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Technics SL-1600

Quartz Direct-Drive Automatic Turntable (1979-81)

Technics SL-1600

Description

The SL-1600 mk2 reflects many of the developments which have made Technics a leader in the turntable industry, while adding some new features of it's own.

To begin with, it combines quartz phase locked speed accuracy with high torque and near instantaneous start-up. Quick stops are also provided by an electronic braking system.

Pitch is adjustable within a range of +-6%, totally under quartz control.

With the exception of the pitch control, all front panel controls are soft-touch switches.

Specifications

Type: full auto turntable

Drive method: direct drive

Control method: servo control (mk1), quartz synthesizer (mk2)

Motor: DC motor

Platter: 330mm (mk1), 332mm 2kg (mk2) aluminium alloy die-cast

Speeds: 33 and 45rpm

Pitch control: 10% (mk1), 12% (mk2)

Wow and flutter: 0.025% WRMS

Rumble: -73dB (mk1), -78dB (mk2)

Tonearm: universal static balance type

Effective length: 230mm

Overhang: 15mm

Effective mass: 12g (mk2)

Dimensions: 125 x 453 x 369mm (mk1), 149 x 453 x 399mm (mk2)

Weight: 8.5kg (mk1), 10kg (mk2)

Downloads faq

mkII brochure (en)

mkII service manual (en)

instruction/owners manual (en)

instruction/owners manual (fr)

mkII instruction/owners manual (en)


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Comments

Need service manual for oil

Need service manual for oil damped cueing

Cueing device

I have had the SL-1600

I have had the SL-1600 turntable for maybe 30 years! It failed some months ago, will not rotate platter. With the aid of circuit diagram I should be able to find faulty component(s). The discrete devices should be no problem, but the ICs may no longer be available - here's hoping.

Thanks!! I just bought this

Thanks!! I just bought this in a flea market (in Mexico a "tianguis") and want to know all about it and to give some proper care and maintenance.

Thanks!

Finding the manuals for this has been great. Thank you!

Thank you :)

I bought this turntable secound hand and it never had a book with it, this will help me to find parts for it such as rubber band etc :)

cheers very much :)

Kind reagrds Graham :)

Rubber band? It needs no

Rubber band? It needs no 'rubber band', it's a direct drive turntable :D

Hi It needs a rubber band

Hi It needs a rubber band (actually a neoprene one) to drive the tone arm mechanism.

Neoprene band

I just dug out my 1600MK2 after many years in the original box. My band was also broken as it just deteriorated while in storage. I used a simple rubber band and it is working just the way it did all those years ago when I bought it brand new. This is a great turntable.