Technics (brand)

Technics
Native name
テクニクス
IndustryElectronics
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)
HeadquartersKadoma, Osaka, Japan
Key people
Fumio Ohtsubo, president
ProductsDJ sets, headphones, synthesizers, turntables
ParentPanasonic
Websitetechnics.com

Technics (テクニクス, Tekunikusu) is a Japanese audio brand established by Matsushita Electric (now Panasonic) in 1965. Since 1965, Matsushita has produced a variety of HiFi and other audio products under the brand name, such as turntables, amplifiers, radio receivers, tape recorders, CD players, loudspeakers, and digital pianos. Technics products were available for sale in various countries. The brand was originally conceived as a line of high-end audio equipment to compete against brands such as Nakamichi.[citation needed]

From 2002 onwards products were rebranded as Panasonic except in Japan and CIS countries (such as Russia), where the brand remained in high regard. Panasonic discontinued the brand for most products in October 2010, but it was revived in 2015 with new high-end turntables.[1] The brand is best known for the SL-1200 DJ turntable, an industry standard for decades.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Panasonic gives Technics a new spin but no sign of coveted turntables". Reuters.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ "History". Technics. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ Rigby, Paul (5 September 2015). "How Technics SL-1200 became the world's most popular turntable". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 3 July 2024.