As the Munich High End show is currently on we're being treated to all manner of, you guessed it, high-end audio products. But one I didn't expect to drop into my inbox this morning was a Technics and Lamborghini collaboration – one that I really, really want!
The Technics SL-1200M7B are a special edition turntable collaboration with Automobili Lamborghini, the revered Italian car-maker, based on the company's well-established SL-1200 DJ turntable. Expect all the goodness of the SL-1200MK7's direct drive system, just with some pepped-up Lambo visual additions and extras – including special-edition slipmats.
And, no, they don't spin faster. This DJ turntable features the same 33/45rpm switch and +/-8% pitch adjustment as you'll find on the other SL-1200s (well, from the MK5 release in 2000 and onwards, as that's when a more accurate digital pitch was introduced). Sure, there's a 78rpm option activated by pressing both rotation buttons, plus a +/-16% switch – but those aren't new features.
However, this M7B special edition does have a reverse play function, so you can now tune into the devil at varying speeds, or do some special DJ tricks. Speaking of which: the SL-1200M7B comes with a special Lamborghini picture disc vinyl that contains various Lamborghini V12 engine sounds. Yes, really.
While that sounds like a high-brow scratch sampler record if I ever did hear of one, I suspect Lamborghini collectors will be clamouring to get hold of one. The record was made specifically for this release and samples the 400GT 2+2, Miura SV, 25th Anniversary Countach, Diablo 6.0 SE, Murciélago LP 640, and Revuelto (the tyre of which is printed as the picture disc).
I already own a pair of Technics SL-1210 turntables (an MK2 and MK3, oddly) and have been contemplating upgrading for a long. I couldn't afford the MK5 back in 2000, the MK7's release almost 20 years later in 2019 was a surprise after a turntable production hiatus, and now I suspect this limited edition Lamborghini edition will only further price me out.
Available in orange, green and yellow variations based on the iconic liveries of Lamborghini's super sports cars – no classic red, though, I'm surprised – the Technics SL-1200M7B will be available from July 2024. Pre-orders will open today at an unknown (and probably absurd) asking price. Evviva!
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Mike is T3's Tech Editor. He's been writing about consumer technology for 15 years and his beat covers phones – of which he's seen hundreds of handsets over the years – laptops, gaming, TV & audio, and more. There's little consumer tech he's not had a hand at trying, and with extensive commissioning and editing experience, he knows the industry inside out. As the former Reviews Editor at Pocket-lint for 10 years where he furthered his knowledge and expertise, whilst writing about literally thousands of products, he's also provided work for publications such as Wired, The Guardian, Metro, and more.
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