Ian Smith just posted a message to the BPM list about Technics
discontinuing the SL1200.
I'm just wondering whether Technics really understand their market
with this deck. It strikes me that Technics think of this as a piece
of domestic hi-fi equipment, and largely fail to realize its
importance as a piece of professional DJ equipment. If this is the
way they're thinking, I can understand their logic: the market for
quality domestic turntables is certainly on the decline.
Evidence in the fact that new decks ship without slipmats, but with
rubber mats like many other hi-fi turntables. The rubber mats, of
course, are designed to prevent the record from slipping, and as such
are completely useless for cueing and beatmatching.
Assuning this is absolutely definite, I wonder if it's worth writing
to Matsushita head office (Japan) explaining to them that they have
close to 100% of the professional DJ market, and that their product is
used by famous DJ's world wide. It may not make any difference, but I
suspect that it would be read, and would receive a reply.....
Any of the famous DJ's on these lists interested in writing to
Matsushita.....?
Cosmic