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Pref cheap direct drive and under a ton, would these be suitable for a novice?
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Link didn't work but I'd have thought so.
You can always upgrade when you get better.
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Make sure they are definitely direct drive and you should be ok.
You could alway try and get some 2nd hand Technics. Even if they look a bit battered they generally still work fine. Obviously you'd need to test them first though.
Numark ones your looking at will be sound to begin with though.
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nooooooo nothig under a ton is worth getting there harder to learn on an will probably break
i find on a budget stantons are pretty ok but if your deadly serious u might as well just get technics as they last forever an hold there value round my way at cash converters u can pick em up for about £150 each coz pure crackheads just rob em an sell em to the shop lol
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I have a pair of 2nd hand Numarks for sale, they dont have carts or needles, but they are in good working order! If your'e interested i can put pics up when i get home from work later
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and them cheap £50 mixers normally last about 3 weeks lol
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I'd love a set of 1210s but i dunno if i want to invest that much in summat that may only be a passing interest, you get me? Altho £150 sounds absurdly cheap they go fer about 2 ton minimum in my local place
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El Samo Wrote:I have a pair of 2nd hand Numarks for sale, they dont have carts or needles, but they are in good working order! If your'e interested i can put pics up when i get home from work later
id sell mine for £75 for the pair if you're interested or anyone else is... I dont use them anymore and im clearing out space
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technics or dont bother!
i had some belt drive sound labs to learn on, and when i moved to technics i had to learn to mix all over again!
heard good things about numark direct drives though!
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word!
it aint just about the decks like i said a cheap mixer aint gunna last long needles aint cheap an vinyl is like fuckin heroin expensive an very moorish
an olstar is right thats y i said technics cheaper decks are so hard to learn on an once u pgrade it takes ages to learn to mix on better decks
dj'in is a fuckin expensive hobby man keep that in mind
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I used to have decks, Stanton direct drives. They weren't exactly cheap but still had no power really despite being direct drive. I liked the ease with which you could stop and speed up the platter though personally, I found it easier than the mad powerful technics
I'd say get the cheapest belt drives you can get to start with - If you're still into it in a year or two then buy 1210's
The "halfway between the two" style direct-drives are still weak as you like
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lol yeah technics are strong till you try vestax an break ya wrist tryin to do a rewind lol
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Already got a decentish speaker setup, although as it stands i may be able to get a free pair of direct drive numarks for free off my mate, as hes going up to 1210s when his money from the record company come through.
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