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I'm going to buy some new turntables and i have a few questions maybe some of you guys and ghouls can help me with. should i buy a direct drive or a belt drive? what brand? (technics me thinks) where to buy them? any other tips would be great like good needle tips and stuff so i won't go cutting up my vinyl too bad. thanks |
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direct drive are probably best for your average turntable, but belt drive is fine unless you are scratching. the highest priced audiophile turntables are belt drive. |
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scratching, mixing, djing i should say |
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as he says... direct drive for scratch and fun vinyl antics. Belt drive is for low-noise sound reproduction, and is therefore more commonly used in high-end. I've got technics 1210, and I'm VERY satisfied with it.. however, if you want lots of extra stuff (+/- 50% pitch (optionally without the pitch changing...)) and a bit stronger, the Numark TTX is probably your best shot. However.. I always say: test the turntables.. find which one works best when YOU use it! where? probably the nearest web-shop.. I'm not so sure about usa, but here in norway, they are 1000 kroner (5-6 kroner = 1 dollar) cheaper on the web... |
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mine is a technics sl-bd22 a little semi-auto belt driven thing. it would be better if it wasn't p-mount, the arm is kind of dinky |
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haha, a year ago I'd bought two beltdrive soundLAbs and today, finally, I've bought a Next stanton PDJ-33 djmixer at a secondhandshop, I'm happy with it |
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apparently, you need two of them and a microphone. or so I've heard. |
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yea my buddy beck told me that once. thanks for all the info. i want to learn how to scratch so i'm just going with a direct drive. i know your going to say test them but what works really good in that realm? |
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technics 1200 or whatever is like the turntable to have or something, I dunno, the golfball told me. |
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1210 are the classics. I'm extremely satisfed with it, but the numark ttx is stronger and has more options... |
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2 Vestax PDX2000s & a PMC06 Pro D mixer. |
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what is a Strobe indicator? just curious. |
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technics has to be 12-10s to impress your mates |
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Its a red light that shines onto the part of the table that spins. The side of the spinner has different cirlces on it, but when the light hits the side while its moving, it will look like there is one circle thats standing still if the rpms are right. This is just a complicated way of telling you how fast the record is playing, but it looks cool. |
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ive got some VESTAX PDX MK 2S and there the dogs nutz i love em! ive also got a sound lab belt drive for samples!!!! |
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now how about needles or stylus's? I've heard the popular kinds that most dj's use wear the shit out of the records and i should probably buy a decent set of needles. Are Stanton decks decent? Just curious. |
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cartridges: Ortofon. They're fucking great! I've got ortofon concorde scratch. |
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wow, expensive stuff those ortofons |
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expensive: yes. good: DEFINATELY! |
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yeah, ortofon is a leader, but it all depends what do you want to do : - for scratching - i recommend technics, plus ortofon, there is no better mark just for listening - you can have simple model, i have Numark TT1650, which wasnt too expensive ( 100pounds ) , but i bought it for listening purposes - and its great. really , theres no need to spend money for gadgets like those lights, and other special features. imo, of course. |
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I want some too :'u( |
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all turntables should nowadays be designed with a RIAA-amp, a digital out and without a grounding cord - hello! - it´s 2004! |
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hello! its 2004, and almost all decks have a ground lead! Why use a digital out on the turntable? Ok stanton decks have it, but just buy those if you need it. A DJ will plug into a mixer, so the mixer needs digital out, not the decks. An audiophile wouldnt use digital, but oxygen free copper balanced leads into their expensive hifi, all analogue and solid state, big and expensive. Someone who wants to sample a record /listen to records, should buy a cheap turntable with internal preamp, or if they want to spend a tiny amount more than virtually nothing they could get a belt drive deck, like a cheap gemini or kam or something and a cheapo mixer, which would work out a lot better for the wanna be sampling musician in the longer term. Alternativly, they could buy a soundcard with a phono input (they exist) or an MPC4000 with a phono input, or an inexpensive riaa equalising preamp. |
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haha, dave_g - you got a point. For my needs a digital out (like on the stantons I´ve checked) would ease the process of transfering my 12"´s to my mac. But the price doesn´t really match the use, (and I probably wouldn´t hear the difference!) so I recently bought a turntable with a built in RIAA & analogue connections and it sounds great.... |
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belt drive all the way look for a linn sondek lp12 on ebay (or any linn turntable for that matter) it will be a whole different listening experience to a direct drive or you can get brand new "Project" turntables for little over £100 |
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