The Technics SL-1400 is a classic vintage semi-automatic, direct-drive turntable manufactured in Japan between 1975 and 1978 (with a later quartz-locked MK2 version introduced subsequently). [1, 2, 3]
Key Specifications & Features
- Type: Semi-automatic (auto-return/auto-stop mechanism at the end of a record)
- Drive Method: Direct drive with an ultra-low-speed brushless DC motor (featuring Technics' AN630 single-chip motor control IC)
- Platter: 330mm aluminum alloy die-cast (weighing approximately 2.5kg)
- Speeds: 33 1/3 and 45 rpm with pitch control (±10% on MK1)
- Wow and Flutter: 0.03% WRMS
- Rumble: -70 dB
- Tonearm: Universal S-shaped tubular tonearm with static balance (230mm effective length, 15mm overhang)
- Dimensions & Weight (MK1): 139 x 366 x 453 mm, weighing about 8.1 kg
