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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Maybe some decks have more torque... so what do you need that for?

Ya this is so true. I mean so many new people that are buying decks will tell me about how much more torque the new numarks have over the techs. Im left thinking to myself "Why teh F**K do you need so much goddamn torque" i mean ive been playing on techs for like 6 years and i have never even thought about needing more torque. Maybe its better for if your scratching and stuff but you cant sit here and tell me that turntablists use anything but techs.

does anyone know why everyone are having wet dreams about all this extra torque? what can you do that you couldnt do on a tech?

thanks for the advice
i dont now about the torqe wet dreams but you all did tell me what i needed to know to make a informed decision on my turntable purchase i think i will buy some use technics off ebay or something ill look around

do any of ya have any ideas were i can find some used or cheap decks?

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Well, I have two TT:
1 Tech SL-3300 from 1977 - Still in near mint shape. Plays perfectly. No complaints

and

1 Numark TTX-1 - Awesome!

My review: The tech is old so the motor is old, so what? When beatmaching I like to brake the record a little by touching it by the side, and for that matter I kind'a like the tech a little more, but if I brake it too much I'll have to reset cos it takes forever to get it up to speed again. But of course I'm comparing it to the TTX which is so fucking fast!

I'm still getting the hand for those extras (rewind and key lock). As far as build quality. TTX is new also, but I'm betting it'll last very long. The tone arm is not automatic like the tech so for my handling thats a plus (sometimes I use the start function of the tech and its mixed up some way that it moves toward the resting position when it's already there and I force it the other way - which I shouldn't).

Anyway I've written too much already. If yous got any specific ?? ask me.

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Originally posted by Special_K does anyone know why everyone are having wet dreams about all this extra torque? what can you do that you couldnt do on a tech?

the extra torque means that you moving the record about doesn't affevct the speed at which the platter spins. higher torque decks have noticibly quicker start/brake times (and most of them are adjustable), and when back-cueing it means you dont need to push as much to get the record in exactly the right place at exactly the right pitch at exactly the right time (plus the friction doesn't affect the platter speed as much as you do it).

yes i know you can do this with techs too (you can do it with any damn deck), but because of lower torque they are more sensetive to forces on the platter, especially if you use the platter to slow the track down. thats where an bit of extra torque (even just half a kg/m) would make the 1210/1200 a better deck.

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