Reviews

Technics SA-GX505
A/V receiver

The Technics SA-GX505 is a compact, powerful stereo receiver that provides switching control and connections for two VCR’s and a video monitor in addition to audio control capabilities...
Technics SB-R100
Speaker System

Technics describes the SB-R100 as a “flat speaker system” primarily in reference to its shape, and in that respect the phrase is both apt and accurate. In addition, however, our...
Technics SB-X700
Speaker System

A good dynamic speaker driver should have a rigid, low-mass diaphragm, or radiating surface, and speaker designers have tried for years to develop driver shapes and materials that approximate...
Technics SL-J2
Turntable

Inexpensive yet sophisticated, the Technics SL-J2 is a fully automatic direct-drive turntable whose servo-driven linear-tracking tone arm accepts plugin P-mount cartridges. The SL-J2...
Technics SL-P1300
CD-player

The Technics SL-P1300, one of the few top-loading CD players manufactured today (except for portables), looks almost identical to the SL-P1200, its predecessor, which was originally...
Technics SL-P370
CD-player

Not long after the introduction of the CD player — it became evident that it was impractical to perform a completely accurate translation of a CD’s 16-bit encoded digital signal...
Technics SL-PD1000
CD Changer

One of the most popular audio components these days is the five-disc CD carousel changer. At little or no more cost than a single-disc CD player, a carousel changer makes it possible...
Technics SL-PD827
CD Changer

The Technics SL-PD827 is a versatile five-disc carousel-type CD changer offering excellent performance and operating flexibility at a moderate price. Unlike top-loading carousel changers,...
Technics SL-QX300
Turntable

The Technics SL-QX300 is an automatic direct-drive turntable whose tone arm accepts only P-mount cartridges. Since these cartridges have standardized dimensions, weight, and tracking...
Technics SL-XP7
Portable CD-player

The Technics SL-XP7 portable Compact Disc player aroused considerable interest when it was introduced at last summer’s Consumer Electronics Show. Not only is it barely large enough...
Technics SU-V90D
Integrated Amplifier

Technics calls the SU-V90D a “digital” integrated amplifier because a portion of its circuitry can transform the digital output of a CD player or DAT deck to analog stereo form....
Thiel CS1.2
Speaker System

Thiel’s approach to speaker design emphasizes the importance of controlling time and phase response, as well as frequency response, in order to provide accurate reproduction of the...