Turntable recommendations...

apalomba · Post by **apalomba** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:00 pm

I am looking to get a decent turntable for use with Live.
I have no clue what is good or bad, I just need something
that is of decent quality. Any recommendations or caveats?

DanClarke · Post by **DanClarke** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:06 pm

As in a vinyl turntable?

I'd have to recommend the Technics 1210 (mk2 or later), theyre a little more expensive and dont have some of the (absurdly pointless and crap) features you see on some of the Vsetax and Stanton models, but theyre pretty much bullet proof and ooze quality.

Your best bet is to pick one up second hand from eBay or Loot, as youre bound to pick up a bargain rather than buying brand new.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:50 pm

I'm no veteran wax DJ or nothing... but I always liked this one:
http://www.vestax.com/v/players/pdx2000.html

It's got the quickest reverse of any turntable I've seen, it's almost instantanious.

It's the turntable that Mix Master Mike from the Beastie Boys uses, so how can you go wrong?

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:54 pm

Uhm yeah, and it's not like he gets paid to use them or anything..erhm..

you're such a sales dude, Sales Dude.

apalomba · Post by **apalomba** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:15 pm

Thanks, I will check it out.

djadonis206 · Post by **djadonis206** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:18 pm

Wait, is this a trick question - TECHNIC 1200's dawg

Do they even make other turntables? Vestax (huh?) Denon (ok?) Numark (oh?)

confused

what's going on?

I thought TECHNIC's were the only way to go - seriously though - they are, the only way to go

technics

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glenclayton · Post by **glenclayton** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:30 pm

Technics all the way- buy second hand and you will probably be able to resell for the same price years later (not true of vestax or denon)- they are built like tanks and an iconic design classic- they are the Telecaster of the turntable world.

Remember a lot of the sound quality comes from the cartridge you use- you should budget at least $100 for that if you are serious about sound quality.

kennerb · Post by **kennerb** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:31 pm

I'd have to ask what you are wanting to use them for. The technics 1200's are the absolute standards still to this day. They are rock solid. But if you are just sampling and or recording to vinyl then I wouldn't thinking blowing 3 or 4 hundred on the technics would be worth it. You can pick up something a lot cheaper to get that done. just my $.02

kennerb · Post by **kennerb** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:32 pm

I'd have to ask what you are wanting to use them for. The technics 1200's are the absolute standards still to this day. They are rock solid. But if you are just sampling and or recording to vinyl then I wouldn't thinking blowing 3 or 4 hundred on the technics would be worth it. You can pick up something a lot cheaper to get that done. just my $.02

apalomba · Post by **apalomba** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:56 pm

Actually I plan on using it as a scratch controller for a MAX/MsPinky
plugin in Live. I can also map the truntable to all sorts of crazy control
signals. I probably don't need the highest end Technics, but I will definitely
look into a Technics of some kind. Thanks for the advice.

RePeter · Post by **RePeter** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:00 pm

also dont forget that if you want to record stuff off vinyl to your computer, stanton do some nice decks, which have a digital out.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:15 pm

(absurdly pointless and crap) features you see on some of the Vsetax and Stanton models

Look, I think I'm speaking for most of the forum when I say that we've all been in a situation where we needed to mount our turntables vertically and been able to play our wax and scratch on the wall. Well, Vestax finally addressed this need with the design of the PDX2000.

DanClarke · Post by **DanClarke** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:42 pm

Sales Dude McBoob wrote:
(absurdly pointless and crap) features you see on some of the Vsetax and Stanton models
Look, I think I'm speaking for most of the forum when I say that we've all been in a situation where we needed to mount our turntables vertically and been able to play our wax and scratch on the wall. Well, Vestax finally addressed this need with the design of the PDX2000.

point taken, i'm very sorry

montrealbreaks · Post by **montrealbreaks** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:50 pm

Tech 12's...

Though I personally bought the Numark TTX-1's for two reasons;

1. Straight tonearm for scratching - It's just sooooo much easier without skipping, but a lot of turntablist purists consider it cheating

2. Alterable position of the pitch slider. This is useful. My girlfriend and I both share the decks, and there's the fight between her (who wants a house style setup) and me (I want a battle style setup) all the time... This was a real problem solver, with the pitch slider on the right side when the turntable is in battle position, everybody's happy.

DanClarke · Post by **DanClarke** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:36 pm

I guess its down to the style played, i play prog house etc, so the standard technics are perfect for my set up. Ive used Stantons, Vestax etc, but they just dont feel as good as the 1210s.