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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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