Difference between revisions of "Used Turntable Guide"
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*'''Part Availability : '''Very good - Panasonic either still make parts or have a huge stockpile of them somewhere. Some variant-specific parts aren't available - but they can usually be substituted with equivalent parts from the SL-1200MK2, if you can live with (for example) your tonearm paint being the wrong colour. | *'''Part Availability : '''Very good - Panasonic either still make parts or have a huge stockpile of them somewhere. Some variant-specific parts aren't available - but they can usually be substituted with equivalent parts from the SL-1200MK2, if you can live with (for example) your tonearm paint being the wrong colour. | ||
*'''Typical used price : ''' £250-£400 for a MK2, £300-£450 for a M3D/MK5, £450+ for the MK5G, silly money for the rare ones (MK4, LTD, etc etc). | *'''Typical used price : ''' £250-£400 for a MK2, £300-£450 for a M3D/MK5, £450+ for the MK5G, silly money for the rare ones (MK4, LTD, etc etc). | ||
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==Vestax PDX range== | ==Vestax PDX range== | ||
| − | + | Pretty much made specifically for turntablists. Early efforts were a bit naff but the PDX range is seriously great. The PDX3000 might be the best scratch-oriented turntable ever. | |
*'''Turntable Availability : '''Discontinued | *'''Turntable Availability : '''Discontinued | ||
*'''Part Availability : '''Poor - some places still have stocks of parts but they're dwindling fast | *'''Part Availability : '''Poor - some places still have stocks of parts but they're dwindling fast | ||
| − | *'''Typical used price : ''' | + | *'''Typical used price : ''' £75-£150 for a PDX2000, £200-£500 for a PDX3000 |
==Hanpin OEMs== | ==Hanpin OEMs== | ||
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Revision as of 16:53, 2 June 2017
Technics SL-1200
The obvious choice. Breakfast of champions.
- Turntable Availability : Used only
- Part Availability : Very good - Panasonic either still make parts or have a huge stockpile of them somewhere. Some variant-specific parts aren't available - but they can usually be substituted with equivalent parts from the SL-1200MK2, if you can live with (for example) your tonearm paint being the wrong colour.
- Typical used price : £250-£400 for a MK2, £300-£450 for a M3D/MK5, £450+ for the MK5G, silly money for the rare ones (MK4, LTD, etc etc).
Vestax PDX range
Pretty much made specifically for turntablists. Early efforts were a bit naff but the PDX range is seriously great. The PDX3000 might be the best scratch-oriented turntable ever.
- Turntable Availability : Discontinued
- Part Availability : Poor - some places still have stocks of parts but they're dwindling fast
- Typical used price : £75-£150 for a PDX2000, £200-£500 for a PDX3000
Hanpin OEMs
Yahorng OEMs
Yahorng are to Hanpin what Vestax was to Technics.
Numark TTX
- Turntable Availability : Discontinued
- Part Availability :
- Typical used price : £250-£400
