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prestige
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Registered: Oct 2002
Location: houston, texas
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Nov-28-2003 04:00
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DJ Lazy
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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.
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Nov-28-2003 19:16
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Dzokayi
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Feb 2002
Location: Houston, Texas, USA TXTA#32
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this should be the standard reply...
Technics ----> second-hand ----> Ebay
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Nov-29-2003 02:48
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Nabistai
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Registered: Sep 2002
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| 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)...
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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.
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Nov-29-2003 11:01
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Puuhis
Householic

Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Espoo, Finland
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Nov-29-2003 18:35
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seven.dj
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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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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.
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Nov-30-2003 05:36
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