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Technics Service Guru Retires After 50,000+ Turntable Repairs
 

offline nicholasg980 on 2010-12-21 12:13 [#02401949]
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Justin Lovelace (aka Terminal Optic) is probably the only
man who can say he has gotten up close and personal with the
turntables of international DJs Afrika Bambaataa, Erick
Morillo, and Carl Cox. After close to 20 years specializing
in the repair of Technics DJ & consumer products, Optic
– owner of the famed New York-based company DJ Pro
Audio, Inc. and the last known Authorized Service Technician
for Technics in the US – has announced that he is
leaving the repair business to focus on his family and his
event production, audio/visual rental and installation
businesses.

It has been only two short months since fans of vinyl were
dealt a heavy blow when, on October 20th, Panasonic
announced that it would be discontinuing the rest of their
Technics product line, including the legendary SL-1200MK
series turntables that are a staple in clubs and bars around
the world.

When asked about his history with the brand, Optic explains,
"I've been fixing Technics products for close to 20 years,
focusing mainly on the DJ line. All in all, I've probably
worked on well over 50,000+ Technics DJ & Non-DJ
Turntables."

When DJing was at its peak in the 1990s, Optic was taking in
at least 50 turntables a week for repair, modification, or
refurbishment. He has had major DJ touring artists ship
their turntables from as far away as Japan, Norway, and
Russia to be customized and modified according to their
specs. Optic has worked on Pioneer, Rane, Denon, Crown,
Urei, Bozak, and countless other brands, but he says
Technics was one of the best built brands on the market.

Pro AV Rentals is New York's premier rental company
specializing in DJ, audio, video, lighting and staging
equipment. With over 20 years of experience,
ProAVRentals.com provides support for thousands of industry
functions, social events, conferences and concerts
throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Connecticut.
Website: http://www.proavrentals.com/


 

offline dave_g from United Kingdom on 2010-12-21 19:44 [#02401964]
Points: 3372 Status: Lurker | Followup to nicholasg980: #02401949



I think Panasonic have only stopped the MK6 turntable. They
still do the standard Mk 2 and the Mk5 (which is a tweaked
Mk2).
So panic over.



 


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