SL-100C Direct Drive Turntable System, Vinyl Player, AT-VM95C Cartridge, Auto Lifter, 3 Speed, Dust Cover, PHONO Cable, Black

I bought this to replace a Denon DP-300F which, despite a cartridge upgrade (AT-VM95ML) was very underwhelming to listen to compared to the other sources in my Hi-Fi (CD player/streamer/cassette). This is the turntable I should have bought in the first place. Connected to the in-built phono stage on a Rega Elicit-R amplifier, it is definitely one of the best value components I've bought. I switched out the supplied AT-VM95C stylus for the AT-VM95ML stylus on the previous record player - very easy to do without removing the cartidges themselves. The tonality, detail retrieval and sound stage are all very good. It is definitely close, if not on par with the other sources in my system. The turntable took about 30 minutes to unpack and assemble - taking care to do it well. I found the IEC 14 connector, being recessed and angled underneath the deck a bit fidly to locate once the turntable was positioned on my rack. The same, but to a lesser degree, with the RCA phono sockets and the ground cable connection. Whilst not as heavy as some of the legendary Technics turntables that came prior to and inspired this turntable, at ~10kg it still has a good heft to it. The plynth has a good solid feel and a good look to it. The adjustable feet for levelling the turntable are a very welcome feature. Some reviews raised concerns about the cueing lever, with some people having highlighted it's tendancy to drop the tone arm/stylus abruptly? Whilst the cueing lever is plastic and certainly not overly heavy duty, the stylus drop is certainly well damped and at least on my example, works well. The motor starts and stops quickly. The controls seem on par with most quality modern audio equipment. Overall, I'm very happy with both build quality and sound quality given the price paid. For anyone who is returning to or getting into vinyl records, I don't think you can go wrong with the Technics SL-100C coupled with a half decent moving-magnet cartridge. Note the SL-100C is very similar to the SL-1500C, but it lacks the in-built phono stage and instead of coming with the Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, it comes with the Audio Technica AT-VM95C cartridge.

Good turntable ,stable speed, easy setup. I changed the whole cartridge not just stylus to the At95sh. Listening thru Cambridge audio evo150se on Focal Stellia headphones sound is excellent. Surface noise low. Few clicks and pops on 30 year old vinyl but you would expect that. A bargain at the £637 price. Its price is higher now. Grab one whilst you can if you’re in the market for a turntable. Cueing lever a bit flimsy but auto lift works well and all alignments on my sample were correct. Most highly recommended 9/10

Amazing sound quality. Easy to set up. Just great.

I went through 3 different turntables before i settled with this one. A rega P2 old version, a brand new rega P2 2024 , a vintage heybrook tt2 and finally this one ... And this was king by far IMO as all the others all though very nice lacked certain things which imo make them less of a deck .. All the others were belt drive which a lot Will tell you are better because of motor noises....it's rubbish imo especially with more modern motor tech, and what they don't take into account is platter speed variation, as belt drives are not as accurate... All the others you could not adjust the tone arm height which limits cartridges unless you shim the tonearm, this one is fully adjustable.... also the others didn't have adjustable feet, its crucial for a level setup with a record deck to get the correct sound. I would describe the sound of this technics as neutral wide and detailed overall, but I replaced the cartridge straight away with an audio technica shibata 95sh stylus which is full sounding and ever so slightly warm, the result with this slightly neutral deck is amazing .. Great pairing ... Finally after learning with trial and error this was the deck that I had been after .. Excellent turntable and highly recommended. Genuine review no gain.

Stock levels on the Technics SL100C always seem to be low and for a few months it has either been out of stock or priced higher than the SL1500C (basically the same but wirh an in-built pre amp). So when on Prime Day I saw it back in stock reduced back to the original retail price I bought one. However, it came with 2 mains leads neither of which had a UK plug. I could have bought an adapter or a new power lead but when forking out £799 that's not the point. Amazon didn't have an answer and eventually insisted a return be triggered. I refused that and called Technics direct who were far more helpful and after providing proof of purchase sent a UK mains lead. So loses a star purely based on Amazon's lack of help / advice in what was their error as the deck wasn't described as eu mains only. The turntable is pretty easy to set up, the only real element is setting the tone arm balance and weight. It's worth watching some youtube videos on that if in doubt but it was fairly quick and painless once I had worked out how to fix and adjust the counter weight (the instructions are a bit basic on that part). It's worth getting a stylus weight gauge to be sure of the tracking weight. I immediately upgraded the stylus to the ATVMN95ML which is a fairly simple job as it uses the same cartridge as the stock stylus. It's simple to operate and from early impressions sounds great with my set up (Audiolab Omnia amp and KEF Q350 speakers) and feels a heavy and solid turntable. It's a fairly heavy deck so needs a solid stand or unit.

First of the all the turntable sounds great when it works. After receiving mine the auto return function was faulty so the record stopped and the tone arm returned before the record had finished. Which is pretty annoying when songs are cut short when listening. Secondly I realised that some of the records I played looked warped, it transpires that actually the platter wasn’t flat and was causing the needle to bounce and records to wobble. After contacting Amazon they were less then helpful in getting a replacement as I originally bought this turntable on Amazon Prime Deals day and the price had gone up by £120. They recommended I spoke to Technics direct, which I did and they told me to speak to a repair centre, which I did who told me to speak to Amazon again. After hours and hours of calls and messaging Amazon gave me a refund which means I now need to fork out the additional £120 to replace as the price has now gone up. It’s a great turntable when there isn’t a fault, and if there is one don’t expect support from the manufacture or Amazon. It’s an expensive buy and I would think twice about purchasing after the customer service I have received.

Having returned two Roksan Attessa's with wobbly platters, following the death of a Pro-ject Debut's motor, I was in the market for sturdy quality, and the Technics did not disappoint. Speed stability is faultless, with a perfectly level platter. the turntable is rock solid and oozes quality. I upgraded to the AT-VM95SH Shibata stylus, and the sound I'm getting out of this thing is astonishing. It's a looker too, which helps. Everything just works. I can't see myself going back to a fiddly so-called 'audiophile' turntable after this. And it'll possibly outlive me anyway. It's the best sounding deck I've ever had, and the easiest to use too.

This turntable sounds good but has a clumsy queuing lever and a ridiculous auto-lift at the end of the record. Not sure when it might have been that Technics forgot how to make a semi automatic turntable; they used to be very good at it. Luckily for me the turntable was faulty so I returned it and am extremely grateful to Amazon for a prompt refund.

mooie draaitafel, maar de manier waarop de naald door de automatisch afslag van de plaat geschoten wordt bevalt me niet echt, voor deze prijs had ik wel iets eleganters verwacht. de demping van omgevingsgeluiden valt mij ook wat tegen. beraad me nog of ik deze tafel wel wil houden.

Plusy: - ciężki, stabilny gramofon z ramieniem wysokiej klasy, stosowanym przez producenta także w wyższych modelach (SL-1500, SL-1200); - materiały i jakość wykonania na wysokim poziomie; - jakość dźwięku jak dla mnie bardzo dobra, po wymianie fabrycznej wkładki na AT VM740ML jestem zadowolony z dźwięku - solidny, niski bas, wokale bez zniekształceń, ładne, nienatarczywe wysokie tony (w porównaniu do Thorens TD-202 z tą samą wkładką); - regulacja wysokości nóżek, regulacja wysokości ramienia VTA (uwaga - w moim egzemplarzu VTA nie była ustawiona tak jak podane jest w instrukcji obsługi, musiałem to zmieniać); - zasilacz sieciowy wbudowany w gramofon a nie w postaci zabawkowego pudełeczka na zewnątrz. Minusy: - nie za bardzo jest do czego się przyczepić, być może jedyna uwaga do działania funkcji lift up - aktywuje się dopiero po 60s po zakończeniu odtwarzania płyty i działa zbyt głośno i gwałtownie według mnie. Podsumowując - sprzęt bardzo dobry nie tylko na początek przygody z winylami bo jeśli chodzi o napęd i ramię to jest to samo co w wyższych modelach marki Technics, pozbawiony jest całkowicie zbędnych dodatków w postaci wbudowanego pre-apma czy regulacji prędkości obrotowej (przydatne nie do słuchania muzyki tylko do zabaw z dźwiękiem dla DJ) ale posiada funkcję lift up, której nie mają droższe modele SL-1200. Po wymianie wkładki na coś lepszego, podłączeniu do dobrego pre-ampa i "posadzeniu" gramofonu na podstawie antywibracyjnej (ja zrobiłem sobie takową z grubej i ciężkiej deski kuchennej podklejonej grubym filcem) - nic więcej do smakowania muzyki z winyla w doskonałej jakości nie potrzeba. Uwaga - wymiary gramofonu są większe niż standardowe wymiary elementów systemów audio tj. 430mm. Trzeba mieć to na uwadze gdy chcemy ustawić go na przykład na wzmacniaczu. Za cenę z BF (3500PLN) to po prostu okazja.

Fantástico tocadiscos. Sonido perfecto, todo un clásico

Ich habe schon als Jugendlicher den Technics 1210 bewundert und nun diesen "kleinen" Technics als Primeday-Schnäppchen gekauft. Im Vergleich zu riemengetriebenen Plattenspielern (ich besitze noch 2 ProJect, den RPM 1 Carbon und den RPM 5.1) mag ich den Direktantrieb und die viel komfortablere Bedienung. Aber besonders das Design des Technics spricht mich irgendwie an, massiv und minimalistisch. Er sieht einfach cool aus. Mir gefällt es sehr. Dazu diese Beule in der Staubschutzhaube. Das ist einfach Kult. Das Gerät wiegt fast 10 kg. Schon der Teller macht mit seinem Gewicht (ich habe nicht nachgewogen, aber es sind sicher 1,5 kg) Eindruck. Das setzt sich eigentlich über das ganze Gerät so fort. Mein Exemplar ist tadellos verarbeitet. Das wichtigste ist der Klang - und ich finde, schon mit dem billigen mitgelieferten Audio-Technica System hat der Technics einfach mehr Wumms als meine anderen Plattenspieler an der identischen Anlage. Aber der Sound ist mit der beiliegenden 20 Euro-Nadel besonders in den Höhen etwas flach. Ich habe die Nadel ausgetauscht gegen die passende VM95-SH, und das ist eine ganz andere Liga. Damit bleibt es bei diesem "Wumms", gleichzeitig klingt alles sehr transparent, luftig und in meinen Ohren sehr angenehm. Im Vergleich zum Ortofon 2m Blue an meinen anderen beiden Plattenspielern finde ich das Audio-Technica mit dem Nadel-Upgrade viel angenehmer und besser klingend. Gerade bei längeren Sessions finde ich die Bedienung mit den Tasten komfortabler. Meine Vergleichsgeräte sind da aber auch nicht auf Ergonomie getrimmt, im Gegenteil. Mir gefällt auch, dass die Gummimatte nicht so stark statisch auflädt und an den Platten hängen bleibt wie die Korkauflagen, die ich an den Pro Jects einsetze. Der Direktantrieb ist so stark und dabei präzise, das wirkt viel solider als z.B. der außenliegende Riemen am RPM 1. Da traut man sich auch, die Carbonfaserbürste ein paar Runden länger mitlaufen zu lassen ohne Angst um den Antriebsriemen zu haben. Der Aufbau ist sehr einfach, gut erklärt und innerhalb weniger Minuten erledigt. Die korrekte Einstellung von Auflagekraft und Antiskating und die Verstellung der Tonarmhöhe (der Tonarm meines Exemplars war viel zu tief eingestellt) sind auch für Einsteiger sicher und korrekt machbar. Mit einem besseren Nadeleinschub bekommt er von mir 5 Sterne, mit dem einfachen System was beiliegt gibt es einen Stern Abzug - wobei der nicht schlecht klingt, aber eben auch nicht das Potenzial des Gerätes ausschöpft. Mit dem VM95SH habe ich meine "kritischen" Platten erstmals ohne die Problemstellen (harte S-Laute) gehört, das deutet darauf hin, dass die Abtastfähigkeit des Audio-Technica gerade bei nicht so guten Pressungen doch deutlich besser ist als die des Ortofon 2M-Systems. Aber das muss jeder selbst ausprobieren. Ich finde den Unterschied trotz ähnlicher Preisklasse doch erheblich.

Whoa a solid turntable from Technics here. I already have a very nice external phono preamp so I found this model the perfect fit for my needs. The auto lift and undocumented auto shut of are both nice features for when getting distracted so that the ring grove and needle is not worn unnecessarily. Sure I do miss the auto return from my previous turntable but I guess the trade off is worth it. Mine did however arrive with a bent cantilever but Amazon quickly issued a gift card for replacing the needle. The only way I can think got bent is the guy who mounted it at the factory did it or quality control completely failed on this one little part. So the original headshell and cartridge has not been tested yet. I bought the black conical stylus as replacement but it has a very long delivery date. Happily I have a different headshell with an Ortofon OM cartridge on it so that I can at least use the turntable.