I can't believe this hasn't been posted yet, but here it is:

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/P...ntable/PLX-1000

quote:

OVERVIEW The DJ quality PLX-1000 direct drive analog turntable is designed for DJs who enjoy the look, feel, and performance of vinyl for music playback. The model offers a highly familiar, user-friendly control layout, high-torque direct drive mechanism, and exceptional audio playback quality. Combine the PLX-1000 with a Pioneer professional series DJM mixer for an ideal system for true vinyl enthusiasts. USER-FRIENDLY CONTROL LAYOUT The PLX-1000 provides a user friendly layout familiar to top DJs of the past and present, providing quick tempo control capability on the right side of the player, start/stop button on the left side, and a high-torque platter with a lighted speed guide HIGH-TORQUE DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEM The direct drive mechanism of the PLX-1000 provides high-torque resulting in stable rotation and exceptional control. The turntable can achieve a starting torque of at least 4.5kg/cm and can reach its fixed rotation speed within 0.3 seconds (at 33 1/3 rpm). SOUND QUALITY DESIGN To create an extremely stable player and prevent vibration, Pioneer utilized a heavy-mass zinc die-cast chassis for the top section of the player, reinforced with a bottom section made of 8-mm thick resin. The base of the unit was further enforced with 9-mm thick vibration-damping material that results in extremely stable playback. The tone arm also received great attention in build quality and design to maximize performance, using rubber insulation to minimize howling effects during audio playback. The RCA jacks feature gold-plated machine-cut parts for low impedance for excellent sound quality output.

Read the sales blurb. Seems like they copied the technics design verbatim, added RCA sockets in place of soldered cables, using IEC for power, put some rubber in the tonearm and gave you three pitch ranges, for $700.

Not sure if it's enough to convince me they're doing anything other than re-inventing the Technics wheel.

Yeah there was a discussion on it awhile back here.

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...72&forumid=8&s=

Well, according to internet specs, a 1210 weighs approximately 26.4 pounds and this new PLX-1000 weighs 28.88 pounds. So I guess that rules out any plastic inside the Pioneer?

I guess the usb hype was bs.

If you read in the first article the main hype was that you can integrate it with record box.

quote:

Originally posted by clay to be able to do what?

What else, time code control

Well a usb option would eliminate the use of an interface like (A/6/10 or SL 3/4 if there was one already built in the turntable. Shorter signal path and less cables. Plus the option of using your own RCA's and your own power cord is a plus.

I mentioned earlier that the turntable would need an interface (soundcard) with usb but no high end brand has done it yet except for the insanely audiophile versions which are not for dj consumer which was the feature i was expecting with the pioneer. The mixer being analog or digital wouldn't matter if the signal coming from the turntable with soundcard already converted to an analog signal

A usb stick feature and link like on teh cdj would be sick on plx.

Buh bye serato, traktor.

Technology is evolving these days, i'm sure there will be a heavy duty hybrid turntable but there's one without sound card and its the reloop one which is midi based.

The point of midi for the reloop usb option is that you can map features on serato or traktor to your turntable nothing to do with ac motor.

Well i didn't know a turntable uses midi signals for pitch but i'm still right about the reloop feature.

Oh and that wasn't the point of the earlier discussion.