Set of Decks?

unclebill98

Hi all,

Well i am looking for a set of Decks. Now tbh I only really know the 1210's from my HMV days so there the ones I am looking at. But like everything else there is always something else that is just as good for cheaper and by someone else?

So,

What model of the 1210's are the best?
What other makes should i look at.

Now its very unlikely that there going to get used live but I am not one for getting very cheap cheap s hit! Been down that road before!

I've already got a mixer.

Thanks in advance

cono121

The technics 1210's are the best, they are the industry standard. They will last you forever. I have stanton st8-150's, just as good, if not better!

but recommend the 1210's...

monkey tennis

Best bet would probably be to pick up a second-hand pair of 1210s or 1200s.

unclebill98

cheers lads...

There is a few diff models of the 1210's...A major diff?

monkey tennis

If you can get the M3Ds or above, you avoid the pitch slider click at 0% (although I think you can do a DIY job to remove the clicky bit)

artanevilla

I'm selling a pair of Numark TT1610's, if you're interested.

cono121

There all the basically all the same...
the main types are mk2 and mk5...
only difference is...led light i tink!?

1210 is black 1200 is silver...thats the only diff.

the 1210 mk5g is the gold plated deck....extra pitch control....anniversery, quite expensive though.

Any type is excellent!! trust me

Executive Steve

stanton str8 - 150's

the only deck ever to have improved on the original technics design IMO.

they're easily far and away the nicest deck to use.

second hand pair won't break the bank either

unclebill98

artanevilla wrote: »

I'm selling a pair of Numark TT1610's, if you're interested.

cheers for that. I'll look them up and let you know.

Thanks for the advice lads.

copeyhagen

to be frank i think turntables are a waste of money. get yourself a moderatly priced set of cd decks instead, or get a laptop..

unless you wanna keep payin €11 for one track on vinyl

Executive Steve

call me old fashioned, but i reckon you buy better tunes when they cost you a tenner.

you also buy LESS tunes, so you're much more likely to be forced to be creative with what you have.

Riesen_Meal

[cm]tyranny wrote: »

call me old fashioned, but i reckon you buy better tunes when they cost you a tenner.

you also buy LESS tunes, so you're much more likely to be forced to be creative with what you have.

I dont agree with that at all Steve, as someone who played vinyl only since 98, I bought a cdj1000 in '02 mainly for accapellas/tools/beats on top of what I was playing on the vinyl decks and slowly but surely as mp3 bitrates and WAVs got better I found myself using the cdj more and more (and I had to get a disc removed from my back from carrying my vinyl twice a week to the radio station!)

Then the likes of Beatport became more prominent and suddenly it was okay to like digital files, now im 100% digital, due to the fact that I cant be luggin records round with me with my bad back anymore, and most of the tracks I play seem to come onto digital first, dont get me wrong, I love my vinyl, the look, the feel, the touch of it but with prices sky high for vinyl €12.99 as opposed to $2.49 and releases pushed back from digital release why would I be arsed? When you buy vinyls your prob only gonna play one side/mix of track anyway!

YES I miss sleeve art, covers, general nerdiness but I dont miss luggin those heavy bags!

Still when I hear of people starting up I usualy recommend vinyl decks 1st, cd decks after but im not so sure anymore, cd decks have come on leaps and bounds...

unclebill98

copeyhagen wrote: »

to be frank i think turntables are a waste of money. get yourself a moderatly priced set of cd decks instead, or get a laptop..

unless you wanna keep payin €11 for one track on vinyl

Hi, well I use numarks D2 and 2 mac laptops and a dual cd player and cd as backup. So i am pretty much up with the times

I've tons of vinly from Radioheads new ablum to Queens 1st ablum and from working HMV I've always wanted to have a pair. As mentioned its more of a home use thing anyhows. I too, would be very unlikey to drag them to my gigs. Plus i've tons of old mixes from mates you dj'd in the pod etc and I wanna try it out etc....Nothing beats the needle to the record

tman

[cm]tyranny wrote: »

call me old fashioned, but i reckon you buy better tunes when they cost you a tenner.

you also buy LESS tunes, so you're much more likely to be forced to be creative with what you have.

I'm currently downloading a bunch of D&B mp3s from trackitdown, a style that I'd never have even considered playing if I didn't have cd decks... Vinyl is just too expensive, I found that I just stuck to 1 or 2 styles of music instead of having an entire spectrum of music readily available.

CD decks all the way

unclebill98

Well, it is possible to have both side be side if one wished? Then you can have the smell over vinyl and the advantage of mp3/cd's!

For me, its just not do'able in the sort amount of time i've got to set up.

Riesen_Meal

unclebill98 wrote: »

Well, it is possible to have both side be side if one wished? Then you can have the smell over vinyl and the advantage of mp3/cd's!

For me, its just not do'able in the sort amount of time i've got to set up.

Serato Scratch?



Traktor Scratch?

unclebill98

Ah yeah, heard of all them, what i meant was even simple use you 2 decks/cd units via 4 channel mixer or something.

Was never one for reliaing on a laptop too much!

cono121

Ohhhh No....!! Here we go, with this on-going agruement to which is better for djing, vinyl or digital...we'll be here forever!

Every dj will have a different opinion obviously, its called idividuality, for me vinyl works best, i have two turntables, two cd decks, quite a few mixers. With vinyl you can beat the feel, control and sentimental value of each record you purchase, sure its expensive but do you get the same sentimental value out of mp3 or any digital format, nah!:rolleyes:

As for digital, i mean, what fun! With digital you have as a dj such a wide scope to experiment with to produce a brilliantly unique sound OR potentially messy

Each format has is as good as each other, but its up to you, as an individual dj to decide.

Try everything before you gloating of a particular format, pleeeeaz...:cool:

L1011

unclebill98 wrote: »

Well, it is possible to have both side be side if one wished? Then you can have the smell over vinyl and the advantage of mp3/cd's!

For me, its just not do'able in the sort amount of time i've got to set up.

2 1210s and 2 CDJs is a hugely common setup in clubs across the country and it is entirely possible to work from one medium to another...

Executive Steve

serato ftw!

Zascar

Agree. If you love Vinyl then stick with it, but I think a DVS is the way to go, it will pay for itself in no time. You can get the M-Audio Torq Connectiv for about €200. SSL etc are a good bit more expensive but then they are far cheaper than 2x CDJ's

cono121

MYOB wrote: »

2 1210s and 2 CDJs is a hugely common setup in clubs across the country and it is entirely possible to work from one medium to another...

Oh yes..!!! Totaly agreed, defo... forgot to mention that!:p
Both formats better.

FruitLover

unclebill98 wrote: »

Well, it is possible to have both side be side if one wished?

This is what I have, plus a laptop on the 3rd channel.

L1011

FruitLover wrote: »

This is what I have, plus a laptop on the 3rd channel.

1 vinyl, 1 CD, 1 laptop? Would find that very limiting with my collection, but as I've not seen anywhere with more than a 4 channel mixer recently its a case of jetissoning either the laptop or a 1210 for me.

A 1210 goes for me. Have an Echo interface on the laptop so it can provide "better than CD" quality sound from suitable quality sources - or more usually, CD quality sound from Beatport WAVs