Should I Buy a Pair of Technics?
Should I Buy a Pair of Technics? Posted on: 21.02.2012 by Brinda Sirman Before this becomes a full thread of yes you should there the only "real" turntable out there etc etc just read along.Ok so when i first started with Scratch/Hiphop Djing, i got a pair of TT-200 Turntables. These things worked amazing at my house and my friend who is a technics guy even thought they were pretty good. Problem was the needle would slowly drift down the turntable, it was supposed to have a lock to stay in place but it would eventually hit the middle after 20 minutes. Also with these guys the counter weight was a little iffy and when i gigged with them twice the bass from my sub/speakers would make the needles bounce so much that it wouldnt read the track. After this frustration i decided i wanted to move away from the needles/tone arm problems. So then i arrived at the Numark CDX's. I ended up buying a pair and loved the fact that the control CD did it all and i could just scratch and mix away on the vinyl top...... A year later I am still pretty happy with the CDX's besides the look and flipping the CD track back every 25minutes. But recently friends of mine and some community people have told me that buying technics would be the best investment for moving forward. First they said that the CDX's prices are dropping so holding onto them is a bad investment, Second they said Technics are consitantly staying the same price so its good to own a pair. And third im starting to Club Gig a little more and people are telling me that owning a pair of technics will make me sound smoother in the club since id be "used" to them. Now these are all great things i have considered but i loved my CDX's and i dont want to have the problems i did with my first pair of tables. so my questions for you guys is what do you believe i should do and also do technics still sometimes have these issues with drifiting tones arms and bouncing needles that wont read the track. Also do you believe just spending some time and getting used to technics would be fine if i stick to my CDX's or the whole switch a good idea. Sorry for such a long write up just want you to get an insight of my experiences. I believe i could sell my cdx's for $400 then get a pair of techs for $600 which wouldnt be bad but im just not sure yet! | |
| Palma Hanslip 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Palma Hanslip 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Palma Hanslip 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Palma Hanslip 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Palma Hanslip 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Palma Hanslip 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Roxie Seldal 24.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
Only $20 this week, Only $40 this week, Oh these records are rare I'll never buy $125 a week again... Ok just this one time $150.... lol |
| Palma Hanslip 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Stefania Herb 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Evelyn Navarijo 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by hayden14
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| Dorie Scelzo 22.02.2012 | The only downside to technics is that you'll always want m5gs. No, they don't stop the tonearm from hitting the spindle |
| Brinda Sirman 21.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by JesC
But what im curious of is can you answer the question of do the needles have problems bouncing? and does the tone arm drift or can you get all that perfectly set on a pair of technics? |
| Brinda Sirman 21.02.2012 | Before this becomes a full thread of yes you should there the only "real" turntable out there etc etc just read along. Ok so when i first started with Scratch/Hiphop Djing, i got a pair of TT-200 Turntables. These things worked amazing at my house and my friend who is a technics guy even thought they were pretty good. Problem was the needle would slowly drift down the turntable, it was supposed to have a lock to stay in place but it would eventually hit the middle after 20 minutes. Also with these guys the counter weight was a little iffy and when i gigged with them twice the bass from my sub/speakers would make the needles bounce so much that it wouldnt read the track. After this frustration i decided i wanted to move away from the needles/tone arm problems. So then i arrived at the Numark CDX's. I ended up buying a pair and loved the fact that the control CD did it all and i could just scratch and mix away on the vinyl top...... A year later I am still pretty happy with the CDX's besides the look and flipping the CD track back every 25minutes. But recently friends of mine and some community people have told me that buying technics would be the best investment for moving forward. First they said that the CDX's prices are dropping so holding onto them is a bad investment, Second they said Technics are consitantly staying the same price so its good to own a pair. And third im starting to Club Gig a little more and people are telling me that owning a pair of technics will make me sound smoother in the club since id be "used" to them. Now these are all great things i have considered but i loved my CDX's and i dont want to have the problems i did with my first pair of tables. so my questions for you guys is what do you believe i should do and also do technics still sometimes have these issues with drifiting tones arms and bouncing needles that wont read the track. Also do you believe just spending some time and getting used to technics would be fine if i stick to my CDX's or the whole switch a good idea. Sorry for such a long write up just want you to get an insight of my experiences. I believe i could sell my cdx's for $400 then get a pair of techs for $600 which wouldnt be bad but im just not sure yet! |
| Stefania Herb 24.02.2012 | mmmmmmm vinyl... if we werent on a dj community ... sumone might mistake us for sum strange german folk that are into s&m and bad techno... lol |
| Palma Hanslip 24.02.2012 | Welcome to the world of vinyl addiction, where hardly anybody has beaten it |
| Roxie Seldal 24.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
Only $20 this week, Only $40 this week, Oh these records are rare I'll never buy $125 a week again... Ok just this one time $150.... lol |
| Dorie Scelzo 23.02.2012 | Congrats. How long until you start buying black crack? |
| Brinda Sirman 23.02.2012 | Just a day later i am a proud owner of a pair of 1200 M3D's, and the DJM T1 comes in the mail tomorrow so whole new setup wahoo! |
| Dorie Scelzo 22.02.2012 | If they're in decent shape, yes. That's what I paid for my mk2s. m3ds are the same thing but better. |
| Brinda Sirman 22.02.2012 | Technics m3ds for 600 for a pair... Should I take em or wait?! |
| Palma Hanslip 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Stefania Herb 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by mostapha
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| Brunilda Kora 22.02.2012 | You ain't lying! I turn into this mother - fucker whenever there's a pair of 1200's around: |
| Evelyn Navarijo 22.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by hayden14
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| Dorie Scelzo 22.02.2012 | The only downside to technics is that you'll always want m5gs. No, they don't stop the tonearm from hitting the spindle |
| Brinda Sirman 22.02.2012 | but with your guys technics do you encounter any of these problems im talking about or has it been pretty much smoothe sailing? Any downside to the technics?! |
| Freddie Henrichs 22.02.2012 | Every Dj should have at least 1 pair! |
| Brinda Sirman 21.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by JesC
But what im curious of is can you answer the question of do the needles have problems bouncing? and does the tone arm drift or can you get all that perfectly set on a pair of technics? |
| Cristian Carmona 21.02.2012 | get the 12's, the resale value is insane! |
| Albertina Fay 21.02.2012 | If you can sell your CDX's for 400 and only have to invest 200 on a pair of 1200's, I'd do it in a heartbeat. |
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