When I started mixing about 5 years ago I started with some bog standard belt drive decks that didn't run at the same speed and were generally lame, after this I moved onto a couple of sets of gemini decks and then the tt04's.
I have many friends who say that 1210's are the golden standard ... Read review
Advantages: Direct Drive, Straight arm (preference) hard wearing Disadvantages: torque not as good as 1210's
...a couple of sets of gemini decks and then the tt04's.
I have many friends who say that 1210's are the golden standard in DJ equipment and they are right. However there is no point going for these unless your serious. I love mixing but I am not serious about it so I got the tt04's. I was suprised to find that they are quite close to 1210's in feel. They have a high torque motor which mean bringing those tunes in dead on time is easier. ... .../>
It was nice to see that they had done something different in terms of presentation of the pitch slide with a metal plate surrounding this giving it a nice aesthetic design. In terms of accuracy the pitch slide is spot on.
Standard buttons such as the 36/48/72 rpm are there as well as a good target light. However the target light is easy to damage so be careful if you are as clumsy as me.
When I started mixing about 5 years ago I started with some bog standard belt drive decks that didn't run at the same speed and were generally lame, after this I moved onto a couple of sets of gemini decks and then the tt04's.
I have many friends who say that 1210's are the golden standard in DJ equipment and they are right. However there is no point going for these unless your serious. I love mixing but I am not serious about it so I got the tt04's. I was suprised to find that they are quite close to 1210's in feel. They have a high torque motor which mean bringing those tunes in dead on time is easier. Not quite as powerful as Technics 1210 but still good.
It was nice to see that they had done something different in terms of presentation of the pitch slide with a metal plate surrounding this giving it a nice aesthetic design. In terms of accuracy the pitch slide is spot on.
Standard buttons such as the 36/48/72 rpm are there as well as a good target light. However the target light is easy to damage so be careful if you are as clumsy as me.
Also as standard adjustable height/weight of the tone arm enables you to match the turn table to your own style of mixing. Worth a read up before setting this up though if you are just starting up.
Finally, from this very non-technical review I would just like to say that this turn table does the job and does it well however a tip would be to some concorde needles to go with this as they compliment this particular turn table.
Remember buying decks is all about what looks nice and what feels right.
