Technics SL-1300G New Generation Grand Class Direct Drive Turntable
The new 2025 Technics SL-1300G is a high-end, belt-driven, audiophile-focused turntable, praised for exceptional, near-silent, and detailed performance. It offers a sophisticated, modern design with a refined S-shaped tonearm, though some users find the lift/lower mechanism feels less premium. Key features include a robust 13kg build and a very low noise floor.
- Coreless Direct Drive Motor: It features a newly developed twin-rotor coreless direct-drive motor that entirely eliminates "cogging" (uneven rotation) and minimizes vibrations, a common issue in older direct-drive designs.
- Advanced Motor Control: The
ΔΣ-Drive(Delta Sigma Drive) system uses advanced digital processing to suppress motor vibrations and ensure exceptionally smooth and accurate rotation, resulting in a very low wow and flutter rating.
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Superior Anti-Vibration Design:
- Three-layer Platter: The platter is a heavy, three-layered construction of brass and aluminum die-cast with deadening rubber on the rear surface to eliminate resonance and improve stability. Each platter is individually factory-balanced.
- High-Rigidity Chassis: The body uses a two-layer construction of Bulk Molding Compound (BMC) and die-cast aluminum, with reinforcing ribs to further improve rigidity and damp vibrations.
- High-Damping Insulators: Special silicon-rubber insulators in the feet provide excellent isolation from external vibrations.
- High-Performance Tonearm: The S-shaped tonearm has high initial-motion sensitivity and features a gimbal suspension with high-precision bearings, assembled manually by skilled Japanese artisans for accurate groove tracing.
- Silent Power Supply: It employs a multi-stage switching power supply with active noise-canceling technology to eliminate power supply noise and hum, contributing to a "black background" or silent noise floor during playback
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Specifications
Turntable Section
Type Direct Drive
Turntable Speeds 33-1/3, 45 and 78* rpm * The turntable speed will be 78.26 rpm when set to 78 rpm.
Starting Torque 0.32 N・m (3.3kgf・cm)
Build-up Characteristics 0.7 s. from standstill to 33- 1/3 rpm
Braking System Electronic brake
Wow And Flutter 0.025 % W.R.M.S.
Turntable Platter Brass and aluminium die-cast combined, Diameter：332mm, Weight：Approx. 3.6kg (Including a rubber sheet)
Tonearm Section
Type Static Balance
Effective Length 230 mm (9-1/16")
Overhang 15 mm (19/32")
Tracking Error Angle Within 2° 32' (at the outer groove of 30 cm record), Within 0° 32' (at the inner groove of 30 cm record)
Offset Angle 22°
Arm-height Adjustment Range 0 - 6 mm
Stylus Pressure Adjustment Range 0 - 4 g (Direct Reading)
Head Shell Weight Approx. 7.6 g
Applicable Cartridge Weight Range (without auxiliary weight) 5.6 - 12.0 g; 14.3 - 20.7 g (including head shell)
Cartridge Mounting Dimension 12.7 mm (1/2") interval
Head Shell Terminal Lug 1.2 mmφ 4-pin terminal lug
General
Power Supply AC 110-240 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption 8 W | Approx. 0.2 W (Standby)
Dimensions (W x H x D) 453 x 173 x 372 mm
Weight Approx. 13 kg
Accessories Turntable, Turntable sheet, Dust cover,
EP record adaptor, Balance weight,
Auxiliary weight, Head shell, Overhang gauge,
Screw set for cartridge, PHONO cable,
PHONO earth lead, AC mains lead, Screw set for turntable,
Owner's Manual
