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Published on 11/01/03 at 15:00Paid under $500 at Musician's Friend. They don't publish the price because they sell it for less than Technics would like to let people know. I think it was actually closer to $460. I needed a new turntable for some live mixing that I do and the Technics model had all the features I was looking for.
I especially like the quartz direct drive accuracy with continuous pitch adjustment. This helps with some of the most accurate sound reproduction I've heard from a turntable. There's also a very high torque motor for quick startups (only 0.07 seconds stop to speed) and custom brake speed control. Another handy feature for those dimly lit gigs is the LED pop-up work light.
There's many more features that I like, but those are some of my favorites.
Occasional skids. Even with the protection I've experienced this, but it's nothing that really takes away from the unit. I abuse the hell out of it, so I'm sure I had something to do with it and it probably wasn't like that out of the box. In addition, it doesn't happen enough to really complain about it, but hey, you asked!!
First rate. Technics has been making turntables for an eternity and I've never had a problem with construction and quality of their units.
I think for $460 I got quite a deal. I will definitely be checking Musicians Friend regularly when I need good gear. I like to check equipment in my local stores and then go on-line to get the best price. This way, you're able to test it out and play with it and then get it for the best possible price. Nothing's perfect, though, so I don't hand out 5's. This ones a sure 4..
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I especially like the quartz direct drive accuracy with continuous pitch adjustment. This helps with some of the most accurate sound reproduction I've heard from a turntable. There's also a very high torque motor for quick startups (only 0.07 seconds stop to speed) and custom brake speed control. Another handy feature for those dimly lit gigs is the LED pop-up work light.
There's many more features that I like, but those are some of my favorites.
Occasional skids. Even with the protection I've experienced this, but it's nothing that really takes away from the unit. I abuse the hell out of it, so I'm sure I had something to do with it and it probably wasn't like that out of the box. In addition, it doesn't happen enough to really complain about it, but hey, you asked!!
First rate. Technics has been making turntables for an eternity and I've never had a problem with construction and quality of their units.
I think for $460 I got quite a deal. I will definitely be checking Musicians Friend regularly when I need good gear. I like to check equipment in my local stores and then go on-line to get the best price. This way, you're able to test it out and play with it and then get it for the best possible price. Nothing's perfect, though, so I don't hand out 5's. This ones a sure 4..
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com