p.s. Technics was once market leader by a long shot. What happened to all those KN3000; KN5000; KN6000 and KN6500 machines let alone the magic KN7000.
I still have my kn6000 but my gig board now is a Pa900 ... smaller footprint, less weight, on board VH ...

but technics was SO advanced and ahead of the curve - except for VH

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