Technics are shutting up shop!

[my_fickle_eye]

Well... this is a bit crap and unexpected! No more 1210s

http://mixmag.net/content/end-era-techn ... -and-1210s

[Coppola]

Already quite a few threads about this.

[my_fickle_eye]

Already quite a few threads about this.

oops sorry

[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...

[my_fickle_eye]

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

[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.

[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.

[my_fickle_eye]

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

[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...

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!

[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!

[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.

[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.

[mico viejo]

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.?

[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.

[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