SL-1500C Direct Drive Turntable System

The technologies acquired through the development of the Technics SL-1200 Series and the high-end SL-1000R Technics Turntable model were lavishly inserted into the motor drive unit on the SL-1500C Turntable. The motor exclusively tunes the single-rotor, coreless direct drive motor adopted by the SL-1200GR Turntable in order to read the high rotation accuracy and high-precision signals of the record. The twin-rotor, surface-facing, coreless direct drive motor with rotor magnets placed on both sides eliminates the rotation irregularity of the motor, referred to as "cogging." Unlike belt drive and other systems, direct drive systems rotate the motor at low speeds and directly drive the platter, thus providing numerous advantages, such as the almost complete absence of degradation in S/N ratio due to motor vibration and deceleration mechanisms, as well as high reliability over a long period time because of not requiring parts replacement.

The aluminum die-cast chassis is rigidly integrated with a special material consisting of ABS mixed with glass fiber to achieve a two-layer construction. Specially designed Silicone Insulators support the body ensuring high vibration damping characteristics and long-term reliability. The tonearm is a static-balance universal S-shape tonearm, another Technics tradition. By adopting a high-precision bearing using the same gimbal suspension construction and machined housing as the SL-1200 Series, high initial sensitivity is achieved. In addition, reliability has been improved by incorporating a removable power cable and gold-plated terminals, which have less sound quality degradation, for the PHONO and LINE terminals.