Technics SL-1500C

What it does

• Plays 33, 45, and 78 rpm records
• Lifts the arm at the end of a side
• Feeds a line input from the built-in phono preamp
• Ships with an Ortofon 2M Red cartridge

The unit you receive

This listing is the black Technics SL-1500C, part SL-1500C-K. Silver and white are different finishes. The SL-1200, the SL-100C, the SL-1500CS, and the Bluetooth SL-40CBT are different models.

Technics rates it as a coreless direct-drive turntable. Speeds are 33⅓, 45, and 78 rpm. The auto lifter raises the cartridge when the arm reaches the end of the record. Power is 120 V, 60 Hz. Technics rates consumption at 8 W, and about 0.2 W in standby. Size is 453 × 169 × 372 mm, about 17.8 × 6.7 × 14.7 inches. Weight is about 9.9 kg, about 21.2 lb.

The box is the turntable, platter sheet, dust cover, 45 rpm adaptor, balance weight, auxiliary weight, headshell, Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, phono cable, ground lead, AC cord, and owner’s manual. Speakers are not included. Records are not included. Use the line outputs for powered speakers or a receiver that has no phono stage. Use the phono outputs when the amp has its own phono stage, and switch the line output off. Do not send the line output into a phono input.

This shop does not add its own warranty. A dealer’s return window is not this shop’s policy.

Specs

Speeds, power, size, weight, and the included parts are Technics’s figures for the SL-1500C. The unit you receive is the black model. Studio photo shows the listing.