decisive Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 my other deck has just broken. luckily i decided to actually get around to fixing the one that was originally broken yesterday and had the presence of mind to order not one but two parts. as soon as they're fixed they're out the fucking door though. pieces of shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 eek.... Tech is where it's at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chee Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Holy crap, are Numark decks still dodgy as fuck? I had probs with my v1 TTX, but kept reading about how they fixed all those probs with the later revisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decisive Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 nah it's an old version but they were unwilling to sort me out even though they knew they were ripping people off when i rang em about the last one. not having ttxs again whether they're fixed or not for that reason. i need decks sooner than the new chips are going to arrive though, guess i'm going to have to eat into my overdraft again. i have a mate who wants £430 for his str8-150s without carts and he says it's a bargain, but ebay begs to differ. i'll see if i can bring him down and if i'll probably go for pd45s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Yeah I'd recommend the pd45's, exactly the same as the stanton 150s internally but just without the straight arm and the digital outs. I've had mine since middle of 2004 with no problems whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummy Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 My TTXs are fine, I've never had a problem with them...knock on wood. But I've also heard Numark Tech Support in the UK is awful, and I hear it's much better in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_Caruso Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 You seem to have not learnt the two simple turntable rules: Numark falls apart. Technics don't. The stantons will (probably) eventually fall apart just like the Numarks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decisive Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 You seem to have not learnt the two simple turntable rules: Numark falls apart. Technics don't. The stantons will (probably) eventually fall apart just like the Numarks... i well just got owned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phology Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 man im still rockin my Gemini PT2000'slove em.. i always wonder if i shud upgrade to a new set of decksbut these have held out for over 10years and still goin!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2tall Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 why people bought those decks is beyond me, they clearly were not made to last i'd say contact numark alesis direct though, they probably can give you parts.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decisive Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 i've got the parts, not from numark though, when i rang the bloke on the phone had to confirm off the record that it was the ta7259p chip that was suggested on the fix that's floating around the web, he seemed to know exactly what the problem was though but said that numark wasn't supporting it (their fix was to bring out a new version and pretend the old one never happened) and they wouldn't sell any bits. the chip is freely available over the net for about £8 or something. ballache to fix though. i don't want technics because the pitch range isn't good enough without going for the silly money mk5gs (and even they're not excellent), for mixing it's handy and for sampling it's even handier to have the 50%, also i prefer the feel of a slightly higher torque. having said that the str8 150s are *really* torquey, maybe even too much, but they seem to have the best build quality after technics but with all the features of a ttx. i wouldn't say it's clear they're not made to last really, i don't know how you'd gauge that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummy Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I personally hear the Adjustable Torque models (the ones I have) don't have nearly the amount of problems the earlier generations have (which I believe you have), because they listened to a lot of the complaints and fixed them in the newer models. I know a bunch of people with the newer TTXs and have had them for years with no problems at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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