DJs will be asking themselves "where were you when you heard the news?

Posted By: Shagz
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Panisonic stops production of Technics 1200's. Such a sad turn of events. I hope someone picks up production of these, though I suppose the question is "do they need to?"

The Technics Turntable is built like a tank. It's the Pentax K1000 of turntables: a classic, a standard, dependable, solid as a rock. Treat your pair right and they'll outlive you. And that's probably the problem. You buy one pair, you're pretty much set. Maye some servicing here and there, but that's it. I've had my decks for over 10 years and they're still awesome.

Could the competition step into the gap? That's one solution, but the problem is once you've used a Tech 12, it's really, really hard to put your trust in anything else. Is it possible that maybe some boutique shop could cater to professional djs and audiophiles, picking up the torch and selling them at prestige prices? That's another way to go.

For now though, I'm going to consider going out and buying a single deck from the remaining stock, just in case.

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