Geez, I thought they killed it years ago. Haven't seen much Technics anything since, hmmm, 2002 or so maybe?
I still have my turntable. Rarely use it, but it does the job when called upon.
I had a Technics receiver in college that I used to drive some Cerwin Vegas. Damn thing ran hot enough to fry eggs on but took a lot of punishment and kept going.
The Harman Kardon I replaced it with played a bit louder and sounded a bit better - but it melted just as the warranty expired.
Think I had a pair of headphones from the 1980's from Technics too at one point. I bet a lot of folks cut their teeth on the Technics brand.

Who's giving the eulogy?