[Effel]

Pref cheap direct drive and under a ton, would these be suitable for a novice?

Numark TT1520

[mr.pure]

Link didn't work but I'd have thought so.
You can always upgrade when you get better.

[Dogtown]

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.

[DIALEKT]

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

[Samo]

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

[DIALEKT]

and them cheap £50 mixers normally last about 3 weeks lol

[Effel]

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

[Samo]

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

[olstar]

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!

[Ads]

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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