SeriesNumark TT

The Numark TT1625 would be a great turntable for beginning DJ's, and anyone making the transition from a Digital DJing setup to Vinyl. It's a direct drive model, meaning that the table is turned by a motor instead of a belt. It comes standard with a Numark needle and cartridge, though I upgraded to a better quality one. It's a good deal for anyone who is just starting out with DJing and needs an affordable and functional turntable. The table is durable and has survived being bumped around and a coffee spill. One thing the table lacks, however is a pitch lock, so sometimes the pitch can fluctuate. It also lacks a target light which could make it harder to read the grooves on the record in a low light setting. You are able to change the tone arm from a straight model to an S, for different applications like scratching and such, and the built in on is pretty good, nothing special. It's a pretty light unit too, made of plastic, but still pretty durable. I would probably upgrade the tone arm if I were to DJ at a gig with these. If your not a DJ and just need a nice turntable for the house this would be PERFECT, especially because it's well suited to a home environment where things are moving and bumped and spilled. Overall this is a good deal. I bought a pair of them for 300 dollars and use them in my practice space all the time. They were definitely worth the money. I use them with vinyls and time coded vinyls with my laptop sometimes. If you need a set of starter decks, or a good turntable to play your old records on, these are a great deal, especially considering how durable and affordable they are.

The Numark TTXUSB is a higher end USB turntable that over shines the previous models from Numark. The TTXUSB is way better built than any other USB turntables that have come out recently. It has a high torque direct drive. You can adjust the pitch, and it comes with a BPM counter and key lock. The TTXUSB is also more expensive than the other models. The TTXUSB cost 400 dollars, which could be a bit overpriced if you are just getting a turntable to convert your vinyl to MP3 with. Setting up the TTXUSB is simple, and it comes with instruction to install the cartridge. But take note that the cartridge which is a (CC-1) cartridge does not come with the turntable. I am not sure why they would not include one with it, especially at this price. The TTXUSB has a LED screen that will show you the BPM, RPM, and pitch settings. It can play at all 3 speeds including 33 RPM, 45 RPM, and even 78 RPM. The downfall of this turntable is that it does not come with the cartridge that it needs. The cartridge that it needs is a Numark CC-1 and that cartridge alone cost 70 dollars. That means for the whole set up it will cost you a total of 470. I do think this turntable is great, but it is not for someone who is just using it to transfer files to the computer to get your vinyl into MP3 format. It is more for someone who is an actual DJ and does scratching. It is just a plus that it has a USB connection to it. It is well built and can take a lot of DJ use. If you are a DJ then this turntable is great, it is a plus having the USB connection on it to incorporate it in with your MP3 set up. It also comes with a user adjustable high torque direct drive motor. I have been using this since 2010 and it still looks brand new!

The Numark TTUSB connects to your computer via USB, and it comes with everything you need right in the box to start transferring your vinyl to your computer. That is about the only reason someone would purchase this turntable because it is not really made for scratching or heavy use. It is made out of like a plastic material. The price of this turntable is very appealing coming in at less than 100 dollars. It will allow you to take all of your vinyl records and get them into your PC while converting them to MP3 with the provided software. Setting up this turntable is simple, all you have to do is put the cartridge on the arm. It is truly a plug and play turntable because it connects right to your computer with a USB cord then you will quickly hear the audio being played through your computer speakers/monitors or where you have your audio playing out of. The Numark TTUSB has selectable speeds, but it just doesn’t have 78. You can use this turntable just to listen to your vinyl on even if you have not need to transfer it to your computer. Just because of the price alone makes it an affordable turntable just to have around the house for when you play your vinyl records. There are RCA line outputs and USB connection on the back of the unit. It also has a +10 percent pitch control that is fully adjustable. The software that comes with the TTUSB is called EZ software, it is not the best and easiest software in the world to work with and understand but if you keep it simple and to the point you will have no issues. The turntable will record directly into EZ software then you export it out of EZ software in MP3 format to a file or folder of your choice. It truly does make it easy for someone to take all of their favorite records and get them into MP3 format so they can put them on a CD or a MP3 player.

The Numark battle pack was created for someone who is just starting out being a DJ and learning how to scratch. It was not made for the advanced DJ. So for beginners I highly recommend this package to, they will enjoy it and will want to upgrade within the first year. If you are an advanced DJ do not purchase this, it is very cheap feeling compared to some of other Numarks gear, this was there bottom line gear that they put out a while ago. It is very easy to use and to understand how to use, being a DJ especially scratching and fading and all of that stuff takes time to understand how to do. You cant just jump right in and start doing it right away without practice. This is a great unit to practice on and learn for beginners. The knobs aren't very well built though, they will really not last too long if you are harsh to them. You will need to get a much better mixer within the first year if they even make it a year of taking some punishment. I don’t know how much this package is selling for right now, but you will need to be a vinyl junky in order to want to get this package. Because other wise you will want to go with a cd set up or go 100 percent digital. These type of turntables are getting pushed out of the DJ world each year that passes. If you are in the beginning stages of learning how to scratch and want to work the vinyl then this is a great buy. I say pass the vinyl and go all digital because it is more expensive keeping up with vinyl. Also digital is easier to take around with you for when you start getting booked.

Since I started getting into Djing a few years ago, I have used a lot of different tables. For some guys, they're our bread and butter. Other DJ's find them to be obsolete or gimmicky. I'm kind of in the middle there. I understand a lot of people buy this as a tool to use for transferring vinyl records to an ipod. I can personally say it does this pretty well, even though that's not the main reason I bought mine. The only issue is that Numark doesn't list any audio specs, so who knows what kind of converters are being used. I mean it's a pretty cheap table so there's no telling. Anyway, I bought this as my first DJ table without any real idea of how I was going to use it. Apparently some people use Traktor and have this running as a software controller but I never got into that. I literally just ran all my samples into it using whatever I had at the time and through the phono outputs to a mixer. In this respect it works well. There's not much to screw up really. Not a ton of buttons. It's a scratch table. But the real question is how well it works. Probably the best thing about the TTI is that it's an actual turntable and not a modular unit. If you are someone who doesn't like having to go through a software interface with your needle, this is probably the best deal out there. There's really something to be said for having an actual record on the table and getting that raw vinyl sound. Now to be fair, this isn't anywhere near the best table I've ever spun on but it was my first table so I still have a fondness for the feel of it. I actually don't think this was designed with a lot of scratching in mind. It seems like Numark really intended this to be a recording unit and simply that. But for my DJ uses it has been great. Well was great, I have since upgraded but I can highly recommend this unit to almost anyone. No matter what the need.

The features on this deck include the most torque available on any pro dj deck. That means its starts, breaks, slows down, and speeds up faster than a technic 1200. Speaking of speed there is a 50% pitch adjustment. Most people would not care about this but combined with its key adjustement feature this deck is awesome to cross blend music genres like house and hip hop, jungle and house etc. You can also change the key of a song while maintaining the original or altered tempo. This means you can give a a lyricist with a high pitch voice a deep voice and still be able to mix there song at the original speed. The deck also features lineoutput, phono output, digital out put, interchangeable tone arms, beat counter, weighs a ton so its not susceptible to skipping due to vibration, and a bunch of other shit thats dope. Price paid $379 The deck sounds aweome. The only thing i dont like about it is that it weighs a ton so carrying them around is a drag. Also, when scratching you have to lower the bass a bit more than you would normally on a technic so you dont hear the thump of your hand as it grabs the vinyl. The ttx1 is mad easy to use. The only thing you might need the manual for is to figure out how to adjust the key. Robust is an understatement. This deck appears to be a tank. Don't worry about a wobbly platter, this baby is crazy stable. Of course, these are just my opinons based on my own personal experience. Still i would encourage people looking for some pro quality turntable to check these out. The turntable is plain and simply ill. Technic purists won't here it but if your not a 1200 snob and want more features from your deck than tech has to offer, you'll want to check it out. Its been awesome in the studio and on the road. I guess in time we will findoout how fat this deck really is, but in the mean time it offers everything tech offers and then some. And at onlly $379 you cant go wrong. PS: Numarks PPD01 Mixer sucks ass, but thats another review. Peace. E Originally posted on FutureProducers.com Posted by: Unknown ( 4-, 2003)

This turntable has all the features of the standard 1200 but also has a few unique features. like an LCD screen. and a wider range of picth control. also has a reverse function, but who uses that anyway?! Price paid 315 sound quality? this is a turntable. the cartridge and needle determine the sound quality. dead easy to use. all metal tone arm. appears to have a plastic base. i love my pair and glad i didnt buy overpriced techs. Originally posted on FutureProducers.com Posted by: Unknown ( 4-, 2002)

Strong motor, stright and s arms (what!) reverse pop up light multiple speeds.... it's great. Price paid: $300 for 2 great sounds awsome.. matches up with my 1200 fine no weakness i've noticed here. platter is firm doesn't skip period! well one of them burnt out after 6 months !!!! it's getting repaired now. they're very sturdy heavey strong feeling but supposedly they have power shielding issues. (i've heard this is fixed in the new fusion line) it's a great tt if you get them for a good price... if your new to dj'ing i'd say your going to get a great table that you can't go wrong with. UNLESS it burns out! i have 1200's an i still like to scratch on these.... they just feel good. Originally posted on FutureProducers.com Posted by: flux302 ( 6-, 2005)