Well I can dj with anything. I have 3 sets of turntables(cdt 05, 1200, st 150s) and I can get the job done with either of them.
That good and I'm happy that you enjoy the techs, but since I started using other turntables, I haven't gone back to the techs yet. I still keep one pugged in for listening because I don't want to turn on the laptop and serato every time I want to hear a piece of vinyl on my main setup(st 150s).
It's cool that some of you guys are loyal to the sl 1200, but please stop deceiving new buyers. Technics doesn't pay me a salary(and I'm sure they don't pay any of you) so I don't have to lie about newer turntables being inferior products. For those of you that say the techs will last a lifetime, any turntable will last a lifetime if you treat it right. I have an XL 500 I got cheap off someone as an extra stand alone back in the 90s and that thing still works perfectly. A gemini xl 500 that's received heavy use sice the 90s still works with perfect pitch and the tonearm doesn't skip when you scratch on it. Real DJs can dj with almost anything. Babu has used the vestax for years. 1200s are great turntables, but time has passed them by. What the die hard 1200 fans are failing to mention is that back in the day when we were beat juggling with 1200s, we had to turn the counterweight around to prevent skipping. Turntables now are made now in that you don't have to do that. I have my st 150s(curved arm) set up in that I can beat juggle real vinyl hard and fast and it won't skip. Without a piece of paper in the tone arm and without the counter weight turned around.
If you're using serato or trakktor, as over 90% of the people here are including myself, you can use a cheap Stanton T52 to get the job done. All of you guys probably DJ in relative mode so there is no skipping anyway so I don't know what the problem is. The internet is full of technics fan boys. I don't know if the Technics company are making these accounts or if people have really tricked themselves into believing that 1200s are still the best turntables around
. I just hate to see new buyers being deceived.
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