Everyone says Techs b/c they're a very proven deck. They're built like tanks and will last you forever and should you decide the DJ thing is not for you they carry a nice re-sale value with them as well. However, I own Numark TTX-1s and am convinced that those are every bit as good as Techs and will think that until the decks prove me wrong. The main reason everyone recommends Techs is because of their tremendous track record as far as usuabilty and reliability are concerned. As far as my TTX-1s go, time will only tell....

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Originally posted by Wraith Everyone says Techs b/c they're a very proven deck. They're built like tanks and will last you forever and should you decide the DJ thing is not for you they carry a nice re-sale value with them as well. However, I own Numark TTX-1s and am convinced that those are every bit as good as Techs and will think that until the decks prove me wrong. The main reason everyone recommends Techs is because of their tremendous track record as far as usuabilty and reliability are concerned. As far as my TTX-1s go, time will only tell....

True, and time has told that technics last where new (and technicaly better decks, like the Synq XTRM-1 for instance or the TTX-1) haven't proven themselves yet. If you wanna play safe, buy technics.

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Originally posted by Push2005 Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !

technics are annoying. yes, they are a good deck, but i enjoy the comforting knowledge that whatever i want to play, i can play. whereas with technics, if it doesn't go fast enough at +8%, you are fucked.

this might not sound as much of a problem for the average trance dj. but when it comes to fucking about, laying more than 2 tracks in in one go, fucking about with lil cuts and shit like that, its crap because you always have to worry about whether it will go fast enough. particularly with techno. i know for a fact i couldn't play some of the sets i play without a deck with some form of ultra pitch (which with regards to technics, you have to pay £475 per deck for).

then there is the reverse function, which a lot of people here would regard as pretty useless. i find it pretty useful when cutting (backwards) loops in and other such stuff, which makes things a little more interesting.

then there is the fact that they are vastly over-priced, and technics keep conning people into buying what is pretty much the same deck for an extra £50 per year (or even more. e.g. the mk5g being £130 more expensive than a mk2, when the only real difference is the lack of a notch on the pitch fader and the +/-16% pitch range). coupled with that there is the fact that there are decks that do a little more than just play records for a lot less money, which are just as good.

i agree, technics sl1200/1210 have stood the test of time (first arriving in the late 70's. although i'm sure that if anyone still has one from the 70's, it will be screwed ), but i am pretty sure that other decks that are around (and havn't been around for as long) will still show through later in time.

the reason everyone gets all jumped up about this deck, is because its the "industry standard". but lets be honest, it's only the industry standard because club owners can't be arsed to buy new decks, and if they did, they would want a new pair of technics, which are £130 more for the same deck with a few tweeks that should have been there in the first place. the industry standard is still the technics sl1200/1210 mk2, which in my books is ridiculous.

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Last edited by tu_face on Aug-18-2004 at 22:33

Theres better tables out there...but if youre not sure whether or not youre going to stick with it (djing that is) get used tables.

i read from somewhere that sven väth still uses the same techs he bought in the beginning of the 80's

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You can change your pitch on the tech's to go from a max of +/-8 to +/-16


One of the guys at one of the local record stores was telling me how to do it. Im sure there are guides on the net showing you how

I agree that there are other decent decks out there besides technics...like the stanton st-100's or the vestax pdx-2000's.. i have had the stanton str8-90's for a year now..and show no signs of slowing down..there are other decent choices besides just technics!

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Originally posted by Special_K You can change your pitch on the tech's to go from a max of +/-8 to +/-16 One of the guys at one of the local record stores was telling me how to do it. Im sure there are guides on the net showing you how

see this is my point... why not just put a button on the front?

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They are the industry standard that is certainly true.

As for the fact that there are better decks out there I'm not so sure.
The Mk2s have everything you need to spin well and be creative.

I know some of the other decks have other features but to be honest none of them have any features that I feel would justify even thinking about getting them.

Maybe some decks have more torque... so what do you need that for?

Some decks can hold the key of a track while you change the speed. Perhaps useful if you need to make a lot of corrections and you don't want to be heard. But to be fair the technology that does this on those decks that have it isn't up to scratch and creates issues of it's own.
And it's not like you can't learn to make good corrections without this tool.

In my opinion, most of the technology on the competitions decks are to make crap DJs sound better than they really are. Technics show the DJ as he/she really is.
I know some will disagree but this is my opinion.

Cheers
Nem

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I have never seen Nem to point out something that wasn't true. There are a lot of people yelling about the price of Technics and that their quality sucks. The price is high, but as with all things in life, you get what you pay for. Pay less for decks, chances are, you're getting less.
When it comes to quality, nothing touches them. I have dropped a turntable before in transit. Any problems, nope. I am not saying you should go out and throw around your turntables just pointing out you do this on some decks that relies on all those fancy circuit boards that create the useless problematic effects, they won't hold up. Time takes its toll as well and Technics are really the only old decks I have seen around. There's still some kicking from way back in the day that have been in club environments their whole life (exposed to humidity, smoke, dust -- something that will also kill those more circuit based "effect" turtables). If you want quality, reliability and the standard in the industry, go with Technics and don't think twice.

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true true, a button would be nice.