« Stanton STR8-100 »

I ordered two STR8-100's over the phone with ProSound and Stage Lighting along with new cartridges to replace my old Gemini turntables which I had outgrown. I paid $350 each, totaling at $700.

These turntables are not only durable and reliable, but they are versatile and full of bells and whistles that are a pleasure to use. The high torque platter gives a very quick start, and the tracking of the straight tone arm is extremely good - it is very hard to make a record skip when sratching with this setup. The 25% speed adjust combined with the pitch hold is a remarkable tool that lets songs sound completely normal at different speeds, and makes remixes that much better. All of this combined with an overall ease of use makes this unit wonderful - on the same quality level as the Technics 1200 family, but with more bells and whistles.

There really isn't much to not like about the unit. Very solid all around, attractive layout, good to look at.

The construction quality is extremely solid. The unit is somewhat heavy, but it can take alot of abuse and lugging around from gig to gig without showing any signs of taking a beating.

Overall, I highly recommend this unit to anyone who wants a high end turntable and is considering buying a Technics. Save your money, and get a Stanton STR8-100. You won't be sorry.

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