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Thought you guys and girls out there might find this interesting. Straight from the service archives @ DJPA... It's the Operation Manual for the Technics SL-1200MK4 turntable (it's in Japanese). Of course, this turntable is not available here in the U.S., but if your in Japan, or one of the other lucky Asian countries, you can pick up this baby for a mere US$600 or so. I've seen a pair on ebay, and they sold for about $400, used. Which is actually a good price for something that is so hard to find. It's nothing fantastically special, but it does have the following unique features...

- 78 RPM
(we can mod your MK2, MK3, MK5s with this feature - but it's costly)
- RCA Female Connection Block
(we can mod your MK2, MK3, MK5 with this feature)
- Titanium Tonearm with OFC (oxygen free wire)
(we can do this too!)




Released in 1996, it's been doing ok in the Asian markets. But not so good that it warrants a worldwide release. I just wish they would include that RCA Female Connection block on all of their models! Would make life sooo much easier for us DJs on the road!

FACT: The famed Technics SL1200MK2 has sold over 3,000,000 units worldwide since it's release to the market in 1978! That's insane! No other turntable manufacturer even comes close!


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We were recently notified by Technics that there is a back order delay on the following items:

- DUST COVERS - all models
- HINGE SETS
- ARM RESTS (#77)
- PITCH CONTROL - MK2 (VR303)

This is becoming more and more common. Not sure if they can't keep up with our demands, or if they aren't making as much as they use to. On average we go through about 20 Dust Covers a week, and this is down from 2 years ago, and they kept up fine before. So, not sure what's going on over there!

If you are about to place an order, please be advised that we don't expect these parts to arrive for another 2-4 weeks. If you've already placed an order, we do apologize for the delay. However, this is beyond our control.

I don't know what's going on over there exactly, but read my post a couple weeks ago about the discontinuation of some important electrical components. So you can get some insight in to what we believe is going on.

Any questions, please feel free to contact us @ 1.347.410.7802 or online @ http://djproaudio.com/Help - just be patient with us, we are a little overwhelmed here, and understaffed right now. If you leave us a message we'll get back to you either via Phone or email.

Thanks again for your patience.

- TO.


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