If you're looking for a quality, high-torque turntable that will also let your rip your vinyl to a PC, Stanton's got a new model in its T line that should do just the trick. Besides the usual features you'd expect from one of the premiere manufacturers of pro audio equipment -- straight tone arm, two start/stop switches, S/PDIF out -- the T.90 USB also delivers USB connectivity (obviously) along with extras like "Key Lock", which allows you to adjust the tempo without affecting pitch. So far price and release remain a mystery -- Stanton's PR figures all we care about are the specs -- but plan on paying a few hundred bucks for gear of this caliber whenever it does hit shelves and etailers.
posted Apr 16th 2007 7:47AM
Evan, thanks for posting this! I'm in the market for a new one, I was just over at Best Buy and all they carry anymore is that dinky Numark USB turntable that's not even worthy of my kid's "Dora the Explorer" album.
Wait, you're shopping for tables at Best Buy? That's grosser than gross. if you want tables, look for them either at actual music stores, some guitar places expecially, and online. there are usually some good deals on ebay, another good resource is musiciansfriend.com. and as for the thought of Dora being available on vinyl, the idea of throwing that into a club mix is whiggedy-whack. you can pretty much take that expression either way.
I present to you dora the explorer Baltimore club mix...
http://deeman15.imeem.com/music/3Qf6XZge/dora_the_explorer_remix/
That "straight tone arm" (as pointed out in the copy) has a mighty wicked bend in it.
Should be a great product, though. Everything I've ever used from Stanton has been top notch.
that's pretty sexy . . . still, remains to be seen if it can ever unseat the mighty Technics 1200 as the standard in nightclubs everywhere . . .
I doubt anything will replace the 1200s in clubs simply because most DJs carry CDs around and clubs arent going to experiment with anything should a 12 break down.
This has nothing to do with the relative merits of one over the other. It's just an economic reality. 1200s are the standard so much that DJs can use them in the dark. Five years ago this might have had a chance, but right now there is no 'need' for a better tool for that particular niche job. Some fight left in the CDJ market though. This product is great for the home/studio for DJs who are converting their rare vinyl to mp3.
"The T.90 goes on sale shortly at a price of $435" according to MacNN
agreed . . . as a DJ who has just taken the plunge into Serato land, i could see this being very useful in getting all my vinyl over to MP3. depends on the price . . .
This a great turntable
When will they make it so that you can mix with these tables?
You get 2 of them, a mixer, and some slipmats. Just like any other turntable.
Dont nearly all turntables have tempo change on it as standard now to plus or minus 10%?
"Dont nearly all turntables have tempo change on it as standard now to plus or minus 10%?"
Not those home-turntable models.
This T.90's been out for a while, nothing special except that USB.
Anyone with the modest of home studio doesn't need this. They'll already have a 1200 and an ADC. I really don't see who they're marketing this to.
The only reason I don't convert my Vinyl is the HUGE PITA it would be to name the tracks, clean up the WAV, etc...
...now a service that did it for me, THAT I'd buy.
Both Numark and Audio Technica make USB turntables; Stanton is just a little late to the party.
Why pay $400 for a crappy turntable with USB when you can get a decent phono preamp/USB converter for $80 and hook that up to a high-end turntable (you can get a low-end Linn LP12 in that price range), or if you don't want to spend the money, that old turntable you have in your garage that's at least as good as this POS.
The Numark is on to version 2, which is even better and includes a dust cover, like this one should have.
Barely any DJ's / clubs use vinyl anymore. The standard is becoming CD's... specifically the Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3.
Err uhh, what portion of the decade are you living in, brudda? CDs have established themselves fine as "a" standard but not "the" standard...if there's any standard in its "becoming" stages, it's spinning MP3s through timecoded CDs and Vinyl, using programs like Torq, Serato Scratch Live, or FinalScratch.