# Advice on buying turntable and mixer. **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware: Controllers, Mods and Gear\ **Created:** [June 24, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/advice-on-buying-turntable-and-mixer/71591 "2015-06-24T03:16:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RDFP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb8c5e/32.png) [@RDFP](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/RDFP)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/advice-on-buying-turntable-and-mixer/71591/1 "2015-06-24T03:16:09Z")
**Advice on buying turntable and mixer.** Hi there, i’m trying to buy turntables and a mixer to learn how to scratch & beat juggle. i’m sort of on a tight budget, but i would like to start learning something while my financial status doesn’t improve. For that reason was thinking about just buying one turntable, a mixer & a sample vinyl to learn the basic and some scratching techniques. Now i dont want to sound contraditory, but since i barely have any knowledge about the subject i would rather buy new and know everything is at it should be. **Turntables** : The cheapest i saw was the **stanton t.62** at around 180 euros. seen some complaints about the torque, 1kg. some people say its enough for scratching while others say it doesnt have enough torque. what do you think about it? Seen also turntables by **Reloop** : **RP-2000M** 229 euros **RP-4000 M3D** 229,50 euros **RP-2000 Mk3 USB** 269,00 euros **RP-4000M** 299,00 euros aside from those reloop turntables: **Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USBHC** for 299 euros. basicly these are the prices from thomann and [musicstore.de](http://musicstore.de) **Mixers** : will the **Numark M2** do the job? its around 100 euros. Does the crossfader have a small life expectancy? Should i invest in a **DJ TECH DIF-1S with INNOfader**? its around 200 euros. if i’m saying something horribly wrong please do correct me, hope there isn’t any typo here, english is not my first language. Thank you for your time ---
**Author:** ![Deejaesnafu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/deejaesnafu/32/12358_2.png) [@Deejaesnafu](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Deejaesnafu)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/advice-on-buying-turntable-and-mixer/71591/2 "2015-06-24T14:07:25Z")
if youre gonna cut, buy a real TT like a tech 1200 or a pdx2000 .. never buy numark anything.. and yes to the DJ tech mixers, great value for the money. ---
**Author:** ![bc6](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/bc6/32/12892_2.png) [@bc6](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/bc6)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/advice-on-buying-turntable-and-mixer/71591/3 "2015-06-24T15:09:48Z")
> [@Deejaesnafu](#): > > if youre gonna cut, buy a real TT like a tech 1200 or a pdx2000 .. never buy numark anything.. and yes to the DJ tech mixers, great value for the money. Really… I feel the same about DJ Tech mixers. ---
**Author:** ![Glitchwerks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/glitchwerks/32/13270_2.png) [@Glitchwerks](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Glitchwerks)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/advice-on-buying-turntable-and-mixer/71591/4 "2015-06-24T15:25:14Z")
IIRC, the Stanton, Reloop, and Audio Technica turntables are actually all made by the same company. Hanpin Electron. [http://www.hanpin.com.tw/4\_Products\_02.html](http://www.hanpin.com.tw/4_Products_02.html) I think they make turntables for a lot of other companies as well. Honestly, a Technics SL1200 is the best investment, even used. They are built like tanks, parts are easy to find, and they are easy to service too. ---
**Author:** ![astromech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/astromech/32/37_2.png) [@astromech](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/astromech)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/advice-on-buying-turntable-and-mixer/71591/5 "2015-06-24T16:58:48Z")
Actually the Numark TTXs are brilliant turntables. ---
**Author:** ![RDFP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb8c5e/32.png) [@RDFP](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/RDFP)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/advice-on-buying-turntable-and-mixer/71591/6 "2015-06-24T21:44:30Z")
thanks everyone for your advice! the technics sl1200\ttx are a bit expensive here, goes around 450 euros (minimum). so it will probabily better to wait a bit till i have enough money.