Quote Originally Posted by Aratron View Post
eh so what about the pionner sdj100 mk3 - the direct drive platter is exactly like a turntable if not better??

you can't do that on the denon.
It's definitely better, that's my point. it has a vinyl mode for spinbacks and stuff, but other than that, its platter allows you to be a lot more accurate with cuing and beat-matching than the Technics one, which just tries (and fails) to emulate a 1210.