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    Default grrrrr vestax pdx d3s vs technics

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    I owned technics. They were ok, "my first proper decks". The pitch on one of them went after a few years, I had it replaced. The tone arms were always a little wonky. The leads hardwired into the deck were shite, and I had to have them replaced as well.

    I eventually sold them on for what I bought them for.

    And bought a pair of these:


    Any they whupped technics. The pitch was infinitely better, the tone arm vastly improved, better torque, tracking, better pitch range and a digital jogstick to avoid the need to push the platter. Tiny little adjustments in pitch can be made with a joystick.

    Beautiful decks, and I love them.

    And for some reason they have no resale value at all. Whereas the technics I bought over ten years ago for £250 are still selling second hand for £250.

    So they're going into storage for the next three years to gather dust, because I'm not selling them for £50 each - which seems to be all they're worth.

    Buyer beware - your kit will lose all its value if its not hero branded for tech-fetishists who put brand before quality.

    Grrr.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Pace View Post
    [rant]

    I owned technics. They were ok, "my first proper decks". The pitch on one of them went after a few years, I had it replaced. The tone arms were always a little wonky. The leads hardwired into the deck were shite, and I had to have them replaced as well.

    I eventually sold them on for what I bought them for.

    And bought a pair of these:


    Any they whupped technics. The pitch was infinitely better, the tone arm vastly improved, better torque, tracking, better pitch range and a digital jogstick to avoid the need to push the platter. Tiny little adjustments in pitch can be made with a joystick.

    Beautiful decks, and I love them.

    And for some reason they have no resale value at all. Whereas the technics I bought over ten years ago for £250 are still selling second hand for £250.

    So they're going into storage for the next three years to gather dust, because I'm not selling them for £50 each - which seems to be all they're worth.

    Buyer beware - your kit will lose all its value if its not hero branded for tech-fetishists who put brand before quality.

    Grrr.

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    Dont sell em. You'll probably want to mix vinyl again at some point. Why use anything but the best brand of decks???

    Vestax forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I have pdx-2000's)
    I am but a mushroom,
    Kept in the Dark and fed on Shit.
    But hey, I love my Shrooms!!!!

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    Getting them repaired is horrible though...

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    I had a tonearm replaced, after a book fell on it and broke it. Cost £125.
    Stung, but no real complaints.

    I'm pretty confidant when I dust them off after 3 years in storage they will still shit on 95% of decks on the market.

    Beats me why they aren't worth anything though. They got discontinued, but are still a cracking piece of kit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Pace View Post
    I had a tonearm replaced, after a book fell on it and broke it. Cost £125.
    Stung, but no real complaints.

    I'm pretty confidant when I dust them off after 3 years in storage they will still shit on 95% of decks on the market.

    Beats me why they aren't worth anything though. They got discontinued, but are still a cracking piece of kit.
    Because of all the reasons you outlined.

    and 125 for a tone arm...

    there you go.

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    Technics tonearm costs £70, add £50 for someone to install it and your looking at the same price.

    Some brands just age well I suppose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Pace View Post
    Technics tonearm costs £70, add £50 for someone to install it and your looking at the same price.

    Some brands just age well I suppose.
    no point in paying anyone to install it... not for me anyhoo.. piece of piss. you can get otne arms cheaper than that as well.

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    ive had enough of technics v vestax?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Pace View Post
    Beats me why they aren't worth anything though.
    The resale value is just a reflection of market demand.

    Clubs don't routinely install Vestax, so the demand isn't as high as Technics.

    I don't know an audio device that keeps its value quite as well as a Technics record deck. It's remarkable.

    If you're looking for a babysitter, I keep meaning to learn how to mix on 3 decks.

    I'll have to ask the Mrs though - recall our previous discussion on storage space: I'm probably on thin ice already, insisting on a corner of the living room for decks and records.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Siege View Post
    ive had enough of technics v vestax?
    Fair enough, but this is more about resale value of some gear being massively higher than others.

    Just suprised me, thats all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Pace View Post
    Fair enough, but this is more about resale value of some gear being massively higher than others.

    Just suprised me, thats all.

    fairdoos

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    the vestax turntables shit all over technics.
    much better decks on every level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Microdot View Post
    the vestax turntables shit all over technics.
    much better decks on every level.
    Never used these ones but i liked the PDX3's from years ago and they were really reliable, HATED the PDX2000, horrible plasticy things that were great for scratching but broke contstantly and had a crossfader so light that you could blow on it to move it (not good)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Microdot View Post
    the vestax turntables shit all over technics.
    much better decks on every level.
    Betamax was technically superior to VHS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TechMouse View Post
    Betamax was technically superior to VHS.
    no doubt.

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    Sony still went with the format of betamax, it became digibeta and was widley used in the TV and Video edit industry for years.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betacam

    Check that link, Sony lost the consumer end battle but where was most of the recorded content recorded to??? Digibeta / Betcam SP

    Kinda makes a mockery of the whole thing :lol:

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    Quote Originally Posted by RDR View Post
    Sony still went with the format of betamax, it became digibeta and was widley used in the TV and Video edit industry for years.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betacam

    Check that link, Sony lost the consumer end battle but where was most of the recorded content recorded to??? Digibeta / Betcam SP

    Kinda makes a mockery of the whole thing :lol:
    betamax video tapes are awesome for recording audio onto.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Microdot View Post
    betamax video tapes are awesome for recording audio onto.
    How does one go about that, Jon?

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    Via their audio input.

    seriously though, if memory serves a lot of the later models have DIN style inputs which means you can use a DIN to L/R audio and Composite Video

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    Quote Originally Posted by TechMouse View Post
    How does one go about that, Jon?
    as RDR says, using din leads is the best way.

 

 
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