NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Numark announced the X2 (X-squared) Professional Direct Drive Turntable / MP3 CD Player, a new concept in professional DJ equipment. Equipped with a full size 12-inch aluminum platter, tone arm, and CD drive, the X2 is the one piece of equipment capable of controlling a DJ’s vinyl, CD, or MP3 collection—and… Read More NAMM Update: Numark X2 Pro Turntable/MP3 CD Player
NAMM 2006 Winter Show Update: Numark announced the new TTUSB Turntable. Packaged with all the necessary cables to interconnect with both a computer and a stereo playback system, along with software to remove clicks, pops, and other undesirable characteristics of vinyl, the TTUSB is a comprehensive package that breathes new life into older recordings while… Read More Numark Intros USB Turntable
NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Gemini announced the new CFX-20 Professional Slot-Loading CD Player, the latest in their line of tabletop CD Players. Gemini has fitted the CFX-20 with a Touch-Sensitive Jog Wheel that responds to the slightest touch. Users can control the current track by placing fingers on the center jog wheel plate, rolling it… Read More Gemini Debuts CFX-20 Pro CD Player
Gemini Sound Products announced the impending release of the long-awaited CDT-05 Hybrid Turntable, which is set for March delivery. According to Gemini, the CDT-05 as the first turntable on the market that plays both vinyl and CDs. Equipped with a skip-resistant straight tone-arm system and 5.5 kg/cm high-torque direct drive motor, the CDT-05 delivers all… Read More Gemini Sets Release for CDT-05 Hybrid Turntable
ION has created the world’s first USB turntable. The turntable is designed to make it easy to convert old vinyl directly to CD or MP3, not to be a computer-ready DJ-style turntable. The ION USB turntable includes Audacity software for Mac/PC for recording as well as a trial of Bias Soundsoap 2 for cleaning and… Read More Ion Intros USB Turntable
Hydrawire, a specialty cable manufacturer, has introduced a Technics SL1200 series turntable cable replacement kit Hydrawire’s kit combines all of the parts necessary to replace Technics SL1200 series stock cables. The Hydrawire kit comes pre-assembled and ready to solder in. Nothing but the highest quality components and genuine Technics parts are used. It is equipped… Read More Hydrawire Intros Technics SL1200 Cable Upgrade Kit
NAMM 2005: Gemini has introduced the CDT-05, a futuristic turntable that fuses the analog and digital dj worlds. Since the advent of the CD format in the DJ realm, performance DJs have only dreamed of a solution that would combine the classic feel of a turntable with the ability to play both CDs and vinyl.… Read More Futuristic Gemini Turntable Combines Digital and Analog Worlds
At the 2004 Summer NAMM show, Vestax featured the next generation of its PDX-2000 and PDX-2300 turntables. The three updated models, which include the PDX-2000mkII, PDX-2000mkIIPro and PDX-2300mkIIPro, are part of an ongoing effort to provide DJs with tools that incorporate their most requested features. The PDX-2000mkII offers the same professional features as its predecessor,… Read More NAMM – Vestax PDX-2000 and PDX-2300 Turntables
