Last night when I was about to go to bed I had a horrible scenario pop into my head. What the hell would I do if one of my Technic 1200′s broke or got stolen? What would I replace it with? With Techs being discontinued and increasingly getting harder to find, what do I do? Vestax and Numark tables are available but are more like space ships to me than turntables, and I don’t like the feel of the platters at all. Stanton ST150′s and STR8150′s seem to be one of the only options. I had a pair of these actually that were stolen when I lived in Pontiac a few years back(See why I’m worried?). They were good and functioned much like a Technic with some added features, but I couldn’t help but feel that I was using a Technic clone that was still not completely there. So this brings me back to my question. What do I get if my equipment is no longer? I know other DJ’s have to have this on their mind also. All major clubs that used to have Technics now have Pioneer CDJs. Older DJ’s from Detroit that have been strictly vinyl in the past are being spotted all over rocking CDJ’s now instead of using a vinyl system like Serato or Traktor. Most big name guys are switching to a 4 CDJ setup. Why?
Reason #1- Reliability
When you use a computer, there is always the fear of a crash. Before I got a Macbook a couple years ago, every vinyl system that I had on a PC crashed. To DJ regularly you need a good computer system, that you are constantly tweaking to keep your program running solid. If the sound shuts off when your spinning then your screwed. With vinyl you could throw on another record and at least not have silence. When DJing with a computer, you need a backup. CDJ’s are expensive but are rock solid and have been tested by the times. They don’t skip, shut down, or jitter. Also, the sound quality on the CDJ-2000′s are next level incorporating an industry admired Wolfson DAC processor. Continue reading »
I think it’s funny when people talk negatively about Detroit and treat it like a nuclear wasteland. When you ask these people about the last time they were in Detroit they say, “Oh, I’ve never been to Detroit”. This isn’t surprising at all. If you’ve been to Detroit and spent time in this city you’d know it is far from a waste. Sure, most of it is run down and may look like a giant dumpster. The thing people fail to realize though is that there are people who live and survive here everyday, and these people are not a waste.
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