Technics SL-1200GEG-S

Grand Class Turntable
The SL-1200G Grand Class Turntable features a coreless direct drive motor, a rigid and precision balanced three-layer turntable platter, high-sensitivity tonearm and a four-layer cabinet construction with a superior finish and feel.

Coreless Direct Drive Motor
Conventional analogue turntables have problems with degradation in sound quality caused by factors such as minute speed vibration during rotation and rotation irregularity called "cogging." In the SL-1200G, the use of a newly developed coreless direct-drive motor with no iron core eliminates cogging. Also, the twin-rotor construction reduces the bearing load while maintaining high torque and also reduces minute vibration during rotation. These factors enable reproduction of the warm, exquisitely detailed sound etched on analogue records.

High-precision Motor Control Technology
The application of motor control technology developed for Blu-ray devices and switching the drive mode depending on the operational status of the motor achieve a high-starting torque and high-speed stability.

Three-layered Turntable Platter
The turntable has a three-layered construction with a rigidly combined brass and aluminium die-cast platter. With a deadening rubber covering its entire rear surface to eliminate unnecessary resonance, thereby achieving high rigidity and vibration damping. This delivers smooth rotational stability and inertial mass surpassing the SP-10MK2, the direct-drive turntable standard used by broadcast stations worldwide, as well as having more than twice the inertial mass of the SL-1200MK5.

High-level Balance Adjustment
When the weight distribution of the turntable is uneven, excess vibration or noise occurs during rotation, which causes degradation in sound quality. Therefore, the balance of the turntable is adjusted at the factory by using specialized high-precision balance adjustment equipment for each and every item after the turntable is assembled. Turntables that have undergone adjustment are labelled with a sticker reading "BALANCED" to indicate that adjustment has been done.

High-sensitive Tonearm
The tonearm employs lightweight magnesium which has a high damping effect, with cold drawing improving the characteristics of the material and achieving the high-precision required. In addition, high initial-motion sensitivity is attained by employing the traditional Technics gimbal suspension construction with horizontal rotation axis and the vertical rotation axis intersecting at a single central point, as well as high-precision bearings using a cut-processed housing.

Four-layered Cabinet Construction
A hairline-processed, 10-mm-thick top panel of immaculate aluminium has been added to the previous three-layered construction of aluminium die-cast, BMC, and heavyweight-class rubber on the SL-1200MK5. This four-layered construction combines high rigidity with a high-quality finish and feel.

High-quality Terminals
The use of brass-milled, gold-plated phono terminals and ground terminals prevent degradation in sound quality while enabling the easy attaching and detaching of cables. Also the use of metal shielding construction inside the case reduces the effects of external noise.

Specs

Type: Direct Drive Manual Turntable
Speeds: 33-1/3, 45, 78 rpm | Adjust Range: ±8 %, ±16 %
Starting Torque: 3.3 kg-cm | Build-up Time: 0.7 s to 33-1/3 rpm
Wow & Flutter: 0.025 % W.R.M.S. (JIS C5521) | Rumble: 78 dB (IEC 98A weighted)

Platter: Brass & aluminium die-cast | Diameter: 332 mm | Weight: approx. 3.6 kg (with rubber mat)

Tonearm Section

Tonearm Type: Universal Static Balance
Effective Length / Overhang: 230 mm / 15 mm
Tracking Error Angle: within 2°32′ (outer groove), 0°32′ (inner groove)
Offset Angle: 22° | Arm Height Adjustment: 0–6 mm
Stylus Pressure Adjustment: 0–4 g (direct reading)
Headshell Weight: approx. 7.6 g

Applicable Cartridge Weight:
• No auxiliary weight: 5.6–12.0 g (14.3–20.7 g incl. headshell)
• Small auxiliary weight: 10.0–16.4 g (18.7–25.1 g incl. headshell)
• Large auxiliary weight: 14.3–19.8 g (23.0–28.5 g incl. headshell)

Cartridge Mount: JIS 12.7 mm interval | Headshell Terminals: 1.2 mm φ 4-pin

Connections & General

Audio Output: PHONO (pin jack), Earth terminal
Power Supply: AC 110–240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption: 14 W (0.2 W standby)
Dimensions (W×H×D): 453 × 173 × 372 mm
Weight: approx. 18 kg