I've just bought my first vinyls...

* Gouryella - Walhalla (Original Mix + AvB Rising Star Mix)
* Veracocha - Veracocha (Original Mix + Origin Mix)
* Kai Tracid - Life Is Too Short (Thomas P. Heckmann RMX + RMB RMX)


...and I need a turntable/deck to play them on.
I have found a deck that is fairly cheap: Stanton STR8-30 (2.795kr or approx 372 US$) more info here

I'm a noobie to vinyls/decks, so I don't know what features i need. For example, do I need Direct Drive or Belt Drive??

My plan is to buy 1 TT that I can hook up to my stereo. Then buy more records and eventually more DJ hardware. So is this TT a good choice or do u recommend other decks?

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Last edited by HyperFreak on Sep-02-2002 at 15:59

I find it very hard to believe taht youre a senior trance addict, have bought several vinyls, and dont know whether or not to get belt/direct drive TTs. And i find it very hard to believe that the Str-30 is $372 USD. I think it might be a typo or you looked at the wrong turntable because the highest Stanton turntable goes for no more than $300 USD.

But since you are a newbooie, maybe look into getting a citronic turntable. Not sure what model exactly, but Ive read good reviews on it and dont even mess with belt driven turntables. I suggest you spend some time reading the many past threads on this matter.

Good luck!

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If you just want a record player to listen to vinyls, the get whatever is cheapest kenwood, sony, whatever, i see them in the stores for $100. belt driven is OK for this.

if you want to DJ with your records, you will want 2 technics 1200SLs, either MK2s, or M3Ds.

thats my opinion anyway

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Originally posted by Busy Child I find it very hard to believe taht youre a senior trance addict, have bought several vinyls, and dont know whether or not to get belt/direct drive TTs. And i find it very hard to believe that the Str-30 is $372 USD. I think it might be a typo or you looked at the wrong turntable because the highest Stanton turntable goes for no more than $300 USD.

I live in Norway so the TT's they got in the stores here are imported and costs more than usual. I used an online currency calc, so the US$ price might be incorrect.

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well if you eventually plan on doing some djing you want to get some decent tables. you can never go wrong with getting a technics and id totaly recomend that if you have the money and are seriously considering djing later on. if not, stanton has some decent cheap TT's. the str8-100 is the best model they make (in my opinion) and here it costs $300. you could also pick up the str8-60's which aren't too bad of a table for their price which are $159.
I got all these prices of a retailer on the net (www.123dj.com). shipping would be pretty pricey to norway. so i dont know. I'd look into finding an internet retailer close to where you live and order from them.
good luck.

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Originally posted by Busy Child I find it very hard to believe taht youre a senior trance addict, have bought several vinyls, and dont know whether or not to get belt/direct drive TTs.

you'd be supprised how many people love electronica but dont know the first thing about vinyl.

...

anyhow..

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...and I need a turntable/deck to play them on. I have found a deck that is fairly cheap: Stanton STR8-30 (2.795kr or approx 372 US$) more info here

if I were you, I'd look for a good cheap used deck... just something to start with. ask around your area, see if someone local is looking to part with one. get whatever is the best value. whatever you get will be fairly inadequate for DJ'ing, but would work for just playing records... as far as mixing goes, technics or vestax is the way to go. you could upgrade later.

the str8-30 is really new... and they only cost $130 here in the states according to a quick search of the net (cheap decks!) .. but they look pretty cool. for the money, stantons are not that bad.

the str8-30 is stanton's low end model - it's new, aimed towards people starting out or just looking for something to play records.

good luck
-mer

I've searched the web and I've found a few alternatives:


01.
NUMARK TT1510 - The cheapest TT they've got at HS Records. Info here
02.
DENON DP29F - This is a Hi-Fi recordplayer. Info here (NB: Text in Norwegian. U can look at the pic though )


What I want to do is to buy one deck, then buy a second deck. For example: 1x Stanton STR8-30, then later, when I've got the $$$ I'll buy another Stanton STR8-30. Then finally I'll buy a mixer.

What do ya think I should do??

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Originally posted by HyperFreak I've searched the web and I've found a few alternatives: NUMARK TT1510 - The cheapest TT they've got at HS Records. Info here 02. DENON DP29F - This is a Hi-Fi recordplayer. Info here (NB: Text in Norwegian. U can look at the pic though ) What I want to do is to buy one deck, then buy a second deck. For example: 1x Stanton STR8-30, then later, when I've got the $$$ I'll buy another Stanton STR8-30. Then finally I'll buy a mixer. What do ya think I should do??

ok.. the numark. forget it! hella crappy deck IMHO. dunno anything about the denon, but denon's CD deck rep is really good.

if I were you, and just wanted basic decks, id get the w str8-30's and a mixer... maybe a behringer VMX series mixer? they are cheap and i keep hearing they are decent.

-mer

thanks Mer

Or maybe I should save some more and buy a DJ package.
Like this one: http://www.ljudia.com/cgi-bin/ljudi...930160&cart_id=

1x Stanton SMX-201 Mixer -> Info here (Or is this mixer too shady??)
2x Stanton STR8-30 TT's
2x 500B pickups w/headshells
1x DJ PRO-10 Headphones
2x Slipmats

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Last edited by HyperFreak on Sep-01-2002 at 00:39

ARRRGGG its a shame u live over sea's

i have 2 extra gemini tables that im lookin to get rid of

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Originally posted by HyperFreak thanks Mer 1x Stanton SMX-201 Mixer -> Info here (Or is this mixer too shady??) 2x Stanton STR8-30 TT's 2x 500B pickups w/headshells 1x DJ PRO-10 Headphones 2x Slipmats

well.. its got the tables you want. the mixer i'm not familiar with, but my personal experience with stanton (the RM3S) was quite poor. that mixer is definitly very basic, but is priced right for what it is ($65 online in the USA) .. Although I didn't really like my RM3S, it did teach me alot. if I was to do it all over again, i'd probably have chose something else. exactly what, leaves me at somewhat of a loss. thre smx-201 does have an advantage of being simple, not all cheesy, and inexpensive.

in the world of inexpensive mixers, it's really a battle of the less of the evils...

I mentioned behringer, because i know they are inexpensive and i've used some quite decent behringer products (thier audio processing stuff, and one of thier small eurorack mixing boards) - they just came out with the VMX line of mixers that seems pretty cool, a bit cheesy but supposibly decent.. search the DJ forum, there's a long post with some good info on the behringer mixers.

as far as headphones, these are really important - it helps to be able to hear well. i'd opt for a set of sony mdr-v6s (not V600's though), mdr-7506 (same as the v6, diff package), or sanheiser's (280 pro's are quite popular). I use MDR-V700's myself, they work well.. but the V6/7506's are less expensive, more durable, and supposibly sound better. see the headphone thread also here in the DJ forum.

packages can sometimes be cool... but you should shop around for the best deals on individual components and make sure your really getting a savings... packages can make good references for various setup's, too. definitly good to look over since you're learning about all this.

-mer

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Originally posted by DJ LIQUID ARRRGGG its a shame u live over sea's i have 2 extra gemini tables that im lookin to get rid of

Yeah, It's a shame shipping is so expensive

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Please help me identify these tunes: 1, 2, 3, 4, Hs99 IDs.