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Posted by bizarreMUST on Nov-28-2003 02:09:

What is a good turntable for starting out, but is also good for using in a club too?

I am going to get turntables and i was just wondering what everyone's opinion was on good turntables for starting out, but are also good for use in clubs. I was thinking of getting the Stanton 90 turntable with the Stanton 3S mixer and was also wondering if these are good for mixing on. Thanx.

bizarreMUSTawesomeWANT

Posted by prestige on Nov-28-2003 04:00:

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Posted by Vlad on Nov-28-2003 04:09:

quote:
Originally posted by prestige
search button please... thank you

How2Search?

Posted by Boomer187 on Nov-28-2003 09:02:

Re: What is a good turntable for starting out, but is also good for using in a club too?

quote:
Originally posted by bizarreMUST
I am going to get turntables and i was just wondering what everyone's opinion was on good turntables for starting out, but are also good for use in clubs. I was thinking of getting the Stanton 90 turntable with the Stanton 3S mixer and was also wondering if these are good for mixing on. Thanx.

bizarreMUSTawesomeWANT

in case your lazy like me you prolly won't search, so are you actually gonna use your tables in a club. They usually have their own tables, and they are mainly technics.

Posted by bizarreMUST on Nov-28-2003 12:10:

ok thanx, but i was wondering if anyone has used the Stanton 90 turntables and if they are good or not. And i was also wondering if anyone has used the Stanton 3S mixer. Thanx

bizarreMUSTawesomeWANT

Posted by on Nov-28-2003 19:16:

unless you are gonna be doing a fair bit of scratching I wouldn't really go with the Stantons. The straight tone arms are made more for scratching. Aswell as there are fewer available needles for these decks becuz of the different style tone arm...
Some of my recommendations would be the Gemini PT-2100's (what I work on), Technics MK2's (industry standard) even used ones are amazing to pick up... or possibly the TTX's.. they have an interchangeable tone arm from S-shaped to STR8... I believe Vestax has some good decks, but I don't know much about there products.. As for Stanton mixers.. I have never heard a whole lot about them ever... I would stick with more of a Behringer, Pioneer, Numark, and Rane (Ranes are a lil mor expensive)...

Cheers.

Posted by Dzokayi on Nov-29-2003 02:48:

this should be the standard reply...

Technics ----> second-hand ----> Ebay

Posted by Vero on Nov-29-2003 09:19:

i have a stanton RM-3s, i think its a really good mixer to start with, i only paid like $150 for mine. It has a lot of nice features like EQ kills, and the EQs have a very wide range.

As far as TTs go, i bought the technics 1200 m3Ds, if i didnt get those at such a good deal i would have gotten mk2s. definitly go with tech 1200s, you should never have to replace that table, ever.

Posted by Nabistai on Nov-29-2003 11:01:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Lazy
unless you are gonna be doing a fair bit of scratching I wouldn't really go with the Stantons. The straight tone arms are made more for scratching. Aswell as there are fewer available needles for these decks becuz of the different style tone arm...
Some of my recommendations would be the Gemini PT-2100's (what I work on), Technics MK2's (industry standard) even used ones are amazing to pick up... or possibly the TTX's.. they have an interchangeable tone arm from S-shaped to STR8... I believe Vestax has some good decks, but I don't know much about there products.. As for Stanton mixers.. I have never heard a whole lot about them ever... I would stick with more of a Behringer, Pioneer, Numark, and Rane (Ranes are a lil mor expensive)...

Cheers.

The Stanton ST-90 has S-shaped arms you know, so if he's not planning on scratching he just has to buy the ST. As far as I know the Stanton arm is nothing special, and most needles fit perfectly fine on it. I know the concorde pro's fit on it, and if they can, all the other can The Stanton has pretty much the same feeling as technics, so unless you are gonna use your own decks in a club (which I doubt, because nowadays the organizers always take care of tt's) they will be fine. If you are gonna use them in clubs then go for technics, but be aware that you'll pay a much higher price. I doubt the price difference is actually worth it.

Posted by Puuhis on Nov-29-2003 18:35:

Technics MK II

Posted by seven.dj on Nov-30-2003 05:36:

For about half the posts I just read, You guys f---in SUCK at givin advice. The kid is askin you, what is good but affordable??? You say nothing but Tech 12s. Hello....

I got tech 12s, thank god, it was such a jump going to them from my old tables, but honestly I never would have gotten there if I did not buy more affordable tables. I don't have a high paying job (I work part time and I'm a full time college kid) so getting an affordable deck was the way to go. As far as advice, think about how positive your advice is before you leave it. If it doesn't help the kid (ie.... "Search button!") youre being a frickin jackass and you shouldnt reply to the post in the first place. Help, dont hinder.

As far as affordable decks go, I went on ebay for my first decks. Not having much money but scrounged up a bit from a little to-do with a girl that took a bat to my stereo system I had a little over 300 to start out with. So I went on Ebay to get a pair of turntables. I knew I would get into it and I knew I had to get good equipment but I didnt not know what to buy, so I went cheap but definitely not belt-driven, thats all I knew when I was starting up.

So I bought the new battle pack numark tt-1625s and a mixer for just a tad over 300. Not bad if you wanna just start out. However the pitch is all over the place. It really teaches you to keep the track in beat on your own, juggling the platter or riding the pitch. But of course, once you get on a pair of techs, the trouble completely disappears and spinning becomes "easy".

I wish I had gotten better tt's from the day I bought those numarks, but honestly I could not have afforded it. Once I had started up, upgrading wasnt as expensive as getting the best of the best to begin with. So what I say, is if you can afford it, get the best you can, numark tt-1625s or whatever, just dont get belt-driven is all. Trust me, once you get your tt's, you'll do nothing but save to get a better pair if you like it.

I got both my numarks and tech 12s off ebay and saved hundreds on both purchases. I think I got my djm-300 mixer for 110 bucks, perfect condition. Clubs will always hook you up with the best they can get so you might as well get the best you can get yourself.

For the rest of you, why don't you start giving the kid advice he can use. A pair of tech 12s was never something I could afford until I knew I would do anything to afford it.

Posted by Blake613 on Nov-30-2003 06:09:

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Originally posted by Puuhis
Technics MK II

End of post. Heh. Seriously, save the $, they are built like tanks, industry standard and are amazing to work on.

Posted by vandit42 on Nov-30-2003 15:21:

if you're looking for something affordable that will last, i recommend that you get the numark tt200s. i got them a few months ago and i love them. they have a lot of torque.