Favorite decks that I've used (Vestax PDX-2000)

Member Name: stu001

Product:	Vestax PDX-2000
Date:	15/05/09 (47 review reads)
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Advantages: Solid feel, easy on needles

Disadvantages: No lid / dust covers included.

After owning a not fantastic set of direct drive Numarks, I decided to upgrade to the Vestax PDX2000. The difference was instantly noticable.

The Vestax have a thunderous lightning quick start up and the tone arm feels completely solid, something I've always had an issue with the Technics 1210 series. The adjustable start up and stop is a nice addition, I personally have the stop turned up just a little as if it is set to instant stop then it is harder to manipulate the deck for example, a spin-back / rewind.

Although they are a lot lighter than the Technics, they feel solid enough although I have managed to snap off a couple of the legs by constantly moving them around from house to house. The lack of a dust cover / lid is frankly unacceptable considering the amount of money paid for a top quality product such as this.

I've now owned these for about 6-7 years and they are still going strong. They do appear to go incredibly easy on needles, I've only replaced mine (Stanton 500 carts) once in that period!

Some prefer Technics, some prefer Vestax...but I can gaurantee neither will say a bad word against their own personal favorite!

Summary: Great alternative to 1210s.

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