Technics SL-45
¥ 46,800 (around 1974)
Commentary
A belt drive player with a design that makes use of the wood grain of the plug.
A 30 cm die-cast turntable is used.
The tone arm uses a highly sensitive S-shaped pipe arm, and the head shell uses a universal type.
The cartridge uses a MM type cartridge that can reproduce CD-4 only by changing the needle tip.
The legs have built-in audio insulators.
Uses a CD-4 compatible low-capacity cord.
Model Rating
| Type | Record player system |
| Drive system | Belt drive |
| Turntable | 30 cm Die Cast, 1.8 kg |
| Motor | 4-pole synchronous motor |
| Number of revolutions | 33 1/3, 45 rpm |
| Wow flutter | 0.06%(W.R.M.S.) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 53dB(IEC-B) |
| Format | Universal S-shaped Pipe Arm Needle Pressure Direct Reading Static Balance Type Equipped with arm elevation mechanism |
| Needle pressure adjustment range | 0 ~ 4g, Can be read directly in 0.2g units |
| Applicable Cartridge Weight | 5g ~ 9.5g |
| Exchange needle | EPS-52STDD(¥4,000) EPC-440QD (for 4 ch, ¥ 8,000) |
| Pwer | 100 VAC, 50Hz/60Hz |
| Power consumption | 8W/7W |
| External dimensions | Width 485x Height 180x Depth 383 mm |
| Weight | 8.5kg |