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Posted by DR86 on Jan-31-2004 18:12:

help me

do techs make good battle decks? i want a pair of decks that i can scratch with but i can still use to just spin normally.
opinions?

Posted by Boomer187 on Jan-31-2004 18:56:

techs are good decks for everything imo

Posted by TwoPlow on Jan-31-2004 19:29:

Yeah. With only a few exceptions, all the top turntablists use Techs.

Posted by Nemesis44 on Jan-31-2004 19:43:

Watch a DMC video and decide for yourself. But I think you will find the answer is yes.

Cheers
Nem

Posted by raaven on Feb-01-2004 00:09:

actually a lot of turntablists are using vestax now. the videos from dmc competitions are biased 'cause it depends on who the sponsor is. i've also seen some comps that'll let you choose between the two.

i love my tech's but if you're primarily going to be doing scratching i'd go with something with a straight tone-arm.

just my $0.02

Posted by _-MIl0 on Feb-01-2004 05:28:

yea vestex are yous by most big scratchers nowadays, Dj hann from lincoln park, Starscreem, carl cox, q-bert and a few others, though stantons are also lookin at for scratchin

Posted by Spin Doctor on Feb-01-2004 23:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Boomer187
techs are good decks for everything imo

Indeed. Really come into their own if you want to ice a cake.

Posted by IcedEmotion on Feb-02-2004 01:33:

Might want to think about the Numark TTX1 as well. Has both the straight and S-shaped tonearms especially for this reason.

Posted by `pr0digy on Feb-02-2004 03:01:

quote:
Originally posted by IcedEmotion
Might want to think about the Numark TTX1 as well. Has both the straight and S-shaped tonearms especially for this reason.

Yeah, but neither arm is all that great...

Posted by IcedEmotion on Feb-02-2004 04:27:

quote:
Yeah, but neither arm is all that great...

Both seem to work fine for me. Do you actually have any proof or comparisons with the Technics tonearm or is this just more 'Everything but technics suxxors' that seems to run on these boards?

Posted by razzi on Feb-02-2004 16:59:

quote:
Originally posted by `pr0digy
Yeah, but neither arm is all that great...

what exactly makes for a 'good tonearm'?

are there difference on how the tunes sound? how it is positioned on the deck? how it is aligned with the record? or is it just because its not made by technics?

Posted by razzi on Feb-02-2004 17:00:

btw those^^^ werent rhetorical questions, i really do want to know

Posted by `pr0digy on Feb-02-2004 20:14:

quote:
Originally posted by razzi
what exactly makes for a 'good tonearm'?

are there difference on how the tunes sound? how it is positioned on the deck? how it is aligned with the record? or is it just because its not made by technics?

It's not just more "I r luv teh Techs!" drivel. IMHO (should have added an IMHO to the last post I ), the Numark tonearm just isn't as stable, i.e. it seems like it doesn't hold the needle to the record as well.

Posted by bluastigma on Feb-03-2004 00:31:

quote:
Originally posted by Boomer187
techs are good decks for everything imo

Well said.