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DrBlue, post: 21579, member: 1831 wrote: There is some wrong in this statement.. Most brands have stronger torque than technics, even the cheaper ones like omnitronic and so on.. The reason for this (only certain models) is that the high end stantons and the cheaper ones have the same motor. They are known as Super OEM turntables.. the internal stuff is made in the same factory and sold to all the brands.

Build quality on the chassis (spelling?) and tonearm differ from the brands tho.. I still stick with my 1210mkII tho..
As for cdj`s i have no idea. Also i have only read about the other turntables, and looked at speccs.. I havent tried em.. I`ve heard that some numark ttx`s have failed quite fast.. manufacturing stuff.. Dont know about the credibility about the sources tho.

There may be many brands that offer higher torque (quite a few of them are clones of the top stanton with a different badge on them) but the rest of the components may suck or they don’t perform to spec. I was talking about decks that are a viable Technics alternatives (although none will have the durability of Technics).
The previous generations of the TTX’s definitely had issues. A few generations later, after a few design changes and upgrades, have rock solid performance now.

Yep there’s a “limbo song”. There’s a few actually but the “official” one of my childhood was Chubby Checker – Limbo Rock

You can get windows running no problem, don’t doubt that if its the comfortable platform for you but it takes a lot more constant tweaking to get it running as well. Macs are literally turn off screensaver and wifi and you’re good to go. I used to be all about Windows until I got a MBP and I would never turn back for any audio or graphics work.

Getting the highest spec’d processor you can afford is important but even more so is having plenty of ram. The larger the hard drive the better. A Solid state hard drive will be faster too but this is usually only found in high end machines and is pricey. Again, it should be a quality machine. If its got great specs but is really cheap then chances are it uses low quality components. These typically have issues, break or don’t perform to the quoted specs.

I own an S4. I also own the F1 but I’ll see what I can squeeze out of running the S4 alone and get back to you.

I remember there was one place that I played at every Sunday afternoon, that had Denon CDJs. Started bringing my CDJ1000’s with me as I hate those Denons. The new generation from Denon seem to be really decent now (Phil is quite partial to them, these days). Probably the only competition for Pioneer.
For turntables the top line Stantons, Vestax and Numarks are almost the only alternatives that offer decent enough build quality and torque. I recently purchased a brand new pair of the Numark TTX’s. I was on a budget and was only buying for a pair of turntables that won’t be leaving the bedroom for anything other than the ocassional house party. The Stantons would be my 2nd choice but they are still really expensive…still nothing compared to the cost of Technics these days! More expensive than they were 5 years ago! If cash allowed me, I would buy the Technics simply because I know exactly what I’ll get with them. The general consensus is that all the newer turntables only have a limited life whilst Technics just keep on going!

I wouldn’t have a clue where you would get your hands on those types of tunes but I will say that you have to make peace with sacrificing your musical integrity (just a bit) to get those first few vital gigs. Either that or show up every night and spend a lot of cash shouting the important people drinks.
I’m sure you could google “Reggae classics” or “Soca top 50” or something like that to help with songs.

Hit the nail on the head D-Jam!