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DJ Sunburn
On a Bridge

Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Macon, Ga, USA

Technics vs. Vestax: The War Rages On

Alright everybody. The battle between Vestax and Technics turntables seems to be a pretty close combat rage. For years the Technic's 1200's have been the industry standard for clubs and DJ's all over in our culture. But will Vestax PDX-2000 replace the 1200's slowly overall?I've heard reviews saying that Vestax are better with mixing/skratching, etc. Also, I've heard people saying that they'll become the industry standard.
I wanna know what you other DJ's think is going to happen. It's just something I wanna know.
-Sunburn

Oct-03-2001 00:21 United States

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DJ Fien
Senior tranceaddict

Registered: May 2001
Location: St. Louis, MO

Only time will tell. If clubs adopt the Vestax, and they have durability anywhere near that of the Technics, they they could very well take over. This is just one of those things we can only sit and watch happen.

Don't completely freak at whatever happens, though. Supposedly if you can mix well on Technics, Vestax are fairly easy to get accustomed to (Not for Sasha though!) - atleast that's the word on the street around here.

Oct-03-2001 02:46 United States

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DJ Rob Noli
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Brampton, Ontario

No way...Tech's are just too widely adopted.

Besides, if they have vestax, I will bring my own babies.

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Oct-03-2001 04:32 Canada

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DJTJ
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Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Bournemouth, UK when I'm at home, Cardiff, UK when I'm at uni

I think it depends entirely on the type of club. I don't think there's any way a trance/house/hard house/whatever club will ever adopt Vestax, simply because of the straight tonearm. It needlessly devours records and is no better for this type of music than the Techs. However, hip-hop clubs and others that scratch a lot way well go for the Vestax in time because the straight tonearm is ideal for scratching purposes, where the DJs obviously don't care if their records get scratched to buggery and back.

Oct-03-2001 10:34 England

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DJ LIQUID
House DJ 4 Life

Registered: Jul 2001
Location: IL USA

Im siding with DJTJ on this one.......there is no way that Vestax will take over....

even if they do im not gonna get rid of my Techs i luv them too much....i dont like the vestax design either

Technics =

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Oct-03-2001 13:01 Mexico

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Kevin
Senior tranceaddict

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Tucson, AZ

Well hell folks, the way i look at it is: All DJ's can mix fuckin' excellent with a pair 1200's so there really is no need for clubs all across the world to buy brand new Vestax 2000 tables at $500 U.S. a piece just cause they might be a little bit better( if they are that is) than the 1200's. Technics has established its dominance all across the world, and they are going to be tough, if not impossible to beat. I wouldn't buy anything else.
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Oct-03-2001 13:33 United States

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boy_luke_y2k
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Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Newcastle, UK

i would never get vestax, no pitch dots, how do u know your tables are properly calibrated?

Oct-03-2001 18:18

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DJ Sunburn
On a Bridge

Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Macon, Ga, USA

Sound Quality

What about sound quality in the two? I've heard Vestax has less sound quality than tech's due to the tone arm. Anybody ever compared the two?
-Sunburn

Oct-03-2001 19:37 United States

Evoke
Junior tranceaddict

Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Switzerland

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Rob Noli
No way...Tech's are just too widely adopted.

Besides, if they have vestax, I will bring my own babies.

I think same as you... Technics's are everywhere.

Oct-04-2001 16:47 Switzerland

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DJ Sean
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: May 2001
Location: Boston, USA

Technics all the way...

Oct-04-2001 18:27 United States

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Ckerr812
Wallet inspector

Registered: Dec 2000
Location: The Matrix

Alot of ppl and clubs have the Techies...soo....IT will take time for them to realize that the vestax are a much better and designed table.....It's just a matter of time...my club now is going to be getting verstax in the near future...I have a pair myself and can say that they have much more torque then the techies.....

Oct-04-2001 20:09 Canada