Nice new release by the way jim.

I honestly don`t believe that final scratch is having an effect YET. Most people buying technics are in their 20`s, and a set of decks and mixer is a stretch for em, I seriously don`t think they are forking out the extra 500 jib for final scratch after the 600 or so for decks an mixer.
I think it is more down 2 people being sick of the shit that has been fed to them, and I think the hard house/Trance bubble has burst. And record sales have dropped accordingly. Maybe people are looking for something else. Hopefully techno.
But we all know a lot of people here at this forum, now among the people I know, I don`t know many who get their techno fix via mp3, and I certainly don`t know anyone with final scratch, in fact I have been telling people about it. Now think of yourselves and who you know, how many of your mates get techno via mp3. How many have final scratch. I don`t think this is the reason behind the market drop.