@@DjJugend I also own two Mk7s since Beginning of this Year now . And i've worked a lot as a Dj in the Club back in the days with Mk 2's and Mk 5's until 2008 .. It is right, that the Building Quality and the Damping Quality do not reach the Iconic Mk2 one at all . The Materials are now lower budget ! The Mk7 gets assembled in Malaysia not in Japan anymore aswell , sadly .. The only Thing which stands absolutly above the Mk 2 is the new engineered Direct Drive.. If someone wannts a very close Follow Up to an MK 2 in terms of Building Quality , Damping Quality , overall Quality of the New Technics Models he have to chose The SL1200/1210 G one which will get assembled still in Japan at least ! The MK7 is of course still the best one as a typiacl Midrange Dj Turntable above all this cheap Hanpin /OEM Builds from Reloop , Pioneer etc (often Copyd , never reached ) .. But The MK7 is not in the same league anymore as the old Iconic Mk2 was . But all in all i'm satisfied with the MK7's they just do the Job , and long Mixing Blends /Transitions absolutely no Problem at all when you can Beatmatch with Vinyl correctly . so after all this years of a dj break , there was no Option for me to buy a couple of old sucked dry consumed totally overpriced 2nd Hand Mk2 's
Just came across your video again. My last comment was that i have just recieved my MK7.. Well I love it Awesome..Pitch Perfect still going as it should. read and watched alot of video's. People don't realise that back in the day everything was build ALOT different. today's things are build cheap. cannot compare things. My DECKS AWESOME. MY OLD DECKS AWESOME.....great video
You gotta put Ortofon Concorde Pink Scratch on them. Would compliment the blue LEDs so nicely. Its looks fluorescent under club lights. I have the Clubs Mk2s too and they are wicked for scratching and mixing.
i bought the mk7 in silver also. both dacks had issues straight out of the box. dead areas in the pitch control and feedback bleeding through the whole deck to the speaker output. in all the comparison in quality is blatantly obvious and will not last 30 years .fortunately had them returned with full refund phew. 4KG lighter tells you all you need to know.
Hoi, hoe bevalt jouw de MK7's? ik heb vroeger de Sl1200 MK2 gehad maar heb nu een order geplaatst nieuw voor die MK7, veel beoordelingen gelezen over dat het troep is uit Singapore/Maleisie, veel plastic etc etc wat is jou mening daarover? merci Cor
Hallo Cor! MK7's bevallen goed, in die zin dat je robuust genoeg zijn. Pitch houdt beter maat/tempo, echter is deze wel digitaal. Ik geloof dat ik ergens gelezen heb dat de pitch in stappen van 0.1% gaat. dit is ook wel voelbaar als je 25jr met analoge pitch gemixt hebt. Dus die 1/10 van een mm verschuiven zoals op de MK2 heeft een ander effect. Hierdoor zijn de MK7's beter geschikt voor oa digitaal draaien zoals Rekordbox of andere DVS software. BPM blijft stabieler als je het mij vraagt. Vinyl wat analoog afgemixt en geperst is draait voor mijn gevoel lekkerder met de MK2's, maar dat is meer een kwestie van smaak. De durability kan ik pas over een X-aantal jaren wat over zeggen. Het gewicht scheelt een +/-4ktg wat voornamelijk is de baseplaat zit. op de MK2 is deze van zwaarder meer rubberachtig materiaal, iets flexibel op de MK7's wat meer kunststof, volgens mij 0% rubber, hierdoor voelt het als wat meer PVC aan. (Y)
Hoi Freestyle bedankt voor je eerlijke antwoord ik heb namelijk in Haarlem 2 nieuwe zwarte MK7'S besteld ik heb eerder in 2006 op de SL1200MK2 gedraaid maar omdat men er over die MK7 wordt gesproken alsof het speelgoed dingen zijn,het gaat om heel veel geld, ook zouden te belettering op de draaitafels zelf zeer gevoelig zijn als je het gaat schoonmaken dat de letters dan vervagen of helemaal weg zijn het gaat mij meer om thuis te mixen house/trance/clubbing ik stam nog uit de tijd van the Roxy en the IT Amsterdam groet Cor
Just found your video very nice. My question is what pre-mounted cart would have the best sound quality I do a lot of hires vinyl ripping. I am really wanting one of these tables just not sure what cart to put with it I would prefer one that is pre-mounted. Thanks again.
They looking amazing! How are they to mix on? Do they lock a mix in like the MK2’s do? And have you found there being no increase in speed from 7% to 8%?
Thanks for your comment. They mix slightly different because they're newer, my MK2'S are 'spinned in' But I got used to it quite quickly. There's definitely some speed increase between 7 and 8%. Though it's slightly less, the increase IS there.. how much? Hard to tell, 'cause I've increased the speed om my MK2'S, so I'd assume it's less then I experience now...
@@Vreestyle thanks for the reply. They really do look amazing and to hear they hold the mix is great. It is hard to find a review from anyone other than a scratch dj as I mix trance and need them to hold the mix. Thankyou for the video
I played two of.the same records through the whole track and they held pitch perfectly in sync for 7 minutes. I posted a short clip, link below. I have found them easy to mix on. ruclips.net/video/iuS5KJqM7fQ/видео.html
@@donkinshaun I just bought a pair of MK7 50th editions, I used to have M3D's from new Sold them over 10 years ago. I was able to have the new decks holding with in just a few mixes and feel like it will get even better with more time getting used to the pitch. I used to play Trance, Hard House and hard trance. I am happy with them for sure.
I love your mk7s, I sence some argumentative folk in some replies , I don't really get it as we're all on the same side ,aren't we ? I love all 1200s 1210s . I used to DJ back in the 80s using BSR twin decks in a flight case and they were next to useless, what I'd have given for a pair of 1200s . Catch you on the flip side .👍
Thanks for your kind comment! I love 'em! Yeah there are always people who disagree, or misunderstand what you say... Spinning vinyl from '94 Still love it! Why did you stop spinning? Or did I misunderstood that as well?😆😉
@@Vreestyle I stopped spinning when life situations changed, but I still play records on my SL1200 G, my love for records and technics never changed 😃.
I got some MK7's last year (the black ones) after almost 15 years of stopping Djing and I adore them -they feel and play slightly different but stil Technics standard when you get used to them! The weight loss was a concern but I'm not gonna take them to parties etc so there isn't any issues 😊🐾
@@Vreestyle just asking because my PLX-1000 (which is a Hanpin OEM) has a 51mm overhang which makes all unadjustable carts sit 1mm off the sweet spot. It doesn't sound like a big deal but contributes to unnecessary innergroove distortions and sibilants. Amd since I use my deck for HiFi only, this makes a difference. So I am stuck with classic SME headshells and always need to align any cartridge I get with a proper protractor 😬
The MK7 has tonearm geometry specs identical to MK2 so you are good to go. Just a minor correction: overhang is 15mm on these tonearms, the 52mm is a distance from a headshell collar to stylus tip to achieve correct overhang and alignment.
the issue with pitch has been solved apparently as well as the wobbly platter. How to you find the pitch and overall sound quality? I'm waiting for new batch to arrive to the UK and getting the black one.
Thanks for your comment! The overall sound quality mostly depends on your headshell/needle, which imho is quite the same. The pitch though is not adjustable, anyway, not that I know of... In rekordbox +8 is definitely +8, but in between +6 and +8 it is a little different than I was used to.. somehow a bit slower, but I think this has something to do with the X2 button and the 78rpm mode.. when you have so much options regarding the pitch control, you have to make a little concession.... At least I think, at Panasonic they did...
Hello, cool video! Tell me, is this model identical to the full black 1210 MK7 version (torque adjustment, blue or red LED adjustment, etc.)? What do you think about the real vinyl mix? Rumble ?
Thanks! Yess completely the same. Besides from the color, they're identical. Real vinyl mix is a bit different. Got used to the MK2'S for 25 years... So have get used to the MK7'S. Beatmatching isn't hard if you're a vinyl mixer... But it's slightly different compared to 25year old pitch slider which still work great, but have their own feeling... Explain yourself about the rumble please.. Thanks for your comment 😉🙏
@@Vreestyle I wanted to talk about the isolation of the turntable ... it seems, it is much lighter than a PLX1000, or my RP6000 MK6 LTD, or of course, compared to old Technics, like the SL1210 MK2 from my friend
@@PhilippeDreschLeDiscographe they are indeed about 4kgs lighter then the MK2's, but the feet on the Technics should correct that. I've read that the possibility exists than the needle could skip sooner due to rumble or real heavy bass... I've not experienced that at all. Even with loud music.. I think it mostly depends on how heavy the rumble is, and the adjustment (like in weight and anti skating) of you tonearm, and of course what sort of needle you use. You can always give a half gram more weight to your headshell/needle
I recently bought the 1210GR and I must admit that the difference between analog and digital pitch exists a little. However it is not true that they do not keep the bpm as they say in other videos. If a DJ is good, even with belt-driven monacors he can keep the bpm.
Keeping BPM is the art of mixing. If you can't hold that, stip mixing. I was testing this in rekordbox, and the MK7'S are more stable regarding the BPM. That's when keeping the pitch at one place between 1&8% plus or minus... My MK2's keep beat as wel, but rocks a a tenth of a percent due to the analog pitch, and probably because that pitch control is 25+ years old...
I have been using turntables since 1996, finding the bpm has always been easy for me, especially with the 1200 and 1210 mk2 I bought. The new digital pitches all have the same problem as the M5G. You may not have noticed it but try to shift the pitch from 7.70 to 7.20. You will notice that the strobe points freeze immediately
Nobody knows how accurate those cheap electronic scales are, unless one comes with a tiny weight puck to test it. Technics counterweight scale is reportedly very accurate anyway, with error margin within +/- 0.1 gram at most.
@@loboptlu, then it's probably accurate and would be major convenience if you're frequent headshell and cartridge combo changer. Personally I am not and setting the VTF by the counterweight has given me good results so far. I believe that most reputable turntables are fairly accurate in this regard.
Great video.Using a pair of MK7s for almost two years now, can honestly say that mixing ånd beat matching is a bliss with these..
Folks say they are rubbish compared to MK2 and Mk5
@@DjJugend I also own two Mk7s since Beginning of this Year now . And i've worked a lot as a Dj in the Club back in the days with Mk 2's and Mk 5's until 2008 .. It is right, that the Building Quality and the Damping Quality do not reach the Iconic Mk2 one at all . The Materials are now lower budget ! The Mk7 gets assembled in Malaysia not in Japan anymore aswell , sadly .. The only Thing which stands absolutly above the Mk 2 is the new engineered Direct Drive.. If someone wannts a very close Follow Up to an MK 2 in terms of Building Quality , Damping Quality , overall Quality of the New Technics Models he have to chose The SL1200/1210 G one which will get assembled still in Japan at least ! The MK7 is of course still the best one as a typiacl Midrange Dj Turntable above all this cheap Hanpin /OEM Builds from Reloop , Pioneer etc (often Copyd , never reached ) .. But The MK7 is not in the same league anymore as the old Iconic Mk2 was .
But all in all i'm satisfied with the MK7's they just do the Job , and long Mixing Blends /Transitions absolutely no Problem at all when you can Beatmatch with Vinyl correctly .
so after all this years of a dj break , there was no Option for me to buy a couple of old sucked dry consumed totally overpriced 2nd Hand Mk2 's
Just came across your video again. My last comment was that i have just recieved my MK7.. Well I love it Awesome..Pitch Perfect still going as it should. read and watched alot of video's. People don't realise that back in the day everything was build ALOT different. today's things are build cheap.
cannot compare things. My DECKS AWESOME. MY OLD DECKS AWESOME.....great video
You gotta put Ortofon Concorde Pink Scratch on them. Would compliment the blue LEDs so nicely. Its looks fluorescent under club lights. I have the Clubs Mk2s too and they are wicked for scratching and mixing.
thats the kind of girl you put a ring on her finger. cant believe she bought you two MK7's lucky man
i bought the mk7 in silver also. both dacks had issues straight out of the box. dead areas in the pitch control and feedback bleeding through the whole deck to the speaker output.
in all the comparison in quality is blatantly obvious and will not last 30 years .fortunately had them returned with full refund phew. 4KG lighter tells you all you need to know.
thinking of getting a pair. wanted some technics for over twenty years now.ps love the age of love track playing in the background.. classic!!
What a gift! Congrats bro!
Hoi, hoe bevalt jouw de MK7's? ik heb vroeger de Sl1200 MK2 gehad maar heb nu een order geplaatst nieuw voor die MK7, veel beoordelingen gelezen over dat het troep is uit Singapore/Maleisie, veel plastic etc etc wat is jou mening daarover? merci Cor
Hallo Cor! MK7's bevallen goed, in die zin dat je robuust genoeg zijn. Pitch houdt beter maat/tempo, echter is deze wel digitaal. Ik geloof dat ik ergens gelezen heb dat de pitch in stappen van 0.1% gaat. dit is ook wel voelbaar als je 25jr met analoge pitch gemixt hebt. Dus die 1/10 van een mm verschuiven zoals op de MK2 heeft een ander effect.
Hierdoor zijn de MK7's beter geschikt voor oa digitaal draaien zoals Rekordbox of andere DVS software. BPM blijft stabieler als je het mij vraagt.
Vinyl wat analoog afgemixt en geperst is draait voor mijn gevoel lekkerder met de MK2's, maar dat is meer een kwestie van smaak.
De durability kan ik pas over een X-aantal jaren wat over zeggen.
Het gewicht scheelt een +/-4ktg wat voornamelijk is de baseplaat zit. op de MK2 is deze van zwaarder meer rubberachtig materiaal, iets flexibel op de MK7's wat meer kunststof, volgens mij 0% rubber, hierdoor voelt het als wat meer PVC aan.
(Y)
Hoi Freestyle bedankt voor je eerlijke antwoord ik heb namelijk in Haarlem 2 nieuwe zwarte MK7'S besteld ik heb eerder in 2006 op de SL1200MK2 gedraaid maar omdat men er over die MK7 wordt gesproken alsof het speelgoed dingen zijn,het gaat om heel veel geld, ook zouden te belettering op de draaitafels zelf zeer gevoelig zijn als je het gaat schoonmaken dat de letters dan vervagen of helemaal weg zijn het gaat mij meer om thuis te mixen house/trance/clubbing ik stam nog uit de tijd van the Roxy en the IT Amsterdam groet Cor
Technics MK7@@corverhoef8089
the music. i have on cassette. awesome......cool setup...............i just recieved my decks...sl1200mk7
Silver looks nice on Mk7 too. Enjoy new decks👍🏻
Thanks mate! I surely will!💯
Mk7's look nice. I think I'm gonna get a set for regular use and keepy my MK2's in storage .
Just found your video very nice. My question is what pre-mounted cart would have the best sound quality I do a lot of hires vinyl ripping. I am really wanting one of these tables just not sure what cart to put with it I would prefer one that is pre-mounted. Thanks again.
4:53 ouch
They looking amazing! How are they to mix on? Do they lock a mix in like the MK2’s do? And have you found there being no increase in speed from 7% to 8%?
Thanks for your comment.
They mix slightly different because they're newer, my MK2'S are 'spinned in'
But I got used to it quite quickly.
There's definitely some speed increase between 7 and 8%. Though it's slightly less, the increase IS there.. how much? Hard to tell, 'cause I've increased the speed om my MK2'S, so I'd assume it's less then I experience now...
@@Vreestyle thanks for the reply. They really do look amazing and to hear they hold the mix is great.
It is hard to find a review from anyone other than a scratch dj as I mix trance and need them to hold the mix. Thankyou for the video
I played two of.the same records through the whole track and they held pitch perfectly in sync for 7 minutes. I posted a short clip, link below. I have found them easy to mix on.
ruclips.net/video/iuS5KJqM7fQ/видео.html
@@donkinshaun I just bought a pair of MK7 50th editions, I used to have M3D's from new Sold them over 10 years ago. I was able to have the new decks holding with in just a few mixes and feel like it will get even better with more time getting used to the pitch. I used to play Trance, Hard House and hard trance. I am happy with them for sure.
Does this turntables have a power off on button to turn off the lights or you have to unplug it
When you shut down power, all lights go off. Popup light pushes down, and turns off.
Yess, a power on/off button is just above the start stop/button
I love your mk7s, I sence some argumentative folk in some replies , I don't really get it as we're all on the same side ,aren't we ? I love all 1200s 1210s . I used to DJ back in the 80s using BSR twin decks in a flight case and they were next to useless, what I'd have given for a pair of 1200s . Catch you on the flip side .👍
Thanks for your kind comment! I love 'em! Yeah there are always people who disagree, or misunderstand what you say... Spinning vinyl from '94 Still love it!
Why did you stop spinning? Or did I misunderstood that as well?😆😉
@@Vreestyle I stopped spinning when life situations changed, but I still play records on my SL1200 G, my love for records and technics never changed 😃.
I got some MK7's last year (the black ones) after almost 15 years of stopping Djing and I adore them -they feel and play slightly different but stil Technics standard when you get used to them! The weight loss was a concern but I'm not gonna take them to parties etc so there isn't any issues 😊🐾
MK7 all the way..
solo el tiempo dira si son tan duraderos como los mk2 que tienen la ventaja de haber demostrado que duran muchos años.
Those Mk7s look awesome with the silver finish. Do those arms have a 52mm overhang so the stylus tip sits where it needs to when using a Concord?
Honestly, haven't measured that.. but I've been using those for quite some time now. Its looks right.. no skipping etc...
@@Vreestyle just asking because my PLX-1000 (which is a Hanpin OEM) has a 51mm overhang which makes all unadjustable carts sit 1mm off the sweet spot. It doesn't sound like a big deal but contributes to unnecessary innergroove distortions and sibilants. Amd since I use my deck for HiFi only, this makes a difference. So I am stuck with classic SME headshells and always need to align any cartridge I get with a proper protractor 😬
The MK7 has tonearm geometry specs identical to MK2 so you are good to go. Just a minor correction: overhang is 15mm on these tonearms, the 52mm is a distance from a headshell collar to stylus tip to achieve correct overhang and alignment.
@@NiiOnLood yes, that 52mm was what I meant. You are of course correct.
the issue with pitch has been solved apparently as well as the wobbly platter. How to you find the pitch and overall sound quality? I'm waiting for new batch to arrive to the UK and getting the black one.
Thanks for your comment! The overall sound quality mostly depends on your headshell/needle, which imho is quite the same. The pitch though is not adjustable, anyway, not that I know of... In rekordbox +8 is definitely +8, but in between +6 and +8 it is a little different than I was used to.. somehow a bit slower, but I think this has something to do with the X2 button and the 78rpm mode.. when you have so much options regarding the pitch control, you have to make a little concession.... At least I think, at Panasonic they did...
No cover hinges.... Sad, anyway they are made in Malaysa now I guess.
Hello,
cool video! Tell me, is this model identical to the full black 1210 MK7 version (torque adjustment, blue or red LED adjustment, etc.)? What do you think about the real vinyl mix? Rumble ?
Thanks! Yess completely the same. Besides from the color, they're identical.
Real vinyl mix is a bit different. Got used to the MK2'S for 25 years... So have get used to the MK7'S. Beatmatching isn't hard if you're a vinyl mixer... But it's slightly different compared to 25year old pitch slider which still work great, but have their own feeling...
Explain yourself about the rumble please.. Thanks for your comment 😉🙏
@@Vreestyle I wanted to talk about the isolation of the turntable ... it seems, it is much lighter than a PLX1000, or my RP6000 MK6 LTD, or of course, compared to old Technics, like the SL1210 MK2 from my friend
@@PhilippeDreschLeDiscographe they are indeed about 4kgs lighter then the MK2's, but the feet on the Technics should correct that.
I've read that the possibility exists than the needle could skip sooner due to rumble or real heavy bass...
I've not experienced that at all. Even with loud music.. I think it mostly depends on how heavy the rumble is, and the adjustment (like in weight and anti skating) of you tonearm, and of course what sort of needle you use.
You can always give a half gram more weight to your headshell/needle
@@Vreestyle THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPERB, VERY ACCURATE RESPONSE.
Thanks for uploading this informative video.
Does the feedback problem still occur like it does on the black MK7s as that's a known issue.
Awesome!
I recently bought the 1210GR and I must admit that the difference between analog and digital pitch exists a little. However it is not true that they do not keep the bpm as they say in other videos. If a DJ is good, even with belt-driven monacors he can keep the bpm.
Keeping BPM is the art of mixing. If you can't hold that, stip mixing. I was testing this in rekordbox, and the MK7'S are more stable regarding the BPM. That's when keeping the pitch at one place between 1&8% plus or minus... My MK2's keep beat as wel, but rocks a a tenth of a percent due to the analog pitch, and probably because that pitch control is 25+ years old...
I have been using turntables since 1996, finding the bpm has always been easy for me, especially with the 1200 and 1210 mk2 I bought. The new digital pitches all have the same problem as the M5G. You may not have noticed it but try to shift the pitch from 7.70 to 7.20. You will notice that the strobe points freeze immediately
How aboutinvesting in a 6 € or $ electronic scale , much faster and more precise than the dangling (i know looks cool to show off) .
Nobody knows how accurate those cheap electronic scales are, unless one comes with a tiny weight puck to test it. Technics counterweight scale is reportedly very accurate anyway, with error margin within +/- 0.1 gram at most.
@@NiiOnLood have a weight with it that i tested on a pharmacy scale
@@loboptlu, then it's probably accurate and would be major convenience if you're frequent headshell and cartridge combo changer. Personally I am not and setting the VTF by the counterweight has given me good results so far. I believe that most reputable turntables are fairly accurate in this regard.
@@NiiOnLood switching between normal , 78 and mono cartridges , so very helpful
When I bought my reloop rp 7000 mk2's I saw those for over $1500 at guitar center. I was like holy shit man... But a 1200 is a 1200
cool
How much of that mk7 is straight out of China
All of it
It's made in Malaysia.
@@djsubculture2111and it's Panasonic own factory.
@@lordeuronymous , completely wrong! These are made in Malaysia and besides, not in some random factory but in Panasonic own factory.
Does your girlfriend has a girlfriend just like yours. I can learn English pretty fast. 🙂 Thanks for the video💪🏻
splendid 🙂✌️️️!!! Become an online boss > Promo>SM!!!
Quiero una novia que también me regale un par de T...nichs.
Haha, everyone wants als girlfriend like that!! She gave one for my birthday, i was shocked, instant bougth the other one myself