Numark TT200

Numark turntables were the first ones I bought many years ago when I started out and do I always have a special place in my heart for their products. When the TT200 was released I was quite impressed by the design and some of the features so decided to check them out.

The TT200 looks very cool indeed. They are not shaped like other turntables; rectangular with harsh corners, this has a much more sleeker looking design with luxurious ...
...black). The smart design takes nothing away from the sturdiness of the turntable and I reckon that this could take quite a battering before playback became affected. The platter and the tone-arm feel strong and I would image they would stand up to a fair bit of force. When making any contact with the record being played the needle only skipped when excessive force was used.

There are two really appealing features of this turntable that ... more

Numark turntables were the first ones I bought many years ago when I started out and do I always have a special place in my heart for their products. When the TT200 was released I was quite impressed by the design and some of the features so decided to check them out.

The TT200 looks very cool indeed. They are not shaped like other turntables; rectangular with harsh corners, this has a much more sleeker looking design with luxurious looking smooth edges and a dual coloured faceplate (silver and black). The smart design takes nothing away from the sturdiness of the turntable and I reckon that this could take quite a battering before playback became affected. The platter and the tone-arm feel strong and I would image they would stand up to a fair bit of force. When making any contact with the record being played the needle only skipped when excessive force was used.

There are two really appealing features of this turntable that stand out for me; the play button and the reverse feature. This turntable can play at 33/45 and 78 rpm but you also get the option to play your track in reverse. Admittedly the use of this feature if pretty limited but it is a cool addition and the more creative people amongst us would utilise this well. The two play buttons is a feature which scratch djs would find useful. Many scratch djs set up the turntable sideways so that they have better access to the vinyl but this also means that access to the buttons can be limited. Not with this little badboy. I've never needed this feature as I can't scratch for fudge but it is a nice addition which I know a few people love!

The pitch ranges from -10 to +10 which is pretty much the standard nowdays so nothing exciting to report there. One last thing that impressed me was the fact that you can easily change the tone arm from straight to 's' shaped very easily depending on what you need from it (scratching etc)

As a direct drive turntable from a 'brand name' you would expect to pay a fair bit for this but it's not overpriced and is one of the cheapest on the market. I would definitely say it's worth the money. 

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