Had a spin tonight on it, hooked up to a S9, my impression is that this turntable is rock solid, the spindle thing is easy to take off and put it back, although it feels a little awkward at first
But to use the spindle to speed up a little as written above while mixing, isn't the same feel as a 1200,the spindle's top isn't round. I was just cutting on it tonight but you can leave it off if you want.
Design is nice although i'm not a pioneer fan but it makes a nice couple with a S9, pitch control has a wide range, filling the gap that 1200's miss
Buttons feel okay and are responsive but a bit small for me, should've been 8 buttons maybe.... depending on what you want
Maybe a midi connection would've been great just as the vestax players but possibly there is a workaround, i'm not familiar with that
Nice piece of gear which i probably never buy, pricewise I'd rather stick to traktor when it comes to DVS but i'm an old fart anyway, at the other hand i dont see NI coming up with something new when it comes to mixers