Need advices to buy dj turntables

[disco420]

Hello everybody i'm start djing with Cdjs, about a few years

Now i decide to move on to turntables, but this is very new for me, I'm alway djing with cdjs because the low cost of this equipment in comparison on turntables here in my country, but now i have some money and decide to move on to turntables, and scratch live

So... heres the thing

Its hard to me find some tips on internet in portuguese (my language) about the features that i have to consider in a turntable for djing

So, i will glad if some people here can advice what features ai have to consider for buy a turntable for djing

Note: i like to play, soul/funk/disco/hip-hop/house/latin afro and brazilian music

resume, electronic and no-electronic music

well, thank you if someone can give some tips to decide i good buy and waste my hard work money hehe thank you

[disco420]

I need to know about the features the ti have to consider about the needle, capsule, everything is new for me on this equipament

thanks...

[Sherlock Ohms]

OK

If you intend to DJ with turntables the key to look for is 'direct drive' NOT ' belt drive'

The standard deck is the Technics 1200/1210 though they're a little expensive as they're no longer made - the 'Super OEM' turntables are not a bad alternative, with the Stanton ST/STR8-150 getting the best reviews.

If you scratch, most people will advise you get the Shure M44-7 headshells and needles - if you don't I'm not sure what to use, ortofon concordes seem to be popular (though bear in mind the more expensive the headshell, the more expensive the replacement needles will be)

Hope this helps

[Sublim&All]

I'm fairly new to DJing with turntables myself, but I can at least tell you some things I know...
For DJing purposes, you will at least need a direct drive turntable, so NOT a belt drive one. Technics are somewhat the industry standard, and can be bought secondhand easily as they're built to last for infinity. You could also buy TTs from the so-called Super-OEM range. Their performance is definitely not worse than Technics, but does differ a little (so that decision is up to personal preference). AFAIK, they will mostly not last as long as Technics, so I would not buy them secondhand if I were you. But hey, they are cheaper when new than Technics were.

[djlotus]

Panasonic still produces and ships the SL 1200/10 MK5 and SL 1200/10 M5G if you wanted to go that route. Those models won't stop production until August I believe. They are on the expensive side though when compared to other options.

As far as cartridges and stylus' go, I would recommend Shure M44-7 cartridge with Shure N44-7 stylus's for scratching. If you don't plan on doing any scratching, than pretty much any cartridge and stylus combo will do with the only consideration being audio quality and audio level. Stay away from the super high fidelity cartridges as they are used for playback only and cost a boat load of money.

[Cook]

You cant go wrong with a set of technics 1210's and some shure M447's even if not scratching they are still one of the best needles for tracking, i use ortofon concordes and are OK for scratching, but theyre really made for just playing tracks in a club which i do 100x more than i do scratching,

As for serato your best choice would be a Rane SL2 or SL3, The 2 is cheaper but the 3 gives you the option to use a 3rd deck OR record your sets easilly

[firebr4nd]

Panasonic still produces and ships the SL 1200/10 MK5 and SL 1200/10 M5G if you wanted to go that route. Those models won't stop production until August I believe. They are on the expensive side though when compared to other options.

Really? I thought all models had ceased production.

[djlotus]

Really? I thought all models had ceased production.

Mk5 and M5G will cease production in August.