I'm REALLY undecided about getting these in the Stanton PLatinum pak or just waiting longer and getting 1200's and either a Stanton rm3s or vestax 275 or 175 mixer....lemme know guys.

I have Str8-90's... they r really very good !

high torgue, everything analog, no digital crap (just like technics)...

highly recommended

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Originally posted by ExcelonGT I'm REALLY undecided about getting these in the Stanton PLatinum pak or just waiting longer and getting 1200's and either a Stanton rm3s or vestax 275 or 175 mixer....lemme know guys.

I have rm3s, its a good mixer for the price...but of course I cant even compare it to 275... they r much better, and more expensive...if u have money, u cant go wrong with either 175 or 275. But I rather used that money for records...

I own the STR8-80's. They're pretty decent decks. You're getting what you paid for, which is a solid turntable, but not a top of the line turntable. I'm ultimatley saving for 1200's, and I think that says something for the arguement that you should just save for 1200's and not bother buying anything but, however... without owning these and experimenting I wouldn't know i wanted to take this further and to the next level, so if you find yourself in a similar situation, I'd recommend them.

now correct me if i'm wrong, but i heard something about the straight tonearm having a negative effect on records...something about wearing them down faster....any truth to this?

Well yeah, people say so, but alot of people say that they don't see any difference between s-shaped and str8 tone arms...
I jsut got my str8-80 yesterday, they are pretty cool, only sux that they are plastic...

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Also that key correction shit is bullshit, is does it's job, but when it's on, it sounds like you are in the middle of a mix, and u fuck up!

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I exchanged my str8-80's to str8-100's
Now they are GooD!

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Sounds like a lot of things happened..

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now correct me if i'm wrong, but i heard something about the straight tonearm having a negative effect on records...something about wearing them down faster....any truth to this?

it's a myth. It depends on how you angle your carts. If you ever read the cartridge setup instructions that come with new carts, the carts on the Technics usually are angled linearly to the direction of the tonearm.. which simulates a str8 arm.

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If you read the Hints & Tips section of my site (see sig) there is a scientific (read: fact, therefore not disputable) discussion of straight vs. S-shaped tonearms.