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« on: December 10, 2013, 01:34:29 PM »
AT1240s is decent. First time I used one I thought it was the biggest piece of shit. It was a dark bar and it was a nightmare to DJ with. A few hours in I shined a light on it and saw that adjustable start and stop, and the start was all the way up. I cannot possibly imagine a world in which you'd want a slow/weak/delayed start, but I fixed that asap.
The adjustable stop is great. Too tight and the record will bounce back and start playing in reverse. So you can adjust it to match that 1200 feel, which is generally a quick but audible slowdown, something I use as an effect when mixing often.
There's two arguments to make to support the 1200 for DJing. One of them is consistency. Even if another brand makes a machine with more torque, or almost as much, it's still gonna feel a bit different. When you're actively beatmatching, if that's your thing, you get really used to the feel of the turntable, how it responds when you drag the quartz-lock dots on the side of the platter or squeeze the spindle, how it will respond to the pitch adjust etc. Every time you DJ on a different piece of gear, there's this little motor skill learning curve. Since every club in the world has 1200s, you know what to expect (assuming it's not too coated in beer and puke).
It doesn't hurt that they're built like tanks. I've had 2 for about 15 years and they're still in great condition. Though it's been a longtime since I've brought them out, there were years where they got moved around. Many nights calling a car service and loading up the two turntables, a mixer, 2 crates of record to take them to Mighty Robot or whereever. Now I'm pretty happy if I can just show up with some USB sticks, though I still mostly play vinyl.
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