Technics SL-DZ1200 digital Turn Table
I4U highlights the announcement of this really hot Technics turn table. I thought that I would post it so that it can touture you with its hidden features. The features are hidden to most of us because the original announcement was in Japanese and I for one can’t read it. But the turn table is truly eye-catching.
From what I4U can tell, this unit is equipped with a SD Memory Card slot.
SD Cards move into DJ equipment with the Technics SL-DZ1200 digital Turn Table. CD and SD Memory card can be sources for audio signals that can then be mixed and scratched with the turn table. Multiple digital effects are available including simulating vinyl. The SL-DZ1200 will go on sale on June 21st in Japan. Price is not set yet.
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Forget what you heard. This deck is great. It sounds as real as its vinyl counterpart. But with any new product there are bound to be some problems. The two problems that I have come across with this beautiful piece of harware is the pitch and file format.
1) When you speed up the BPM and keep the pitch fixed there is a time delay in the track when you pull the platter back. The track plays foward for about 1/4 of a second. 2) And just as I feared, the AAC file format is only compatible with SD cards and not with CDs. But its not a big deal. I’m sure both issues will be resolved with a firmware update in the near future.
All-in-all, the DZ1200 is the best CD turntable that I’ve tested so far and I’m glad it uses SD cards rather than SmartMedia. Smartmedia cards are just too fragile. The platter is just the right size and has the right amount of torque for scratching and mixing.
In my opinion the CDX is too big for something as small as a CD and to be honest high torque doesn’t matter when it comes to CD decks. Torque is needed for those annoyning concaved vinyl records that tend to slow down analog turntables platters when your holding a record on CUE. I guess they had to do what they had to do to make it feel as real as their current line of analog turntables. And from what I understand, like Stantons Final Scratch, the CDXs time-code is on that big-old vinyl record on top.
Can’t anyone of these companies produce a ultimate mixer? Denon has come real close with their X1500, but their display is way to small and I dont recall it having a BPM counter. I would like retro fit some big-ol vinyl-based analog equipment to it too.
Someone needs to stick a crossfader on a Roland MC-909 and call it a day. Now that would be some kind of a mixer, huh?
GOKU, OUT!!!
NYC.
Comment by IRONGOKU — May 10, 2004 @ 12:42 am
what up irongoku …i think ill just follow you around the net
Comment by DirtyMan — May 17, 2004 @ 10:42 am
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Comment by lausen — April 30, 2008 @ 10:58 pm
This is a great CD turn tablle. I agree with the fact that there are some issues, but overall it is great.
Comment by Cheap DJ Equipment Sale — May 29, 2008 @ 10:13 am
An excellent choice in CD turntables.
Comment by dj equipment — September 5, 2008 @ 2:38 pm
A few issues but a great all rounder, nice choice
Comment by dj equipment sale — September 5, 2008 @ 2:40 pm
A nice piece of equipment although it does have a few issues.
Comment by keyboard workstation sale — September 5, 2008 @ 2:42 pm
damn this is pretty cool
Comment by divorce — October 7, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
Adversity is a great schoolmaster
Comment by Armand — November 1, 2008 @ 6:45 am