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I'm going to be getting into the spinning of vinyls pretty soon and I was curious if anyone had done it or could offer any advice. I found a set of Numark tables in a package deal called the Battle Pak 4 which has 2 tables and a mixer for a very reasonable price. However someone recomended that i start with the best, the Technics 1200s. Which are nearly tripple the cost of the entire set i found.  I was wondering if anyone had any expericance out there could tell me what the difference in the two is. What makes the 1200's better than the numarks? also with the cartridges and needless, I read that you needed more than one set, does each set read the vinyl differently? if so, i guess that would just be a personal style issue.  And another thing, with the vinyls, are there stores that sell those types of things? just vinyls with beats and shi? well i guess there would be.. i duno.  I think that covers it. I'm extremely tipsy right now, well.. i'm flat out smashed.
**sings with mary poppins**
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(edited out by poster)

screw the siggy. i'm not doing one to night.

(Edited by Tool at 1:27 pm on Sep. 7, 2003)

By Tool at Sep 7, 2003, 12:29 AM | 0
I've got many friend's that are in 'the scene' and a few who spin, and I have some numark turntables myself. mine are digis though, I spin for personal enjoyment, that's all.  

that said, some of the differences you will encounter between cheep and expensive truntables are:  #1 and probibaly the main diffrence, tork, the better turntables have more, the cheeper ones don't.   #2 braking, cheeper turntables take longer to stop after you hit the start/stop button.  more expensive ones stop almost right away.  and of course more expensive ones sometimes are smoother spinning (though that is opinion, depends on what you like)   the first and foremost thing make sure you get direct drive turntables.  now if you are planning to do alot of scratching, then the more expensive ones will definatley be a better choice if you can afford them, also invest in a nice mixer.  if you are not planning to scratch much, or at all than quality begins to mean less.

if you live near a major city you should be able to find insturmental, and scratch records, with samples and whatnot. otherwise the internet is the best place to look.

I personally like numarks the best, but that is once again an opinion.

By Jotun at Sep 7, 2003, 12:44 AM | 0
Atlanta is a big city right?

(dont answer that.. hehe)

By Tool at Sep 7, 2003, 12:48 AM | 0
by the way check out final scratch.

www.finalscratch.com

my friend has it and it is expensive, but amazing.

By Jotun at Sep 7, 2003, 12:48 AM | 0
unfortunately I live in south bend IN.  which is ALMOST devoid of record stores,   only 1 hr. from chicago though (chi. fuckin rulz)  3 hr form indianapolis, and 3 hr form detroit too.
By Jotun at Sep 7, 2003, 12:50 AM | 0
what sort of tunes are you going to spin?

head over to satellite for uhm, some of those vinyl things with beats and shit…

there's also wax n' facts, criminal records, earwax. last i was in atlanta, there where a few within walking distance in little 5... satellite being the most mainstream.

keep an ear out for beats that you can make your own and be prepared to spend a lot of time digging through dusty record crates.

happy hunting...

By Bias at Sep 7, 2003, 1:18 AM | 0
I heard mention of chi-town….
Did the MOO-Bash ever happen? If so, how was it?
Just been out of the loop for a while. No pun intended.
;)

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By Lena at Sep 7, 2003, 7:48 AM | 0
The hobby your thinking of taking up is an expensive one! A lot more expensive than most computer hobbies. Vinyl costs lots of money, and it's the type of thing you'll always -need- more of.

My suggestion to you is to wait until your not inebriated before making your final 'investment' decision… even if you've been thinking about it for a while. That, and find the type/style of music your into, and avalibility on vinyl... find out just how much you'll really need to spend to get 'up to speed', because you'll probablly end up spending twice as much for the music as you will for the setup to play it.

As I'm not a professional DJ, I don't understand why 'braking' would be so important... unless you plan on relying on your turntables to do a 'spindown' at a certian speed. From what I've seen of my friend who -is- a professional, when your running, you don't stop the table... you let it spin while you change disks. That's what your slip-mat's are for, right?

You probablly don't -need- different needles. They might be nice to have, but a good set would be fine for getting started. You'll want a good slipmat before you'll want multiple needles which you swap out mid-session.

MOOBash didn't  happen due to the fact the chi-town crew totally flaked on it. We were down, but they flaked majorly.

-Kevlar

By Kevlar at Sep 7, 2003, 8:47 AM | 0
bias that satellite place isn't even 3 miles away, and the turntables there that LRCN recomended are nearly 300 dollers LESS (edit in) than this place i found online.  thanks alot for the help guys. oh check out lrcn's stuff on the xdrive. he's really good seundaze and groove dr are wicked sick.

(Edited by Tool at 6:27 pm on Sep. 8, 2003)

By Tool at Sep 8, 2003, 12:09 AM | 0
I don't think it's fair to categorize chi-town as 'flaking'. Our host has been having a hard time of it. I don't consider that flaking. Damn economy.
By Johnny at Sep 8, 2003, 12:13 AM | 0
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