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Looking to get some Decks.... - Effel - 06-02-08
Pref cheap direct drive and under a ton, would these be suitable for a novice?
Numark TT1520
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - mr.pure - 06-02-08
Link didn't work but I'd have thought so.
You can always upgrade when you get better.
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - Dogtown - 07-02-08
Make sure they are definitely direct drive and you should be ok.
You could alway try and get some 2nd hand Technics. Even if they look a bit battered they generally still work fine. Obviously you'd need to test them first though.
Numark ones your looking at will be sound to begin with though.
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - DIALEKT - 07-02-08
nooooooo nothig under a ton is worth getting there harder to learn on an will probably break
i find on a budget stantons are pretty ok but if your deadly serious u might as well just get technics as they last forever an hold there value round my way at cash converters u can pick em up for about £150 each coz pure crackheads just rob em an sell em to the shop lol
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - Samo - 07-02-08
I have a pair of 2nd hand Numarks for sale, they dont have carts or needles, but they are in good working order! If your'e interested i can put pics up when i get home from work later
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - DIALEKT - 07-02-08
and them cheap £50 mixers normally last about 3 weeks lol
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - Effel - 07-02-08
I'd love a set of 1210s but i dunno if i want to invest that much in summat that may only be a passing interest, you get me? Altho £150 sounds absurdly cheap they go fer about 2 ton minimum in my local place
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - Samo - 07-02-08
El Samo Wrote:I have a pair of 2nd hand Numarks for sale, they dont have carts or needles, but they are in good working order! If your'e interested i can put pics up when i get home from work later
id sell mine for £75 for the pair if you're interested or anyone else is... I dont use them anymore and im clearing out space
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - olstar - 08-02-08
technics or dont bother!
i had some belt drive sound labs to learn on, and when i moved to technics i had to learn to mix all over again!
heard good things about numark direct drives though!
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - Ads - 08-02-08
Effel Wrote:I'd love a set of 1210s but i dunno if i want to invest that much in summat that may only be a passing interest, you get me? Altho £150 sounds absurdly cheap they go fer about 2 ton minimum in my local place
Effel, without sounding like i'm putting you off, its worth considering what is really required: turntables, carts, stylus, mixer, headphones, slipmatts, amp, speakers, they all go hand in hand.
I think you will also get bored very quickly without a decent record collection, and unfortunately there are no short cuts (i.e. free downloading) if your going down the Th'owd Skool route of putting the 'needle on the reckid' . Yes you can pick up a lot of records at great prices from eBay and shops such as Vinyl Exchange in Manc. but you would seriously need to spend at least a few hundred quid to start with and make it worth while, afterall you dont want to be the DJ who plays the same track 3 times a night do you? I had a few mates who's dj career lasted only a month or two down to them getting bored mixing the same dozen records they had.
Think wisely..
By the way if you do go for the Technics get the 1200's the silver finish is much nicer than the 1210's.
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RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - DIALEKT - 08-02-08
word!
it aint just about the decks like i said a cheap mixer aint gunna last long needles aint cheap an vinyl is like fuckin heroin expensive an very moorish
an olstar is right thats y i said technics cheaper decks are so hard to learn on an once u pgrade it takes ages to learn to mix on better decks
dj'in is a fuckin expensive hobby man keep that in mind
(god i miss my vestax)
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - woody - 08-02-08
I used to have decks, Stanton direct drives. They weren't exactly cheap but still had no power really despite being direct drive. I liked the ease with which you could stop and speed up the platter though personally, I found it easier than the mad powerful technics
I'd say get the cheapest belt drives you can get to start with - If you're still into it in a year or two then buy 1210's
The "halfway between the two" style direct-drives are still weak as you like
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - DIALEKT - 08-02-08
lol yeah technics are strong till you try vestax an break ya wrist tryin to do a rewind lol
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - Effel - 08-02-08
Already got a decentish speaker setup, although as it stands i may be able to get a free pair of direct drive numarks for free off my mate, as hes going up to 1210s when his money from the record company come through.
RE: Looking to get some Decks.... - olstar - 08-02-08
Well if they are free, then go for it!
