I appreciate your obsession on this subject, Tosh. But rather than have me get in the debate, let me summarize what D Wynn said at the Detroit Historical Museum event yesterday: Final Scratch is great for DJs who travel. Anyone who's been through the airports, has back problems from lugging records, or had their record box lost or stolen can understand that.
But when you get down to it, audiences still really like seeing a DJ mix records. phred