Good....but not that good (Stanton STR8-80)

Member Name: PAULSWFC

Product:	Stanton STR8-80
Date:	04/06/01 (3175 review reads)
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Advantages: Nice looks, Straight arm, Excellant tracking

Disadvantages: Price, Torque strength

After 2 painful months choosing new decks I finally decided not to get these. Why? The price of them compared to decks of the same quality is abit on the steep side plus theres somethin not quite right...

The torque (what turns the platter) is fairly weak to be honest which is'nt very good for scratching....which they are designed for. And at 650 quid u really expect a high torque, also the pitch control seems to get very slack when speeding the platter up....this may be linked to the weak torque but anyway its annoying.

On the plus side however it is a straight arm deck which does help with tracking which means when you are going hell for leather the stylus will not end up on the centre sleeve of the record! It also looks very nice too. But I just cant get over the torque strength (or lack of it)

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