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Turntables - Which to buy?

Hey guys thanks for looking , need a little help

Just sold my CDJ's and im looking into buying TT's

Im currently using Numark virtual Vynil as well.. Im gonna be playing mostly dance,house,and a bit of hip hop, but scratching is not of any importance to me..

Know i keep hearing everyone say "get technics" and i've heard many reasons why, but they just dont sound so dramatic for me to drop about 7 bills on turntables... i saw some stantons and gemini TT's for cheap and wanted to get more info from DJ's that use TT's themselves .. any help/feedback?

Vestax make some awesome TTs though they can be a little pricey they are good solid tables.
I was going to buy TTs before I ended up going with CDJs and ableton and was having a go on all the different makes and models I could, build quality they are on par with Technics easily.

get techs

either Stanton ST150's or techs.

You won't go wrong with either.

Techs do just have that certain something when you use them, not sure what it is but they are just a bit nicer than other TTs.



Cheap Gemini's are cheap for a reason.

Technics

Get techs. Hell, get used techs.

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Originally posted by Ted Promo Get techs. Hell, get used techs.

Exactly.
These days everyone is offloading used techs. When it's time to pay rent (end of month) you can usually get a nice set (in my City) for 500-700$

They last forever. One of my older ones dates back to 1978.

There is only ONE choice in TT's...It's Technics mate.

Technics for sure. Easy to maintain cheap to fix, and craigslist is littered with them. If you get lucky you can find a really good pair. I got 1210s for 600 with 2 mixers, ~300vinyl, 2 anvil cases, and a coffin. They are all gone now since ive gone cdj though .

Whatever TT you take, make sure it is direct drive and not belt driven.

Also you could consider SynQ xtrm-1, reloop rp-6000, stanton T.120 (or ST-150). Those and a few others from other brands are internally the same, only different brands and little differences (some have line-out, others only have phono, ...). They can compare with the technics easily (I don't have this from personal experience though, but I read about it a lot). And the biggest advantage is they're a lot cheaper then the technics.

I have the SynQ's and am very happy with them.

Review about these "super oem's"
http://www.aboutdj.nl/reviews/draaitafels/232-synq-xtrm1-etc-english-version-of-the-review.html

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Originally posted by Crebilis Whatever TT you take, make sure it is direct drive and not belt driven. Also you could consider SynQ xtrm-1, reloop rp-6000, stanton T.120 (or ST-150). Those and a few others from other brands are internally the same, only different brands and little differences (some have line-out, others only have phono, ...). They can compare with the technics easily (I don't have this from personal experience though, but I read about it a lot). And the biggest advantage is they're a lot cheaper then the technics. I have the SynQ's and am very happy with them. Review about these "super oem's" http://www.aboutdj.nl/reviews/draai...the-review.html

They can't compare with the Technics unless a newbie is using them. Generally, the only people who own them are newbies so the reviews are almost always positive as a result. Vicious circle.

Anybody who plays out on a regular basis wants Technics at home.

Anybody who plays out regularly probably doesn't use vinyl anymore.

* ducks *

:lol:

Any good table is fine, but you can't really go wrong with 1200's.

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Originally posted by dainja They can't compare with the Technics unless a newbie is using them. Generally, the only people who own them are newbies so the reviews are almost always positive as a result. Vicious circle. Anybody who plays out on a regular basis wants Technics at home.

I'll admit I'm not the most experiened dj, but you don't state any reasons why technics are so much better .

Why can't they compare? I mostly hear (and not only from newbies) that the engine of the superoems is more powerfull, so that can't be the cause.
What makes them so much better when you play out on a regular basis? Just that you find them everywhere? The technics have proven durability, while the superoems don't, but I haven't seen many complains about them breaking down yet either.

The reason half of the people who love technics love technics is because they're elitists.

The other half thinks that the technics are built like tanks and they will probably outlast you.

While many other tables on the market may have all of the fancy features, higher torq motors etc.. none of them compare when it comes to "wow and flutter". If you want to lock your tracks and not have to ride the pitch alot , this is something you might want to consider.

My first decks were 1200's , and everything else just didn't feel right when playing around with them. Example, the Vestex PDX 2000's, I could not for the life of me see myself playing a whole set. Sure they had the power, but they felt like a toy and the pitch was just to sensitive.

The 1200's have had the same design since the 70's , and other brands have been trying to copy that for YEARS. I think that in alone speaks for itself.

Meh, this argument has been done over and over. *yawn*

Jay

they might not be the best for scratching since other brands have more torque

But they are the best for beatmixing. They hold the pitch like no other.

They're also just...easier to mix on. I've tried loads of other brands and nothing compares.

Technics SL1200MK2

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Originally posted by Ryan0751 Anybody who plays out regularly probably doesn't use vinyl anymore. * ducks * :lol: Any good table is fine, but you can't really go wrong with 1200's.

no ducking required, its the truth. Most clubs here in NYC don't even install them in their booths, including Pacha.

as for a suggestion...go with Technics. I just sold mine this week, and they were hard to let go. Amazing machines.

I started out with Technics mkII's and those things were awesome. I bought them used from someone and he had bought them from someone else. I think there were probably 15 years old by the time I got them. I had them tuned up at guitar center and never had a problem with them. They are tanks. They last forever and when your spending that much money on something you want it to last and you want it to be quality. There is a reason that Technics have been the industry standard. Look at every huge club, their booths are stocked with Techs.

i went from technics mk2's to pioneer cdj1000's and back to the technics m5g's. the cdj's are well built and gave me no problems, but i sold them (for exactly what i paid) 2 years later and bought the m5g's. i spin a lot of hip-hop and those cdj's just werent doing it for me...

Guitar Center near me had all of their new Techs in boxes stacked up like they do with consoles in Best Buy. It's part of their holiday sale. Get one of those 10% or 15% off coupons to add to it and you can walk out of there with a pretty damn good deal for them.

in the bay area (san francisco area) turntables are pretty popular. In fact, every single hip hop/mash-up dj uses them when playing out. Very rarely do i see cdjs used in the area. I think its part of the culture out here...especially since djing is so popular among people in the bay area...

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