Advantages: Industry Standard, Good Feel, Good Looks, Sturdy Disadvantages: Price, Minimal Pitch Control
...a less expensive deck, the technics is the way to go! this deck is built like a tank, it feels as good as it costs, and is an all round excellent turntable whether you scratch, mix just use it to play vinyl. The only problem with the deck, and it is a minor one, is that the pitch control only goes 8% each way. This means that the decks can mix music fine if you specialise in one genre or mix music with similair speeds, but the decks can mix music ... ...the pitch gets to, say, 12% or more, the music sounds ridiculously slow or fast, so the pitch range available should be fine for most people. If the expense of the deck intimidates you, you might want to conisder picking up just one deck to start with, then when you have the money, buy your second. This, in my view, is a wise choice because you will end up with the best turntables money can buy. ...
cybergoose 04.09.2006
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The technics 1200 is as most know the industry standard deck along with it's black brother the 1210. I prefer the silver finish which gives it a very classy look, the working parts are also in brushed aluminium and the whole decks gives the impression of good sturdy crafsmanship. The build quality is suberb, the on off switch and the pitch control are operated by buttons and sliders which all have a lovely weighted feel, and will lats a lifetime, ... ...is lightning quick. The tonearm is fully adjustable for weight and height and overall the sound quality is great. An audiophile deck it is not though, it is an all out DJ deck, strong bass, crisp treble and built to last. If you have even more money the vestax digital decks are better but 1200/10 still retain their reputation and find a place in 905 of clubs. ...
Dash 30.06.2000
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Advantages: Standard in all 99.9% of Clubs Disadvantages: Price
...but have always found the Technics 1200/1210 series to be the most reliable, sturdy and hard wearing of all decks. I am not Turntable boffin who knows all the statistical facts of a deck but I do know an amazing deck when I use one. Not only is it a legendary deck but it is a fact that most professional Disk Jockeys would favour a Technic over any other brand of deck. People have tried comparing them to other brands but for me Technics will always ... ...expenses and by the day dieing out and also the for the reason you can loop, use a better pitch and you don't have to lug around a massive vinyl box around with you. All in all though, if you're a vinyl fanatic like me, Technics are the only option. ...
rossc88 17.04.2007 (24.04.2007)
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