Stanton STR8-80 Direct Drive Digital Turntable

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Summary: Nothing like the sound of vinyl!!!!!!!
Review: This player is so awesome.The sound is great and it is fancy,the looks are so cool.The straight tonearm is the way to go.For all you analog freaks dont be alarmed by the digital part.You get full analog with the red and white cables which has a built in preamp.The digital part is for your computer or hooking up other stuff.For sound i give it a 5.(Whoever thinks digital music is better is a true moron).Durability I give it a 5.This machine is a beast.Accually I give everything about this player a 5.Just dont be frightened because its a djs turntable,i just listen to vinyl on mine and im glad I got a djs turntable.

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Summary: Old rocker says THANX to all you DJs!
Review: We put the Stanton STR8-80 into our system about a month ago and since then our CD player has gotten downright lonely. Records I had previously considered almost unplayable sound pretty good, and records that are in good condition sound excellent. I'm not a DJ, I'm a music lover old enough that my music collection contains hundreds of hours on vinyl, but I'm really pleased with the DJ capabilities of this 'deck'. One major advantage of a DJ turntable is that the motor can withstand the resistance when I'm cleaning a record before play -- critical when many record in a collection are 30 to 50 years old. It tracks well, and the blue lights are really fun too. Also, if I want to play along with the record, the capability to adjust pitch but not tempo is very cool (yes it sounds a little weird, due mainly to the envelope distortion -- but way easier than retuning a piano). No hesitation, I'd recommend this highly.

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Summary: Plays 78s!
Review: Yes it costs more than other brands, but it plays the old 78s I got from my dad, and it plays them about as flawlessly as I could have hoped for, in records that are over 50 years old. I do not use it for any of the dj features nor have I tried to hook it up to my computer, but it is nice to know I can try to copy records to my hard drive and make .mp3s, whenever I have time. heck, I hardly have time to write a review.
This turntable was worth it for me, for the 78 speed.

Rating:
Summary: Plays 78s!
Review: Yes it costs more than other brands, but it plays the old 78s I got from my dad, and it plays them about as flawlessly as I could have hoped for, in records that are over 50 years old. I do not use it for any of the dj features nor have I tried to hook it up to my computer, but it is nice to know I can try to copy records to my hard drive and make .mp3s, whenever I have time. heck, I hardly have time to write a review.
This turntable was worth it for me, for the 78 speed.