Technics just added its famed ΔΣ direct drive tech to a turntable that won't cost thousands — and I want one

• There's a new direct drive deck in town, and I like it
• The SL-1500CS is a an update on the award-winning SL-1500C
• Technics' proprietary ΔΣ Drive tech, for £1,099 (around $1,480 or AU$2,100)

Technics is a name you'll need to know if you're into scratch DJ-ing (for the excellent SL-1210) or just for serious vinyl appreciation – see the Technics SL-1300G, emphatically one of the best turntables in recent memory.

So when Technics tells you that the new SL-1500CS Direct Drive Turntable is a "superior, upgraded model of the award-winning SL-1500C, featuring the brand’s revolutionary ΔΣ (DeltaSigma) Drive line-up," it's worth listening. I'd argue it's worth making notes, even.

This deck is, of course, built on the SL-1200GR2/1210GR2 duo, the very first Technics turntable with the ΔΣ-Drive, which was released in 2023, as well as the ...