Technics SL-B2 (c. 1980)
Little is documented about the Technics SL-B2. The record comes down mostly to a single period buyer's-guide entry. That entry is enough to fix the model's identity and its place in the lineup.
HI-Fi-Stereo-Buyers (January 1980, p.78) listed the SL-B2 as a semi-automatic belt-drive turntable with frequency-generator speed control. It sat between the manual SL-B1 ($100) and the fully automatic SL-113 ($150) in a budget-oriented Technics trio. The recommended price was $130, and the guide noted that actual dealer prices would vary. Published figures were 0.045% WRMS wow and flutter and −70 dB rumble. Those are respectable numbers for the price tier, and the magazine presented the range as Technics' answer for buyers who wanted the spec sheet without the budget shock.
Beyond that entry, no independent test report, service literature, or owner documentation specific to the SL-B2 is on hand. It appears to have been a straightforward, affordable semi-auto that shared Technics' frequency-generator belt-drive approach with several other models of the period.
- Semi-automatic belt-drive turntable, frequency-generator speed control
- Wow and flutter: 0.045% (WRMS)
- Rumble: −70 dB (DIN)
- Recommended price: $130 (Jan 1980); dealer-set actual price
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