What to look for in second hand technics 1200's

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Posted by ��|E on May-18-2004 13:14:

What to look for in second hand technics 1200's

Alright, im thinking of buying new 1200's, however, if for some reason i cant get the cash together i need to know what im looking for in second hand ones.

what tends to go wrong? how do people manage to degrade their old decks? what tends to be a problem with second hand 1200's?

ive heard how good they all are, no matter how old, so please dont tell me that, but seeing im new to DJ'ing i was hoping for some help seeing some of you seem to know a LOT!

Thanks~!

Posted by opianstate on May-18-2004 14:53:

Go to this site, amazing resource on the subject:

Tips For Buying A Used Technics

hope this helps.

Posted by subtledreamer on May-18-2004 16:19:

quote:
Originally posted by opianstate
Go to this site, amazing resource on the subject:

Tips For Buying A Used Technics

hope this helps.

sweet link. wish i saw this earlier BEFORE i picked up my 1200s from a guy locally (i was at his dorm, too! and i didnt check anything except from looking at the surface... stupid stupid me ) good thing the only problem one of the tech's had is that the stylus led is burned out but thats just a simple replacment.

Posted by opianstate on May-19-2004 09:17:

yeah, unfortunately buying used poses a huge problem to looking on EBay . . . you can still have a nice looking deck with internal probs . . .

Posted by tu_face on May-19-2004 10:19:

the best way is to use them first if you can, that way you will be able to tell if theres any motor torque problems or anything like that.. although obviously this would be quite hard over ebay or something..

Posted by Wildfir3 on May-19-2004 11:38:

I'd never buy used decks, unless if i know the person IRL so i can beat him up if he tries to screw me *machotalk*

Posted by tranceDJ on May-19-2004 19:06:

You are taking a risk by buying over EBay but most likely techs are going to be all right because they're solid and last a long time. Be sure to look at the seller's feedback rating too, if it's good they're not likely to sell you a defective turntable.

Posted by BeatSMiTH on May-19-2004 23:11:

Or even post in the buy and sell forum here. I'm pretty sure fellow TA's would not try to screw you over.