Technics SL-50C Direct Drive Turntable - Brown

About: Technics SL-50C Direct Drive Turntable - Brown

Inheriting Technics’ proven coreless direct drive system, SL-50C is refined for modern living—with a compact body, and warm wood finishes.

• Coreless direct drive motor to achieve high precision, stable rotation and high reliability
  • The coreless direct drive motor reduces minute vibration during rotation, combined with the high-precision motor control technology.
• Tone arm with excellent initial sensitivity featuring new high-precision bearings
  • The newly designed tone arm bearing system achieves high initial response sensitivity, ensuring accurate tracking of the record groove.
• Complete package to easily enjoy playing back records
  • The built-in high-quality phono-equalizer amplifier allows for connection with a wide range of devices.
  • The included high-quality MM cartridge offers comfortable listening with easy setup.

​Natural Texture

Crafted from MDF, a wood-based material with fine layered fibers, offering quiet warmth and subtle presence — bringing harmony to any living space.

Access More Records

Supports 33⅓, 45, and 78 rpm for access to a wider range of records.

Optimized for Instant Vinyl Playback

With the included cartridge and built-in phono amplifier precisely matched for optimal performance, simply connect to active speakers or an amplifier and passive speakers — and confidently enjoy vinyl playback immediately.

Driven by the Technics Legacy

For decades, Technics’ direct drive has delivered accurate, maintenance-free rotation. This mechanism, which directly spins the platter with strong torque, has evolved to offer even greater precision with a coreless motor that eliminates cogging.

Engineered for Precision

• Tonearm: While minimizing the tonearm base size, the design inherits the traditional S-shape and ensures high tracking performance via micron-level precision engineering.
• Cartridge: The included 2M Red cartridge features a elliptical stylus that delivers clear sound, precisely matched with the built-in phono EQ for optimal performance. 
• Platter: Rigid rotation and precise torque control are achieved by a 1.26kg die-cast aluminum platter with reinforced ribs and a directly mounted motor magnet.
• Insulator: Excellent vibration resistance and reduced howling are achieved by newly tuned insulators. It’s rubber hardness is optimized to shift resonance outside the audible range.

Intelligence Behind the Spin

• Digital Control: Digital control elevates rotation accuracy to the highest level through (1) precise speed detection, (2) Per-unit calibration during production, and (3) digitally optimized motor drive signals.
• Circuit Layout: Separate PCBs for power, motor control, and phono EQ are placed away from the tonearm with crossover-free wiring. This minimizes distortion of sound.
• PHONO Circuit: The built-in MM phono equalizer, optimally tuned to the included cartridge, along with the premium components and case, delivers clear sound with minimal noise.

Specifications

• Turntable
  • Type: Direct drive manual turntable
  • Drive method: Direct drive
  • Motor: Brushless DC motor
  • Turntable platter: Aluminum diecast
    • Diameter: 11.81 inch (300 mm)
    • Weight (including turntable mat): Approx. 2.78 lbs (1.26 kg)
  • Turntable speeds: 33-1/3 rpm, 45 rpm, and 78 rpm
    • Turntable speed will be 78.26 rpm when set to 78 rpm
  • Build-up characteristics: 0.7 s. from standstill to 33-1/3 rpm
  • Braking system: Electronic brake
  • Wow and flutter: 0.025 % W.R.M.S.
• Tone Arm
  • Type: Static Balance
  • Effective length: 230 mm (9.06 inch)
  • Overhang: 15 mm (0.59 inch)
  • Tracking error angle
    • Within 2° 32’ (at the outer groove of  30 cm (12“) record)
    • Within 0° 32’ (at the inner groove of  30 cm (12“) record)
  • Offset angle: 22°
• Phono equalizer
  • Gain: 36.5 dB
• Cartridge section
  • Model name: ortofon 2M Red
• Terminals 
  • Audio output
    • PHONO (Pin Jack)
    • PHONO earth terminal
    • LINE (Pin Jack)
• General
  • Power supply: AC 120 V, 60 Hz
  • Power consumption
    • 4 W (Power ON)
    • 0.2 W (Power OFF) 
  • Dimensions (WxHxD): 16.93 x 5.04 x 13.9 inch (430 x 128 x 353 mm)
  • Weight: Approx. 15.7 lbs (7.1 kg)
  • Operating temperature range: 0 °C to +40 °C (+32 °F to +104 °F)
  • Operating humidity range: 35 % to 80 % RH (no condensation)

What's Included

• Turntable
• Turntable mat
• Dust cover
• EP record adaptor
• Balance weight
• Head shell with cartridge
• PHONO cable
• PHONO earth lead
• AC power supply cord
• Owner's Manual