Technics SL-1700 MK2 (c. 1980)
Little is documented about the Technics SL-1700 MK2 beyond its place in the company's MK2 turntable lineup. The period record shows this much: it was the semi-automatic model of the three-deck series, sitting between the fully manual SL-1800 MK2 and the fully automatic SL-1600 MK2. High Fidelity Trade News (March 1980, p.5) listed the SL-1700 MK2 at $350. The manual SL-1800 MK2 went for $300 and the automatic SL-1600 MK2 for $400. The magazine described the series as built on an aluminum diecast chassis with a double-isolated suspension. Its take was that you didn't need to run a radio station to afford performance that could satisfy one.
Beyond that listing, surviving documentation is thin. The archive has no confirmed specs for the SL-1700 MK2 itself - no motor details, speeds, or tonearm figures.
Known from the period record:
- Semi-automatic turntable
- Aluminum diecast chassis; double-isolated suspension (as part of the MK2 series)
- $350 list price in March 1980
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