It's a sad day for the orignial DJ

[DJ Hero]

REST IN PEACE OH DEAR SL1200

http://michael-lamjc.coolcats.fr/wp-content//Sl1200.jpg
“It is a sad day today but due to low sales globally in analogue turntables a decision to stop production has been made on Technics Turntables,”
The DJing community and the greater dance music scene mourns the loss of a clubbing staple today. No, Steve Aoki hasn’t hung up his record bag, but rather news has emerged that iconic turntable manufacturers Technics will be stopping production on their universally loved Technics 1200s and Technics 1210s.
In a statement re-posted on dance board Global Hardstyle, the company behind the production of the Technics turntables Panasonic announced that they would cease the manufacture of TecHnics turntables in February next year, citing an increasing decline in sales as the motivation behind the line’s demise.
The Australian arm of Panasonic issued a similar statement today, expressing their disappointment that the brand’s 35 years-and-running legacy was to be put to bed.
“It is a sad day today but due to low sales globally in analogue turntables a decision to stop production has been made on Technics Turntables,” Panasonic spokesman Ian North explained. “For Australia this means we will receive our last shipment in March.”
With the disappearance of Technics decks now imminent it’s becoming increasingly clear that the digital juggernaut is showing no signs of slowing down. We’ve already heard from trance icon Tiesto how he’s abandoned the ‘outdated’ medium in favour and gone for the ease and accessibility of digital tune libraries. Indeed, the new (and might we just say super-sexy) CDJ-2000s from Pioneer look to be making things easier than ever before with USB stick functionality, employed just last weekend by another digital convert Sasha.
Whilst we’re sure the classic Technics turntables will live on in the hearts of many club-reverent folk out there – not to mention in more than a few purist clubs – it’s still a crushing blow to lose the decks, and if nobody minds, we’ll be bringing beer o’clock around early this Friday afternoon.

[Disko]

http://www.sidewaysfive.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1117

but they aint goin anywhere.

[cybr]

lol.

[rolfmonster]

lol, damnit hero

[w00dr0w]

welcome to last week!

[rolfmonster]

http://www.cnet.com.au/analog-in-decline-but-technics-not-dead-339299759.htm

[BeatFreq]

so, in other words, my 1200s just got more valuable? ;)

[rolfmonster]

so, in other words, my 1200s just got more valuable? ;)

1200s are ALWAYS valuable

[Alert]

...

:(

[Erik Mitchell]

They died a long time ago

[DJ Hero]

They died a long time ago


I disagree, mine are 16 years old, and still work like they are brand new.

[Fonzie]

Vinyl's dead, brov. I need MPFREEES

[Jontron]

VINYL IS DEAD BRA!! IST ALL ABOUT DA DJ HERO GAME YO:wacko:

[bassfrq]

VINYL IS DEAD BRA!! IST ALL ABOUT DA DJ HERO GAME YO:wacko:

The sales for that gadget suck, makes me happy.

[Erik Mitchell]

PLUG IN IPOD SHUFFLE
DO DRUGS
???
PROFIT

[Fonzie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_4GPAUPWbM

[DJ Hero]

Vinyl's dead, brov.

Dead? No way. But eventually the best of the best retire, and watch while the newbs do different shit.

The argument is similar to whats better, American Muscle or Tuned Japanese Imports?

http://www.dragtimes.com/images/2734-1969-Pontiac-GTO.jpg

or

http://image.automotive.com/f/eventcoverage/9775926+pheader/sstp_0311_01_z+1999_nissan_skyline_gtr_r34+car.jpg

[rolfmonster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_4GPAUPWbM


Knock yourself out grandmaster flash!!

[Fonzie]

Dead? No way. But eventually the best of the best retire, and watch while the newbs do different shit.

The argument is similar to whats better, American Muscle or Tuned Japanese Imports?



Sounds like somebody's livin in the past. CONTEMPORIZE, MAN!

[Hazefire]

You fail, hero. This whole argument sounds exactly like the film vs digital debate photographers went through a while back. After a point, it gets to where the negatives of vinyl outweight the positives (again, like film). We might not be there yet (though I personally think so), but we will be soon.

[DJ Hero]

Leave it to the internet. I wasn't arguing shit, and if anyone here is modernized, I think I can hang. Do I prefer the feel of vinyl, you bet, doesn't mean I can't play CDJ's, or Ableton, or Serato, etc.

[Fonzie]

Always so serious

Keep an eye out for a sense of humor next time you're digging through the 50 cent bin

[RanThrive]

Turntablism will never die as long as there's hip hop or breakbeats..

[Erik Mitchell]

I had a dream last night about digging through some vinyl. True story.

[rolfmonster]

I need to sort through all mine, was thinking about doing some old school sets, a while ago. but that would require space, and a table to set up my tables and mixer on the table

[SERV ONE]

this would explain why some promoters don't even bother setting up TTs anymore. Pretty frustrating showing up to play at a show to see nothing but a couple of cdjs. WTF promoters?

Vinyl sounds better than digital just like film looks better than video...that will never change. it just suck that some tunes that are available digitally will never be heard on vinyl...

digital brown note < vinyl brown note

RIP 1200s...
glad mine are in good shape :)

mp3s and the intranet will ruin us all!!!
BEWARE!

[Xplicit]

this would explain why some promoters don't even bother setting up TTs anymore. Pretty frustrating showing up to play at a show to see nothing but a couple of cdjs. WTF promoters?

Vinyl sounds better than digital just like film looks better than video...that will never change. it just suck that some tunes that are available digitally will never be heard on vinyl...

digital brown note < vinyl brown note

RIP 1200s...
glad mine are in good shape :)

mp3s and the intranet will ruin us all!!!
BEWARE!

agreed you can totally hear the difference between mpfreez and vinyl especially at beta.....andy c's set was louder than anything ive heard there yet..all vinyl bruva!

[B33K4Y]

If Andy C only loves vinyl does that make him a phonosexual?

[zeno]

Sigh. Internet rumors.

http://www.skratchworx.com/news3/comments.php?id=1374



UPDATE 7 - 2/12/09: This just in from the original source of the rumour:
I have some more news today from NZ on the Technics saga. It appears that the frenzy of interest and support for Technics around the world via the internet since the break of the story last week has taken Japan by surprise and caught them on the back foot – they are now back-pedalling and saying that they haven’t decided yet either way on the 1200s.

[Erik Mitchell]

mp3s and the intranet will ruin us all!!!

THIS MAN SPEAKS THE TROOF!

Don't blame me I voted for Palin, I mean McCain. He doesn't even know what the internet is.

[Xplicit]

If Andy C only loves vinyl does that make him a phonosexual?


:lmao:

[shaggz]

Sounds like somebody's livin in the past. CONTEMPORIZE, MAN!


.75 cents but that wont even cover the gas it took to go to the store to get the twine to tie the bundles of newspaper!

Zach

[rolfmonster]

If Andy C only loves vinyl does that make him a phonosexual?

:lmao:

beekers your on fiyahhhh

[Jiggabilly]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/ibstillaweiner/007.jpg?t=1259973638

I will never leave vinyl. <3

[cybr]

... is that a CDJ I see on the left? ;)

[Jiggabilly]

lol yes.... :p

but, its my friends, and he brought it over that day to mix his own music with it. I personally have no cdjs... only vinly. :peace:

[cybr]

excuses.

[Brandon]

Why is this thread still going? CNET posted an article that the claim was false and a regurgitation of a claim made a year or two ago.

[Jiggabilly]

I didnt know that B. I really dont follow alot of stuff, I just drift in and out and come across it when it comes.

[BeatFreq]

http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=11415



Panasonic have released an official statement that claims they have no current plans to discontinue the Technics brand of turntables.

[Mad_Cat]

I didnt know that B. I really dont follow alot of stuff, I just drift in and out and come across it when it comes.

what kinda music u play, just curious...