It features a linear tracking tonearm with an optical sensor that allows for the kind of track-skipping more typical of CD players.
The sensor also detects the size of the record sitting on the platter (7-inch, 10-inch, or 12-inch), which allows the needle to drop precisely on the first track.
The convenient skip/search/direct access function allows you to skip over selections you don't want to hear.
"[2] Also from the original SL-J2 brochure: Type: fully automatic turntable Drive method: direct drive Motor: DC motor Drive control: quartz phase locked Platter: 300mm aluminium die-cast Speeds: 33 and 45rpm Wow and flutter: 0.025% WRMS Rumble: -78dB Tonearm: linear tracking tonearm with 4-pivot gimbal suspension Effective length: 105mm Cartridge: moving magnet Tracking force: 1.25g (+-0.25g) Replacement stylus: EPS-30ES Dimensions: 315 x 88 x 315mm Weight: 4.3kg The Technics SL-10, produced by Technics between 1981 and 1985, was the first linear-tracking turntable to feature direct drive.
[3][circular reference] The SL-10 is also notable for being in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.