LEGENDARY AUDIO BRAND TECHNICS RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA

[teachsac]

January 5, 2015 (Las Vegas, NV) – Panasonic today announced the return of the much loved and iconic Technics audio brand into the North American market with the launch of two Technics Hi-Fi systems -- the Technics R1 Reference-Class System and the Technics C700 Premium-Class System. The first new Technics Hi-Fi products to be introduced in six years will be released into North America in March. Specific pricing and availability will be annoucned at a later date.
The new Technics products are based on a concept called the ‘Technics Definitive Sound’ which builds upon decades of audio technology development and knowhow and is comprised of the following three major technical elements:

http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wc...5013415287&surfModel=Content01052015013415287

http://www.technics.com/us/

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[teachsac]

Technics was one of my first stereo systems

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[navychop]

Not exactly high end.

 

[teachsac]

Nope. Mass consumer. Good for the price.

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[FTA4PA]

I used to own a Technics SH-GE70 graphic equalizer. Loved that thing!

 

[raoul5788]

Sold at Radio Shack IIRC.

 

[Foxbat]

From the International CES® earlier this month:

It seemed to be aimed as a "Higher-End" audio system (balanced inputs) so I'll be curious what the price-point is.

 

[TNGTony]

Maybe they can now fix my SLP-1 that started skipping like a school girl!
First CD player I ever owned back in the early 80s. Bought my first CD at the time, Cars Heartbeat City