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Location: Elland
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I'm David.
looking for a pair of 1210s cheap!
me and "danjennings" are looking to buy a pair of 1210's - one each!
no hurry, im still playing with my td160! but if anyone hears or sees an ad for a pair gong at a good price then if you could let either me or dan know it would be apriciated!
thankyou
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I'm Peter.
What do you mean by cheap?
Check out a site called Gumtree. They have sites for different areas of the country. I was on the Bristol one over the weekend (having just found the site) and saw quite a few sets of 1210s. They were all probably ex dj sets. But, the prices were up around the £350 mark for a pair, with some less than that.
Peter
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I'm Confused.
Hi Hamish & Dan,Originally Posted by hamish_gill
At the risk of stating the obvious, look on eBay - there are usually 2 or 3 PAIRS put up each day - it seems as if the bottom has dropped out of the DJ industry and lots of pairs are becoming available (or the DJs have discovered a new preferred TT and they are all starting to upgrade).
Good hunting,
Cheers,
The prices on eBay rarely go that high for a pair, in my experience.
Last edited by DaveK; 10-08-2009 at 12:25. Reason: further info
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Hi Dave,...it seems as if the bottom has dropped out of the DJ industry and lots of pairs are becoming available (or the DJs have discovered a new preferred TT and they are all starting to upgrade).
It's more like DJs have become lazy now and prefer the convenience/cost-effectiveness of CD and/or computers to play their music - if not the superior sound quality (or lack of it!)
Quite simply, there's nothing to beat the sound of well-recorded vinyl 12" singles, even on an un-modified 'DJ deck'... Those Stanton cartridges can sound quite good too, tracking at sensible downforces!
Marco.
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I'm Ralph.
Further to what Marco has said I think you'll find virtually all pub/mobile DJs are using computer/laptop MP3 sources these days. One guy I know has most of his collection of "free" downloads on an 8GB usb drive with a hundred or so "legit" mp3s on his hard drive, just in case anyone gets nosy.
Cheers
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Indeed so, Ralph - yet another area where convenience comes before quality, and even skill...
As far as I'm concerned, a 'proper' DJ is one who can operate two turntables, fading music in and out seamlessly between the two whilst chatting to his or her audience, and also do a bit of scratching - I'd like to see these kid-on clowns do that on a computer!
Also, there's an absolute ton of current dance music which is only available on vinyl, particularly on 12" singles, so today's 'DJ' who shuns vinyl in favour of bloody computers is depriving his or her audience of listening to an awful lot of music!!!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I'm David.
Did you see that episode of dragons den where a guy had invented a website based piece of softwere that would mix the tracks of your choice and the let you download it all as a mixed mp3 track! It would also mix tracks in real time so I could be used as a "dj's tool"! Two of the dragons invested in it and he now has "80% of dance music labels on board".it has also been used in some major nightclubs! what a load of toss eh? I have so many problems with it as an idea I don't even know where to start!
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I'm David.
I supose apart from the fact I might get a good price on a 1210
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I'm Nick.
talking in between the records is a bit last century Marco. Except at weddings of course!
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LOL... That it may be, but it's only because the charmless imbeciles these days posing as DJs can't string two sentences together, having all the charisma of a sea slug!!
Weddings? Indeed, hahahahaha...
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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