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Elijah
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Joined: 20 Jan 2004
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Eh?

Posted: Mon Aug 02 2004 22:19
yah.. i didnt say the sound quality was bad.. they just need to construct (word?) their headphones better becuase they break too easy. and i dont think he was knocking you for the headphones you use, just saying what was wrong with them. sound quality, good long-lasting? no buy cheap sonys if you are going to buy... they still have wicked sound. and at least you wont have to buy another $100 pair next time. peace
- Elijah

AndyWilliams
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Joined: 06 May 2003
Location: London

Posted: Mon Aug 02 2004 23:50
Changing the topic "slightly" I haven't had a set of decks for a long time now - I've got over 2000 records and they've been gathering dust lately. So, I decided to buy a turntable for my studio - Was going to get the Cliche Technics but decided on Numark. If you are thinking about investing - pick one of these up. http://www.numark.com/products/product_view.php?v=overview&n=99

mikx
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Tue Aug 03 2004 07:59
haha! sorry andy.. they look good, they spin good, but they just don't have the soul that SL12's do.. on that note, i think every club should switch to these decks (or the vestax pdx), as they do make spinning records so much easier - the torque is amazing! mikx

AndyWilliams
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Posted: Tue Aug 03 2004 09:07
Yeah.. Agreed.. The TT is just for home use. Where the Technics is robust, the Numark seems warmer. Ive just bought a Phono to Line In Converter for the deck too - It plugs straight into my PC now - Brilliant for delay/mpverb scratching etc to create SFX A

Sunbuster
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Location: Finland

Posted: Tue Aug 03 2004 12:35
looks cool, so how much did you fork out for that one?

AndyWilliams
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Posted: Tue Aug 03 2004 12:36
�120 - So about 150-60 euros. Im really please with it.

Sunbuster
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Posted: Tue Aug 03 2004 14:38
that's a really good price, considering that the Technics legends will put you back around 500-600� a piece here in Finland.

D Vibe
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Location: Sweden

Posted: Tue Aug 03 2004 15:08
So, just a lame question, if you just want a vinyl spinner, and no need to do any dj'ing like scratching and backspin, what kind of player should I get? It should not be too expensive! /Daniel
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AndyWilliams
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Posted: Tue Aug 03 2004 15:14
Hey Dude.. You've come to the right man ! I've spent a few weeks looking into this. Stanton make very good decks, after all - they are the market leader in cartridges etc. Check this page out. (Personally, I'd go for direct drive, not belt drive) http://www.stantondj.com/alpha44/load.asp?page=turntables Also Numark make some good high quality decks. http://www.numark.com/index.html?http://www.numark.com/products/product_category.php?c=turntables If you dont have PHONO in on your amp etc - then you'll need a converter like this. http://www.astarsolutions.co.uk/Products/product.asp?ProductCode=1112 This will covert the phono singal to RCA line-in. Hope this help mate. A

D Vibe
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Posted: Tue Aug 03 2004 15:23
Thank you!
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mikx
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Posted: Wed Aug 04 2004 18:54

AndyWilliams wrote:

Stanton make very good decks, after all - they are the market leader in cartridges etc.

bah! only cos their carts are dirt cheap.. Razz

andy has done his research though.. for non-DJ use, no scratching or anything like that, i'd recommend a standon belt drive (STR-820 ?). or maybe even the gemini XL-200 (the s-shaped tonearm supposedly gives better sound quality). but for an even cheaper solution, is the local second-hand electrical shop. you'd be surprised at the price of an old technics deck (not SL1200) that still works very well.

Smile

mikx

AndyWilliams
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Posted: Wed Aug 04 2004 18:59
YOu call $230 cheap ? http://www.bananas.com/productdetail.asp/pid_1322/productname_Stanton-Groovemaster-II-Pro-Cartridges

mikx
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Posted: Wed Aug 04 2004 19:06
i believe i stand corrected! (would love to hear what this baby sounds like though, volumewise as well as frequencies..) mikx

AndyWilliams
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Posted: Wed Aug 04 2004 19:08
Also - Dont go for beltdrive.. Why Because the belt slips, no matter how tight it is. If you are sampling beats you may get a slight variation in the speed. Only tiny but you know how it is.. I wouldn't leave a little thing like that in a tune of mine, every time you listened - you'll hear that "I wish I'd have sorted that break out" If you buy direct drive, you can digitally lock the pitch. It's only a small thing, but I think it's important.

Sunbuster
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Posted: Wed Aug 04 2004 21:49
wouldn't go for a belt drive either. The belts tend to wear out sooner than you want them to Also there's the matter of slip'n'slide, like Andy said EDIT: typo fix
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