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OT:Vinyl junkies,DJ's Turntablist [message #95481]

Sun, 03 February 2008 16:59

Nappy
Messages: 198
Registered: September 2006

Senior Member

I'm looking at getting a battery powered portable turntable. I'm down to the
Vestax Handy Trax and Numark PT01. Anyone have any experience with
either or both of these or know anyone who has? I actually bought a
ION-IPTUSB turntable(which looks like the Numark with a USB connection)but
had to return it because it could not maintain 45 rpm's(it got slower and
slower)
Any feedback would be great.

respect
Nappy

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Re: OT:Vinyl junkies,DJ's Turntablist [message #95491 is a reply to message #95481]

Sun, 03 February 2008 21:42

TCB
Messages: 1261
Registered: July 2007

Senior Member

The Handy Trax is the one I would prefer. You can also do an ebay search for
'portable turntable' and find some really cool old skool gems. I think these
are only really useful for demoing things in the record store. For a few
hundred each you can get 1200s which are just so good it's silly. They're
the Stratocaster of decks, everybody has been trying to make a better version
but Leo and Technics got it right the first time.

TCB

"Nappy" <mgrant62@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>I'm looking at getting a battery powered portable turntable. I'm down to
the
>Vestax Handy Trax and Numark PT01. Anyone have any experience with
>either or both of these or know anyone who has? I actually bought a
>ION-IPTUSB turntable(which looks like the Numark with a USB connection)but
>had to return it because it could not maintain 45 rpm's(it got slower and
>slower)
>Any feedback would be great.
>
>respect
>Nappy

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Re: OT:Vinyl junkies,DJ's Turntablist [message #95493 is a reply to message #95491]

Mon, 04 February 2008 00:31

Nappy
Messages: 198
Registered: September 2006

Senior Member

Thanks for the input. I don't have any plans of trying to DJ with the portable,I
just
need something that is self contained and doesn't take up to much room. I'll
be using it to audition records before buying,and just listening to my 45's
on
my patio. I have a technics Q-350 quartz direct drive turntable and when
that
goes south I'll pick-up a 1200.

I Have done alittle more reserch since I made this post,and found out that
the Numark has cheaper replacement parts and could be had for about $50 bucks
cheaper than the Vestax. I like the shape of the Numark as well,and if you
haven't
heard any horror stories about the Numark and I haven't,then I think I'm
going
with the Numark. Thanks!

respect
Nappy

"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
>
>The Handy Trax is the one I would prefer. You can also do an ebay search
for
>'portable turntable' and find some really cool old skool gems. I think these
>are only really useful for demoing things in the record store. For a few
>hundred each you can get 1200s which are just so good it's silly. They're
>the Stratocaster of decks, everybody has been trying to make a better version
>but Leo and Technics got it right the first time.
>
>TCB
>
>"Nappy" <mgrant62@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>I'm looking at getting a battery powered portable turntable. I'm down to
>the
>>Vestax Handy Trax and Numark PT01. Anyone have any experience with
>>either or both of these or know anyone who has? I actually bought a
>>ION-IPTUSB turntable(which looks like the Numark with a USB connection)but
>>had to return it because it could not maintain 45 rpm's(it got slower and
>>slower)
>>Any feedback would be great.
>>
>>respect
>>Nappy
>

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