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which technic 1200 or turntable is the best for time coded vinyl
 
Posted Wed 07 Jan 09 @ 6:48 pm
Technics is a very good company along with Numark, Stanton and so fourth. So, to answer your question, any of these tables are good with Virtual DJ timecodes. It just depends on which model you like on Technics, Numark or Stanton. I have 2 Numark TTX turntables and it works great with Virtual DJ.

Syberman
 
Get one with most torque when choosing TT. And it best to choose direct drive one;)

Also get the good/best cartridges to go with;)
 

Any Direct Drive turntable will be good with Timecodes, I perfer Technics, IMO there the best, but I hear Numark and Stantons are very good too. I've only played on Technics.

The trick with using timecode vinyl, is not the deck itself, but the cart or stylus you have on it.
 
What's up Jimmy! Long time. how are you?

Syberman
 
Jimmy is right, needles have a LOT to say...


Other factors to look into when buying turntables

1. Drive mechanism:

There are two different types of turntables. Expensive direct drive and cheap belt drive. Direct drive is far superior and don't consider any belt drives.

2. Torque:

This is the strength of the drive on the platter. More torque is better, it makes your start ups faster and lets you make precise changes in the mix. Manufacturers claim torque figures but do you know what 1.5 Kg/m feels like? Technics turntables have plenty of torque for mixing and the Vestax PDX 2000s have even more. Once you get certain level of torque the limiting factor becomes your skills at mixing.

3. Pitch adjustment:

All the turntables below allow you to adjust the tempo of tracks by adjust the speed of the platter. Some allow you to adjust it more than others. The + or - 8% that Technics turntables have is plenty.

4. Tone arm:

Straight tone arms are apparently better for scratching since the needles will jump less. Jumping needles is a real pain in the ass when your in the mix. However, Technics turnmtables have an "S" shaped arm and they never jump..
So this part is a bit of a personal choice...


Some great decks :

- Technics SL-1200/Technics SL-1210
- Vestax PDX-2000
- Numark TTX1

These are pretty expensive, so getting a Numark TT200 or TT500 might be a budget choice, or similar ones from Vestax

:)
 
After spending 7 years playing from 1210's so much so that my fingers were constantly sore from feathering the platter it is fare to say that I have road tested them. Now I recently bought some new decks just for the hell of it and I bought the stanton str8150's and I have to say that they are better than the mk5G's even let alone an old pair of mk2's or something. Basically if you have some technics than that fine but if your looking to buy some new deck then please look at the stantons, not looked at all the current models just bought str8150 as i played on them at a club ones and was blown away.
 


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