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Direct-Drive Turntables

The SL-1200 Turntable Offers Heavy-Duty Performance In a Compact Package

— March 1, 2016 — Tech
Technics, a brand owned by Panasonic, has managed to create a direct-drive turntable that makes use of innovative new materials and a redesigned motor, all put together by using advanced and high-tech production techniques that explain and justify the steep $4,000 price tag.

Dubbed the SL-1200G, this direct-drive turntable makes use of less plastic than its venerable predecessors, with much of this attributable to the use of a futuristic cordless direct-drive motor. What's great about this construction technique is that it makes this direct-drive turntable heavy-duty in performance but not in size, enabling you blend the best of both worlds.

This is one high-tech turntable that may indeed cost a very hefty packet but is well worth the outlay given its light weight and reliable functioning.


Trend Themes
1. Futuristic Cordless Direct-drive Motor - The direct-drive turntable uses a futuristic cordless motor, offering potential disruptive innovation opportunities for the motor industry.
2. Advanced and High-tech Production Techniques - The innovative production techniques used in creating the turntable present disruptive innovation opportunities for the manufacturing industry.
3. Less Plastic Construction - The reduced plastic usage in the turntable design opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for the materials and packaging industry.
Industry Implications
1. Motor Industry - The direct-drive turntable's innovative cordless motor has potential applications and disruptive innovation opportunities within the motor industry.
2. Manufacturing Industry - The advanced production techniques utilized in developing the turntable can inspire disruptive innovation and process improvements within the manufacturing industry.
3. Materials and Packaging Industry - The turntable's reduced plastic construction offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in sustainable materials and eco-friendly packaging within the materials and packaging industry.
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