Despite the significant levels of drive and attack it can summon, it never sounds stressed or uncontrolled. Though it can ...

Everyone knows by now that vinyl is back. The classic format has seen a resurgence for years at this point, and new albums ...

John Lewis has dropped its long-awaited 2025 Christmas advert, and the £799 star of the show will be on everyone's wish list ...

Japanese audio brand Technics has unveiled the SL-40CBT at IFA Berlin, a direct drive turntable that for the first time includes built-in Bluetooth streaming for wireless playback through speakers or ...

UPDATE - Jan 2007: Shortly after the original article was printed, I was contacted by Michael Fremer of Stereophile. He kindly educated me on a couple of items in the LISTENING section. Our own Geoff ...

Japanese audio brand Technics has unveiled a brand new turntable at IFA 2025. Dubbed SL40CBT, the Technics’ latest turntable combines its famous direct drive technology with a modern design. Instead ...

Technics is best known for its direct-drive turntables. In fact, it made the world’s first direct-drive turntable, the SP-10, in the early 1970s, which then paved the way for the SL-1200 a few years ...

NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Technics today announces the introduction of the new SL-40CBT and SL-50C Direct Drive Turntables at this year's annual CEDIA convention in Denver. The ...