Sorry I coming into the topic late, buta re we talking about Vestax TTX vs. Technics by chance? My friend just got a set of the TTXs and they seem pretty pimp. They have a keylock (pitch shift?) function on them that we don't know how to use yet. Anyone familiar?
On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, "seth redmond" wrote: > > I'm still undecided on whether the torque is better or > worse. Although it > seems logical to get as much as possible, when I tried > mixing on Vestax I > missed the ability to drop a record back into time by > dragging my finger > across the edge of the plate as I could with 1200s; > although unexpectedly > had no trouble moving back to technics again. > I am pretty convinced that once I got out of this habit > (bad for the motor > in any case) I wouldn't mind. The only thing I am sure > I would miss on > technics is the +10 pitch control. I never had to use > the +50's but I've > often found that I was agonisingly just-out-of-range on > the technics and had > to piss about subtely speeding the other record up / > down > > it's not the first time I've heard doubts about the > build quality, but don't > know anyone who's had them long enough for it to be an > issue. their mixers > have always been pretty nice mind. > > -s > > >From: "Neil Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "'Langsman, Marc'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'seth > redmond'" > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<313@hyperreal.org> > >Subject: RE: (313) re: best decks > >Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:49:55 -0000 > > > > > >I got one pdx 2000 (as it was all I could afford at > the time) and I > >really love it: -50% is actually really useful as use > you can mix things > >at half tempo to do some weird x2s, having a reverse > button is also very > >useful and yes they seem to have quite a lot more > torque - which may not > >be a good thing if you play out a lot as after using > vestax technics > >feel very light and you need to use a much gentler > touch and yeah > >skipping is virtually non existent which I believe is > due to the tonearm > >being designed to produce no lateral force > perpendicular to the tonearm > >instead all the forces run parallel to the tonearm (or > that's the theory > >anyway) > >Build quality wise I would say that echnics still have > the edge insomuch > >as touching the deck with the needle on the record > doesn't seem to make > >a noise thru the speakers whereas at high volumes if > you tap the vestax > >you can hear the tapping. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months > FREE*. > <a href="http://mail.peoplepc.com/jump/http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail";>http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail</a> TJJ ~in a perfect world, nothing is perfect~ ________________________________________________ PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. http://www.peoplepc.com
