Ok I'm mot the greatest DJ but I can hold my own at mixing and my scratching isn't offensive to the ears. But one thing different about me is I have never owned a pair of 1210s of 1200s. I have used them at friend's houses but have not grown to love them unquestioningly like so many DJ's. This is why when I could no longer put up with the low torque of my old Stantons, I took a leap into the unknown and coughed up a small fortune for a pair of the new Numark TTX1's. At the time I new it was a risk but after almost two years of use I have never been more pleased with my decision.
I will not bore you with the details of all the features you can find these in any other review you read. All I need to say is that they are robust, reliable simple to use and adaptable (the ability to swap the pitch slider with the buttons is pretty cool as is the choice of S-shaped or strait tone arm). The torque is incredible and the speed will never vary unless you want it to. They have a couple of minor things that could be improved for the next model. A longer spindle to make it easier to grip and a more accurate BPM counter in case you're feeling lazy or are just too drunk. If they could decrease the distortion on larger key shifts that would also be a bonus. So don't count on these features, the BPM is only useful as a rough guide and the key lock is only effective for smallish shifts. The biggest problem you will get when owning a set of these is getting other DJ's to use them; there are just too many Technics snobs out there who will turn their noses up at them without giving them a try. When they do try them they invariably moan the whole night complaining that the torque is too high. In the end of the day they just can't get used to not having to nudge the record to get it started.
I think Numark have taken turntable design into the 21st century with the TTX1's they are really trying to take DJ's to the next level. I am not good enough to appreciate everything the TTX1's have to offer but if you want to come up with new styles and sound and push the boundaries of what can be mixed together these are the tools you will need.
PS. Make sure you have a mixer with line in if you wan't to use all the features.
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Sounds like pretty good decks to me, not a bad price either. Rich
jackiehayes 31.10.2006 10:04
As below. xx
rickyshah 31.10.2006 06:47
I think it's impossible to reduce the distortion (at least by much) on large key shifts from an analogue source - that said, if you're *really* clever, you can use the distortian as a creative tool ;)
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