Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable Silver

If you are a serious deejay, these have been the industry standard since the late 70's! I've had my pair since 1986. They have survived numerous drops,spills,and pretty much every bad thing that can happen to a piece of electronic equipment,and they are still going strong today. If an airline can't break them, nothing can! lol The only thing I've had to replace over the years are the pop up target lights, and rca cords. These really are the the Tiger Tanks of turntables on the market. You really can't go wrong buying a pair of these, simple, durable, and reliable.

I bought a Vestax PDX-2000 mkII and it was great. The needle didn't bounce and it did have a lot of torque. The platter was nice too. But when i tried 1200's, i quickly wished that i had started out with technics instead of the Vestax. The 1200's have a platter that will not wiggle at all! The Vestax platter is good, but it does tend to have more movement then one might want, which causes the needle to jump. The tone-arm on the 1200 can be modified and adjusted to your liking. One main reason i went with Vestax in the beginning was because of the "unskipable arm", but I have found that the technics arm stays just as good, if not better. Part of the reason i think i enjoy the technics more then Vestax is because they seem to be able to absorb way more vibration which was a problem i had with the Vestax. The bottom of the tech's are thick rubber and the feet have rubber too which makes the table "float" in a sense. Although the tech's have less torque, for me i find the amount to be perfect for both mixing and scratching, whereas the Vestax might have a little too much in my opinion. Its easy to make adjustments on this table. Under the platter, which can be removed on the fly, is where you can adjust the start/break time. The vestax has the ability to go +/- 60, tech's are +/-8, but if you open your technics up, you can actually turn the screw for the pitch fader to open it up to go +/- 12 which is more then plenty for most people. Vestax tables are great, as a scratch only table. Technics have the ability to accommodate any DJ and will win your heart if you decide to get them.

There is not much to say when it comes down to these. Industry standard, they have been the best for a long time. I would recomend these to anybody. begining, moderare or professional. Dont waste your time with any other

This is the machine you need to keep your mixes spinning tight. You can backspin, scratch, wobble, and even throw a brick on top this bad boy and the motor wont miss a beat. Before these i was playing on Stanton T-80's and the difference is amazing. Although the Technics don't offer all the cool perks of the Stanton's (reverse, 78rpm, Line out with replaceable RCA's), the ability to throw a mix on without having to have it catch up is totally worth it.

I have 2 of these hooked up through a Pioneer DJM 600 mixer with Ortofon Pro S cartridges, and it is the best setup that I can imagine. These are the standard for serious djs. No other turntable can compare to these. They are indistructible, made of high quality parts, and will last you forever while holding their resale value. I couldn't imagine using anything else. They have strong motors so they are great for scratching, and good pitch sliders, so they are good for mixing. I highly reccomend these turntables.