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Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:07 pm
by my_fickle_eye
Well... this is a bit crap and unexpected! No more 1210s
http://mixmag.net/content/end-era-techn ... -and-1210s
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:08 pm
by Coppola
Already quite a few threads about this.
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:45 pm
by my_fickle_eye
Coppola wrote:Already quite a few threads about this.
oops sorry

Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:13 pm
by Depone
Thats a sad day...
I expect that even second hand prices are now gonna shoot through the roof
I had to sell mine last year to keep up with the rent, but now i bet i wont be able to buy back in ages...
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:24 pm
by my_fickle_eye
Depone wrote:Thats a sad day...
I expect that even second hand prices are now gonna shoot through the roof
I had to sell mine last year to keep up with the rent, but now i bet i wont be able to buy back in ages...
Ye man it sucks i was gonna buy my first pair in january
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:48 pm
by serox
You will prob still see brand new ones in shops for a while if you want to buy a pair.
2nd hand ones are fine tho.
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:12 pm
by ninjadog
I think it's just a rumor, there is no official word from Panasonic yet. It's not a big deal if they do stop production anyway, they last forever, got a huge fan base, tons of spare parts. There are decks that surpass 1200's in every way but durability.
I also heard a rumor there just discontinuing the mk5, so they will still make the mk2 and the mk5g.
Whateves.
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:28 pm
by my_fickle_eye
serox wrote:You will prob still see brand new ones in shops for a while if you want to buy a pair.
2nd hand ones are fine tho.
ye man been eying some up on ebay, dont really have the money for the brand new ones anyway. Just i dont have much cash and hoping they wont go up in price, i suppose on the flip side if less people want them then the cheaper they will get! whoop whoop
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:39 pm
by Depone
my_fickle_eye wrote:Depone wrote:Thats a sad day...
I expect that even second hand prices are now gonna shoot through the roof
I had to sell mine last year to keep up with the rent, but now i bet i wont be able to buy back in ages...
Ye man it sucks i was gonna buy my first pair in january
I have had 2 pairs. Bother were £350 off ebay. Lets hope it stays that way!
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:21 pm
by vagrant
yes, I have heard from several people in the know and this all suposedly either a RUMOR all together or just the MK2 line is being discontinued...Technics turntables are NOT going anywhere!
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:27 pm
by relik
RUMOR and LIES...here are the facts:
http://www.urb.com/2009/11/28/inthemix- ... cs-is-dead
Guy who started the rumor admits it was a misunderstanding.
the 1200MK5 and 1210MK5 WILL be discontinued leaving the 1210MK5G as the top of the range and most definitely NOT discontinued. It never was a limited edition, just a flagship special edition model. And the 1200 and 1210 MK2 will continue as normal.
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:12 am
by djake
cant believe people accually fort this was true.it would be a very bad move by them to do, they would be losing out on so much money to be made.
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:08 am
by mico viejo
djake wrote:it would be a very bad move by them to do, they would be losing out on so much money to be made.
how do u know? u work in their accounts dept.?
Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:27 am
by my_fickle_eye
The idea does seems stupid, i just saw it in as a news bulliten on dontstayin which linked to Djmag so thought i warranted a thread, but not the first time a magazine has bs'd about something and now the page has mysteriously disappeared. Practical joke i guess

phew
From looking at skratchworx it seems there WAS an offical statement which has since been retracted not just rumours.
read this article
http://www.skratchworx.com/news3/comments.php?id=1374
Some interesting speculation contained.

Re: Technics are shutting up shop!
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:41 am
by tripaddict
there making way for the future
i suppose its sad but inevitable ... im sure they'll release some sicko technics cd/mp3 dex soon ... u know they cant kill technics outright