 332 mm
- Weight: Approx. 2.5 kg (Including rubber sheet)
- Tonearm Section
- Type: Universal Static Balance
- Effective Length: 230 mm
- Overhang: 15 mm
- Tracking Error Angle: Within 2° 32' (at the outer groove of 30 cm record), Within 0° 32' (at the inner groove of 30 cm record)
- Offset Angle: 22°
- Arm-height Adjustment Range: 0 - 6 mm
- Stylus Pressure Adjustment Range: 0 - 4 g (Direct Reading)
- Head Shell Weight: Approx. 7.6 g
- Applicable Cartridge Weight Range (without auxiliary weight): 5.6 - 12.0 g, 14.3 - 20.7 g (including headshell) (with auxiliary weight): 10.0 - 16.4 g, 18.7 - 25.1 g (including headshell)
- Cartridge Mounting Dimension: JIS 12.7 mm (1/2") interval
- Head Shell Terminal Lug: 1.2 mmφ 4-pin terminal lug
- Audio Output: PHONO (Pin Jack) x 1, EARTH TERMINAL x 1
- General
- Power Supply: AC 110 - 240 V, 50 / 60 Hz
- Power Consumption: 11 W Approx., 0.2 W (Standby)
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 453 x 173 x 372 mm
- Weight: Approx. 11.5 kg
Included in the box
- Turntable
- Turntable sheet
- Dust cover
- EP record adaptor
- Balance weight
- Auxiliary weight
- Headshell
- Overhang gauge
- Screw set for cartridge
- PHONO cable and PHONO earth lead
- AC power supply cord
- Owner's Manual
Product Description
Technics SL-1210GR turntable is a black version of the Technics SL-1200GR turntable and features an S-shaped tonearm in silver. The coreless direct drive motor is designed to provide very accurate speed with no cogging.
There is also a strobe light and pitch control. This is a two-speed deck with a heavy, three-layer plater and a high sensitivity tonearm. Get the best out of your records with the Technics SL 1210GR.
Precise motor and speed control
1n 1970 Technics was one of the first turntable manufacturers to use a direct drive motor. Direct drive does not use a belt but drives the platter without any noise or motor vibration. Reliability is increased due to the fact that no brushes are used. Consequently, no parts should ever need to be replaced.
The motor used in this model is a more recent advancement. Since 2016, the SL 1210GR has used a two rotor system with magnets placed on both sides. This eliminates tiny speed variations, known as cogging. The speed control servo uses technology developed for very accurate reading of blu-ray discs. This technology uses feedback to very accurately monitor the speed and correct for any deviation. Pitch control and strobe on the platter allow you to very accurately set the speed.
Two-layer heavy platter
Rigidity and damping are important with a platter. The record needs a very flat and stable surface to sit on, while damping is needed to stop the platter from ‘ringing’ when encountering a vibration.
The platter has a two-layer construction. A heavy brass core is mounted under a die-cast aluminium plate. The whole platter is then backed with rubber. Computer modelling was used to determine the shape of the die-cast platter. Additionally, the deadening rubber prevents any vibration from reaching the record.
High quality S-shaped tonearm
The SL 1210GR comes with a quality two-tone, s-shaped tonearm. The tonearm tracks the record with great accuracy and has a lightweight magnesium construction. The tonearm pipe itself is also made of aluminium for lightness.
The gimbal suspension needs very little force to move it, giving a high motion sensitivity of 5mg or less. Furthermore, the adjustable counterweight allows for any type of cartridge to be used.
A choice of cartridge
The SL 1210GR is a quality turntable, and would benefit from the best type of cartridge. Ideally, this would be a high quality moving magnet (MM) model or ideally a moving coil (MC) cartridge. The latter has a lightweight construction and a good high frequency response, along with accurate tracking. This is achieved by having a pair of tiny coils mounted onto the cantilever. The cantilever is the pipe that has the stylus on the other end. Having the coils on the cantilever reduces the mass. As a result high frequency sensitivity is improved. There are also many types of stylus tip manufacturers choose from, that perform in different ways. For example, an elliptical stylus tracks the record with a smaller surface area.
The most common type of cartridge in use is the moving magnet type. These are cheaper to produce and have a higher output at around 5mV. Moving magnet cartridges have a magnet mounted on the cantilever that moves inside a coil. This generates the audio signal. They have less channel separation than moving coil types. However, they can be used with most types of phono preamps.
Phono preamp options
Additionally, there are many different ways of connecting a turntable to your system. The output from a phono cartridge is very low, with MM types outputting around 5mV. While MC types are much lower, often less than 1mV. This means that a preamp is needed, as well as equalization. Records are recorded with bass cut and treble boost. This needs to be reversed by the preamp, to get a flat frequency response.
The easiest way to use a turntable is via an integrated amplifier, with a built-in phono stage. However, this is usually only for MM cartridges. A step up is to use a stand-alone preamp. These will have a gain switch so that MC cartridges can be used. The best option is to use a separate phono stage as your preamp which is optimised to get the best possible sound from your cartridge.
