UnboxingSL1000R

Unboxing and rough setup of the Technics SL-1000R direct drive turntable

[@NickP333]

Such an absolutely beautiful turntable. Definitely my dream deck.

[@justinsugay1149]

Beautiful! So much care and respect for the craftsmanship!

[@Davethreshold]

FINALLY an unboxing that is worth watching! Love my KAB/1210M5G!! :-)

[@alangornall3364]

People - please note this is really just an unboxing video, not the complete setup. We have been tweeking it for some months now and the Guys from Technics were so impressed with the sound they made a second visit just to listen to it on our system. It does justice to a Naim Statement system with Focal Scala Utopia (Evo 2) speakers, and is likely to be the best Analogue setup you can hear right now !

[@giangvu7902]

Wow that is one incredible unboxing! I hope it sounds as good as it looks!

[@harshp2786]

Yes .Hope

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Gorgeous turntable

[@socalav]

Beautiful job. Well done

[@dippin1523]

best table in the world right here

[@barrybrennan2135]

Nice, congrats, beautiful table in every sense of the word. Now, if you could send one my way it'd be appreciated and put to fine use...

[@HiFiCinema]

No Problem, would be happy to bring one over, set it up for you, and relieve you of £18k+ ;-)

[@qamaransari7882]

Nice 👍👍👍👍

[@sharky_spike]

it wudda been nice to see the entire setup...more views etc

[@garethbowen2596]

In the UK this turntable costs £14,000:00! I have been listening to music for the last 40 years if asked “should I spend £14,000:00 on a turntable”? I think that I would say no.... spend £2,000:00 on a turntable, arm and cartridge and £12,000:00 on records!

[@garethbowen2596]

Just thoughts really... My collection is about 10,000 albums and over the years I’ve listened to all of them. On my Rega Planer 3 turntable.

[@spotshooter1]

How does the SL-1000R compare to the Solstice from Naim?

[@ricardocandela1936]

4:33, just stack another 5 to 7 vinyls on top of each other and the bubble level on the arm will go to the center. (For the critics out there, I’m just joking), beautiful piece of equipment, enjoy and thanks for the video.

[@UHF43]

It seems they tried to adjust tonearm height with the lock on.

[@QoraxAudio]

Nice unboxing. Did the 1000R came with the LH-6000 and Cadenza Black? Or did you buy it separately?

[@williamwhite9201]

Hi Thanks for your comment. The turntable comes without a cartridge or headshell - it's actually the Ortofon Cadenza Blue we put on there at first. Though currently we have the MySonic Signature Platinum cartridge - awesome, but very steep!

[@QoraxAudio]

@@williamwhite9201 Cool! I didn't notice that it was a Candenza Blue, it looked all black to me, my bad. I've never heard one of those MySonic cartridges. Mostly because those are priced above my paygrade haha Spending 3500 euros on my SL-1200G was quite the investment to me already. Most of the time I'm using my turntable with a 2M Black and a KAB TD-1000 tonearm damper to compensate for the high cartridge compliance. It's amazing how great MM cartridges can sound nowadays. They have come a long way.

[@gojira573]

May I know who makes that levelling spirit ?

[@Badassvidsz]

Technics i can guess inclunded in the package . This tt is very expensive 13 + k But to be honest i cannot be sure :

[@parrisgeorge9708]

That level looks like a line level that's used by masons and others believe it or not. Check places like Lowes, Home Depot, and Harbor Freight. I was given something similar a bunch of years ago and they're handy for a number of small uses.

[@nomorokay]

@@parrisgeorge9708 Exactly. I have a black one that came from a hardware store. Those line levels cost under $5, and they're made of soft plastic, so they can easily be bent out of shape. For probably $10, you can get a slightly larger and more accurate level. Try Lee Valley or Home Depot, or Lowe's, etc.

[@gojira573]

May I know where can I find the Spirit Level that you are using ?

[@HiFiCinema]

If you type "hanging spirit level" into ebay, you'll find loads - they are so cheap, it's worth getting a few as we've found they are not always "level"!

[@gojira573]

@@HiFiCinema Thanks for your help. Have a good day.

[@nomorokay]

@@HiFiCinema They're also called line levels, since they're designed to be hung from lines.

[@jerryandlisa27]

We’re can I buy that level for the tonearm

[@deadandburied7626]

Are they now also made in Malaysia?

[@lazycalm41]

The fact that What HiFi magazine use a 1000R as their reference TT says it all! If only I had the money. I have to settle for my SL1610Mk2 Quartz circa 1981!

[@zombtomb666]

Did you tighten the three screws on center to tightly? Otherwise, a steady rotation cannot be made. Please check by real time monitor mode. If it is stable, it never shakes of RPM display.

[@dippin1523]

right he did not tighten those screws

[@alangornall3364]

Yes, the screws were tightened !! Just didn't make very interesting video. We made a special tool for that.

[@hanzz082]

That special tool is called hex key😂

[@charlesludwig9173]

Where can I get that neat level which permits understanding for a level tonearm?

[@HiFiCinema]

Just do a search on "hanging spirit level" - they're typically about £2 on ebay, - but as they're so cheap, you have to get a few and pick the one that is actually level!

[@Davethreshold]

@@HiFiCinema COOL! Thank you! :-)

[@rubenp8750]

Should the VTA be level as well? It did not look that way.

[@HiFiCinema]

This is an unboxing not a full setup - VTA is set via unlocking and rotating the dial around the tonearm base - nice and easy

[@alangornall3364]

Yes it was fine - the bubble level has an offset scale so it centres at one end.....

[@Wised1000]

I wanted one of those! But I had to "settle" for an SL1200G 😭😫😫

[@nomorokay]

The 1200G is a mighty fine turntable. You'd only need to "upgrade" to the SL1000R if you had a $100,000 system.

[@shinjitsumasayoshi9072]

Is it still available

[@zimga]

No doubt its a beautiful turntable and Iam sure it sounds amazing,but I dont agree with 20k price tag. I mean,you can buy BMW or Ducati motorcycle for this kind of money. Obviously it goes a lot more engineering,mechanical and electronics into a motorcycles than this turntable. So,by comparing diferent mechanical products with motors ,you can see that this Technics is aimed not at music lovers,but at rich customers that have more money than sence or they just dont care about the price...

[@dagnut]

Think of this more like a high end watch.. A casio will tell the time just as well as a Patek phillipe but one is a mass produced product and one is a hand made piece of mechincal art..

[@ericochoa4034]

Exactly people with just money to burn. The damn thing dont even cost half of that to make. Rich people just live on another planet from us mere mortals. Also I may add that I dont care what any crazy audiophiles think but there is no way this thing sounds much better than a 1500 dollar turntable. I mean Im sure it does but the difference in price does not justify the performance increase! You might get slightly better audio performance but no way in hell will it be worth the price. Really all you are paying for is better materials but that still dont justify that huge price tag. I mean at the end of the day it's just a turntable and I think once you go over the 2000 dollar mark you really have reached a ceiling in performance. Anyone that tells you otherwise is smoking crack!

[@sentiel3169]

So go buy Ducati, somebody just waiting for your kidneys ;)

[@42mantua]

@@ericochoa4034 I agree with you 110%. These audiophiles would try to argue you down with a whole bunch of technical lingo. And yes alot of these "Hi End" items look pretty and sounds beautiful. At the end of the day its really more so a status symbol . 50k for a turntable, 30k for a pre amp, 20k for a mono block etc etc. Way overpriced. Good quality sound can be obtained for way less and dont let anyone tell you any different. What gets me the most is that have the people who talk the most about it and come off all particular cant even afford it. Basically toys for the rich who has money to burn. Tell the Truth shame the devil.😉 Peace

[@nomorokay]

@@ericochoa4034 Actually, the turntable should cost 1/4 of retail price to build, like any other product. It doubles in price when it goes from the manufacturer to the distributor, who then doubles the price when he sells it to the dealer. That's how it works. People got spoiled with the prices of the old 1200/1210s, the ones that had amortized the cost of their engineering and tooling decades ago, plus they were so tough that you could buy used ones in good condition at much lower prices. Then along comes 2018, and we see completely new turntables that have new and much higher engineering and tooling costs, and it's like 1972 all over again, adjusted for inflation, of course. If you're happy with an SL-1200 G or GR, good for you, but don't mock the pricing of the statement turntable that represents the best that Technics can produce. For a car example, compare a Nissan Maxima with a Nissan GT-R. The factory pops out tens of thousands of the cheaper model, but not nearly as many of the GT-R that costs two or three times as much, and whose engine is completely assembled by one of only five certified and highly respected assemblers. Is the GT-R's price outrageous, or is that just what it costs to get that level of performance and build quality? One last thing: as performance increases, the gains get smaller and more expensive. That applies to nearly any product. In some cases, a product that costs 30-40% of the price of the high-end product gives you 90% of the performance. If that last 10% isn't important to you, or if you want to spend your money on other things, so be it. Some guys will sacrifice other things to get the fastest car or the best-sounding turntable, and some won't. Nobody's stupid. People just have different priorities. Besides, why so much criticism of a turntable you've never had a good chance to listen to? A careful listening session might maker you a believer. You make your choice and you pay your money.

[@luismuniz2697]

Where can I find that kind of turntable and the mark 2,3, and 5????????

[@HiFiCinema]

www.technics.com/uk/products/reference-class/turntables-top.html

[@TrueSkoolMusic]

no pitch control??? and you might want a slip-mat i.l.o. that rubber thing.

[@HiFiCinema]

Pitch control is on the power supply, which is a separate box.

[@nomorokay]

Slip-mats are for DJs. That rubber thing does a better job of supporting LPs for more typical record listening. Or are you just joking?

[@markscott9259]

@@nomorokay You forget...It is by Technics. You can still scratch and back spin and some more hip hop crap on this audiophile $25,000 consisting with (3 tone arms connect) studio quality high gear 3D record DIRECT DRIVE spinning platform.... WITH PITCH CONTROL "in" DIRECT DRIVE MODE. SO you can take your cookie sheet and place it on th Technics 1000R platter and still rock on. Mr. DJ 😁😁😁

[@hbaboris]

This turntable deserves a better ( more professional ) setting up, with the correct tools.

[@alangornall3364]

Would you like to come and show us how to do it properly then ! LOL

[@opiestanborough4774]

theres always gonna be squids out there that need to be able to say, " these cables cost $2500 " .... status in there minds.... the same guy that cries when his Italion car gets stomped by a vett ;)

[@TheFelix63]

non capisco che regolazione effettua quando pone la livello sulla canna.

[@williamwhite9201]

It is the vertical tracking angle (VTA)

[@TheFelix63]

@@williamwhite9201 I understand, but I seem to see that the bubble remains at one end (counterweight side) and does not move towards the exact center, so what measurement is it?

[@TheFelix63]

@@williamwhite9201 forse ho compreso, la bolla da modo di leggere il grado di inclinazione?

[@williamwhite9201]

@@TheFelix63 At the time we could not find our usual centre level - this inclination one is OK, as long as you are aware that "level" is when the bubble is most of the way to one end. We were excited to get it going this time, and spent more time later setting it up more carefully!

[@TheFelix63]

@@williamwhite9201 Capisco, grazie.

[@laurentr9889]

Sorry but it's true

[@user-pt6si1dw3b]

Ни х.я себе, сказал я себе.

[@renaissance6745]

THIS IS A JOKE ! YES !

[@sergem8286]

Развод лохов на бабло)))

[@ninodjuras]

Crying in poor...

[@clifperry4677]

Wow, another how to open a carton video. Rough setup? Whats the point? A 5 yr old could do a rough setup.

[@ericlloyd7981]

This is for People, people of the future, make sure we are wearing our apple watches but forget to use laser knives and micro drones to open the boxes, you clowns ruined it.

[@silenttrust3783]

Really expensive and made in china.

[@silenttrust3783]

@@m.f.djaffar5317 So what could be the aNsWear the label say "MADE IN CHINA"????

[@QoraxAudio]

@@m.f.djaffar5317 Except for the new 1200MK7 and 1500C; those are made in Malaysia.

[@laurentr9889]

Nice technics but the work is bad

[@HiFiCinema]

Give us a break! That was a rough setting 1 min after taking it out of the box... we've spent some time on it since then, but that would make a very boring video.

[@bkkersey93]

@@HiFiCinema This was done too slow man. I know this needs to be setup properly, but you dont need to take 30 seconds to put the platter on the table.

[@garth56]

For this money you could have way better and I really mean it

[@HiFiCinema]

Really... what? Have you heard one of these?

[@sentiel3169]

There is no better - I know that ! I have one

[@markscott9259]

Not in direct drive! 😁😁😁👽

[@JohnDoe-rn3jy]

Belt drive guys are so ...

[@sjefhendrickx2257]

Stupid set up, just a bit fiddling around an guessing its oke? Very wrong.

[@williamwhite9201]

Nope - it's an UNBOXING not a full setup video...