Steve Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 If you look on their site, the direct drive decks that they list are all kinda wanky: - http://www.hanpin.com.tw/4_Products_02.html The page for the DJ-5500, which is the model used by a bunch of high end decks, has been removed: - http://www.hanpin.com.tw/Products/02_DJ-5500.html Maybe they're just updating their site or something. Anyone know anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Had to happen at some point, decks dont generate enough sales or they wouldnt all be based on one design, I suspect tgis just means they wont take any new licensers for the SOEM, but then I doubt that there would ever be any new anyway, anybody likely to licence it already does. DJ turntables are on their last legs anyway unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 DJ turntables are on their last legs anyway unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 What's weird though, is why would they discontinue the good models - the ones used by various other manufacturers as the basis for their own products - but keep making/selling those shit turntables that no DJ wants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexinoodle Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Wait, you don't know about Hipsters and Vinyl ?I live in a shit hole that has no Vinyl shops, the town across the way is Hipster paradise, they have a Vinyl shop that stocks represses of shite, and it all costs £45+ for a single vinyl, I'm not kidding, those little bitch monkeys bu all those garbage turntables, sit them next to their garbage vinyl collection, then sit in the corner wanking like a chimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBearOne8III Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 theres a few spots by me that have started selling vinyl. but its those same represses. but only albums no 12 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motek Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Hope theyre redesigning the top-spec model. Just bought a Reloop 7000mk2, and returned it the same day. Horrible HW bug with the motor and seriously not an upgrade to my 10-yo Kam branded Hanpins. The construction and isolation is just as bad, or maybe even worse (plastic). Gah I am (was?) seriously considering getting a Reloop RP-8000 Mk2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waxdestroyer Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I never trusted those Hanpin decks aka Technics lookalikes...they seem good on paper till you discover unusual motor behavior and a not so solid tonearm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 They're not discontinued. They simply don't need to attract any more business for them. It's not like DJ companies don't know where to go when they want a turntable made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxio Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 On 3/1/2019 at 7:09 PM, Motek said: Gah I am (was?) seriously considering getting a Reloop RP-8000 Mk2 I know this answer may be a little bit late, but as far as I know, that issue was solved in the RP-8000 Mk2. European scratch DJ's (who love to scratch with the pitch under 25-30%) don't find the same HW bug as in all the previous RP-7000 and RP-8000 units. The RP-8000 Mk2 has platter play: if it has that bug, it's a joke (would sound out of tune in the demos) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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