Turntable Qs. (yes I have used the "search" button!) 1210mk2 vs. pdx2000 vs. st150...

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Posted by blacknoizybox on Mar-23-2006 00:01:

Turntable Qs. (yes I have used the "search" button!) 1210mk2 vs. pdx2000 vs. st150...

i suddenly changed my mind about buying a pair of cdj800s, and now im looking forward for a SSL setup. the problem is i am a totaly new to vinyl turntables. I DID read alot of review before posting here in TA, so dont you start on me
ive highlighted the most popular TTs, but everyone talks only good stuff about his purchase, and brand-holders are throwing shit at each other. So, the question is:
1. Techs 1210mk2 have 1.7 kg of torque, while Stantons ST150 and Numark TTX1 have 4.5 kg... what does that mean?
2. Pitch accuracy? Wow and *the other word* value? ...
3. Techs 1210mk2 vs. Vestax PDX2000(2300) vs. Numark TTX vs. Stanton ST150 (S-shaped!)
4. oh...what a nooob...

Posted by skot_e on Mar-23-2006 00:16:

1. -Can't remeber well enough my physics from school, but Torque is all to do with force if I recall right? Google it and learn more.
2. Wow and Flutter inidcates how much variation there is around the pitch
Wow: Slow varying pitch changes
Flutter: Rapid speed changes (High freq modulation of the record)
3. What? Stick to techniques if you can afford them.

Posted by wizniz on Mar-23-2006 03:20:

quote:
Originally posted by skot_e
1. -Can't remeber well enough my physics from school, but Torque is all to do with force if I recall right? Google it and learn more.
2. Wow and Flutter inidcates how much variation there is around the pitch
Wow: Slow varying pitch changes
Flutter: Rapid speed changes (High freq modulation of the record)
3. What? Stick to techniques if you can afford them.

torque has to do with rotational force but has more to do with rotation than force. if that makes any sense...

Posted by nicktra86 on Mar-23-2006 06:57:

pdx2000/2300 = yum. best turntables ive used. use to own a pair of pdx2000 very nice tables.

Posted by PersianMafia on Mar-23-2006 07:09:

A nice way to think of torque is the classic wrench example. When your tightening a bolt with a wrench, it'd require less force if you were to hold it from further out in the handle, rather from near its head. This is due to torque. Similarly, opening a door by its handle would require a smaller force than opening the same door by its hinges.

torque = (f)d

where force is the perpendicular force to the circular motion, and d is the distance of the force to the centre of the circular motion. The greater the force and distance, the greater the torque. Though this doesn't relate to your question at all, its what torque is.

haha, no but relating this to TTs and cars, is that torque is a way of measuring the force with which a circular object spins (ala car tires or a TT platter). The greater the torque, the greater its force and spin. So getting a TT with a high torque simply means it has a greater pull than one with less torque. They measure the torque, by seeing how much rotational force at a certain d the motor is appying. so pretty much, relatively speaking, those values of torque that they give you, are very arbitrary and useless. only good for comparison. id go for the mk2s or 150s.