Low-Budget Turntables...

Stanton has a new belt drive turntable selling for $99. I just want to use this turntable to sample off of. No scratching or any other tricks. I have an MPC 4000 and most of you know you can just hook up the turntable to the MPC as it has a phono input and ground. The MPC also allows you to adjust the gain on the frequency received by the turntable. So my question is this: will I be allright with this cheap turntable, or does it really pay to get a Technic 1200? Let me know what you guys think...

If $$$ is a prob. I don't really see any problems with sampling off the stanton. I've used low end turntables before(when I got started) and they def. feel a lot flimsier. But i don't really see this being a prob if you are only sampling with it . You get what you pay for. It's all preference.

How do you sample now?

Do you not run through a mixer or some other form of eq control?

I've been sampling from CD's, WAV's, etc. I have a ton of vinyl I have yet to touch. And money isn't so much the issue, but i was just wondering if it was really necessary to spend the dough on a 1200 when a $99 Stanton could do you just fine...

I would agree w/ Jon, if your jus sampling u should be fine. I use a $10 sony t.t that I bought from a swap meet. all I did was add a new needle. Everything sounds great.

Go for the low-budget companies such as Gemini and American DJ/Audio...

Definitely save up for the Technics. If your gonna get another turntable, make sure it's direct drive, and direct drive only.

Buy a Stanton turntable. I used to have 2 they are perfect for whatever Sampling,Skratching,Mixing and whatever.

I recommend a Stanton St-100


outperforms the SL-1200s and is cheaper

BIG_EFF wrote:Stanton has a new belt drive turntable selling for $99. I just want to use this turntable to sample off of. No scratching or any other tricks. I have an MPC 4000 and most of you know you can just hook up the turntable to the MPC as it has a phono input and ground. The MPC also allows you to adjust the gain on the frequency received by the turntable. So my question is this: will I be allright with this cheap turntable, or does it really pay to get a Technic 1200? Let me know what you guys think...

A budget turntable will work for sampling. The main thing is to get a good cartridge. Some cartridges have different outputs and frequency range. Do some research first.

Most likely the $99.00 Stanton does not come with a cartridge and, you will have to purchase it seperatly, which could cost you more money than buying another model turntable with a cartridge already included.

COP A DECENT $99 0r $150 Direct Drive IF U FIND IT...........................


Jus' 4 Samplin' That Aint That Serious trust ME ...........................



Get A Good Needle/Headset.....................

U Can Later Swap it out 2 Ur Better Table Later.......................



AND NO U Don't Need A 1200 trust Me I Spoke to Jazzy Jay on this SAME TOPIC!!!!!!!!!!

One good thing about a 1200 if u cop one used u can probly sell it in ten years for what you buy it for tomorrow.....

I got my stanton STR8-100 for $150, great sampling TT. that's budget to me. the lesser models should be cheap too. check ebay.

I say get a used tech 1200, they are beasts, and will last and last... Try pawn shops, or ebay.. Or save up and just buy new...

Think of it like this, you want to save the bucks and get a quick fix, but usually with that quick fiz comes hassles due to repairs and such..

Plus who knows if you ever feel like scratching, its not happening with a belt drive..

cluster wrote:I say get a used tech 1200, they are beasts, and will last and last... Try pawn shops, or ebay.. Or save up and just buy new...

Think of it like this, you want to save the bucks and get a quick fix, but usually with that quick fiz comes hassles due to repairs and such..

Plus who knows if you ever feel like scratching, its not happening with a belt drive..

or new if $ is not an issue

For sampling a belt drive would be best IMO. Any audiophile will tell you that direct drives induce small amounts of noise, all "audiophile" turntables are belt driven, the belt dampens the motor vibration. Crappy for mixing due to slow speed up times.

And like adrian said, the cartridge is important.

For a DJ on the go or in a club environment, the Technics can't be beat. They are built like tanks, and have strong (direct drive) motors which are good for mixing and scratching.