which leads me into a bit of an off-topic question... why the hell don't technics make a straight arm deck? there would be no need for all the expensive bollocks they put in their tonearms then...

maybe thats the reason.

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I have heard one reason for a curved tone arm is to reduce the amount of vibrationg transmited to the stylus tip.

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Originally posted by tu_face which leads me into a bit of an off-topic question... why the hell don't technics make a straight arm deck? there would be no need for all the expensive bollocks they put in their tonearms then... maybe thats the reason.

Easy. The SL is 20 years old. They used different straight arms in those days for hifi use. Technics tried to make a different hifi turntable with an s in the arm, which has some advantages above a normal hifi table. Result: SL-1200. When it comes to hifi, it can easily be beaten (a decent hifi table whipes the floor with Technics and its clones). But they did found one that was excellent for DJ use. It was an accidental discovery.

Now, 20 years later, it hasn't changed a bit (which is exactly the reason why it's so expensive, nobody uses 20 year old components anymore). And I can understand why Technics doesn't see the advantages of an ASTS arm, because they're practically are none for mixing.

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but there are a lot of people who use these decks for scratching. this is my point.

if they made a straight arm option i am sure a lot of people would snatch them up.

and again, you are wrong about the no-no mixing with ASTS arms. but i can't be arsed to go on about it again because its obvious you never listen to people with experience.

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Correct, some scratchers can work fine with S-arm turntables (in some cases they have to, like the DMC championships because Technics sponsors that). An ASTS arm gives them some advantage, but I can understand if some turntablists don't need that.

And when it comes to experience: I've also had experience on ASTS turntables (a crappy TTX). It works, granted. But it's not the best solution.

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