Those are my road decks and I never looked back. They are based off the same OEM style design.

I had a post up about all the different models that use this design but ST-150's are the most rugged.

You might want to start working out a little though because they are heavier than 12's.

The only thing that I didn't like and it's because I have two sets of decks is the pitch scale. It's different on the ST-150's than the American Audio HTD4.5's which I use for my studio setup.

- 8%/25%/50% on the ST-150's
- 10%/20%/50% on the HTD4.5's

The default pitch scale is 8% like 1200's on the Stanton's but the American Audio's default pitch scale is 10%. Also, the Stanton's doesn't have the scale marked on the turntable scale but you get used to that pretty quick.

The reason I like 10% over 8% is because when mixing, due to the way dvs works the percentage is directly proportional.

What I mean is this....

Deck 1 - Track bpm is 124, now the track that I'm bringing in on Deck B is 122 bpm.

With a 10% pitch scale I already know I can move my pitch fader to +2% on Deck B and that will immediately make this track 124bpm.

However, they have been my road decks for the last 4 - 5 years and I wouldn't trade them for the world.

STR8 150s / ST 150s are probably the best decks you will get. I upgraded to these from 1210s about 6-7 years ago and they are phenominal. Far better than 1210's. The platter control in much better so making fine adjustmest is easy. The extra pitch and stop/start control is awesome too. I also use the reverse quite alot to cut reverse beats in now and again. If I was you id definetely go for a new set of ST150s

Here is a post I made about Super-OEM based turntables awhile back,

www.native-instruments.com

It has all the models in it I believe.

one more...

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DENON DP-500

Whoa, I've NEVER seen that one. Very interesting.

Don't forget their own line of turntables as well, I had a pair of them. They would have survived if they had isolated them properly.

www.denondj.com

They were nice decks actually, first ones with onboard Keylock if I remember correctly.

Thanks for that link of the DP-500M, if I would known about that deck I would have used it for my ripping station instead of the Numark I have.

Back to the topic though, yes get the ST-150's... you'll be happy. Just start lifting some weights in preparation. :)

i own the st-150's for 4 years now, and i don't wanna miss them ever! in my residential club they had 1210's, and i took my own 150's every gig, and changed them:-D

now they have a pair of st-150's and every dj loves them.

Yep, everyone was always confused when I opened my road cases. They're like what kind of turntables are those???

the stantons are way better than 12s in my opinion.

Easily as good as the 1200 techs if not better

Dj Quartz, I read through your post about the Super-OEM turntables, but have a question, I noticed they all favored the 1200s, but Technics weren't listed anywhere on that. So basically my question is, are Technics a part of that Super-OEM group?

the 150's are where it's at

I own stanton 150s and techs. Let me say this if you can rock 1200 then you can murder the stantons. The extra torque feels good if you anal about everything being dead on. Less pitch riding a nudging with the stanton cause wow and flutter are more stable. I still use my techs as my home set up and my stantons are the road decks. yes the are heavy so get ya weight up

it doesn't matter how big the scale is...2% of 122 will always be the same.

Nice to know i want to try these out before i invest though. i have a set of MK5's and a set of grand masters and i love them. really want to try out these though!!

~ I've been rockin' mine in the club every weekend for about a year now. I LOVE 'em!!!

And they are pretty too. :P

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if my techs died, i'd probably get a pair of those... heavy as hell tho...

Anyone tried the ones with the S-arm? Are they good for scratching?

st-150 is with s-arm
str8-150 is the one with the straight arm

i i have the st-150's and they're stable as hell

love how everyone is loving the stantons in this thread and when i posted about them they got shot down left and right

serato.com

i still ended up getting the stantons =D

Hey I forgot to mention, I have a full ST-150 parts list if anyone ever needs to order something.

Man I'm not buying anything heavier than a 1200 lol.

good choice. people love dickriding the popular option, but there's still as good or even better alternatives usually.

Anyone use them with the dicers? If so, any problems? Or does it sit perfectly over the start/stop button with the puddy?

^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^

+47 to whoever gives a good solution tho this problem i've had =D

I just bluetacked some pennies uneder the dicer. problem solved

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- I bought 3x ST-150 for the cost of a single 1210M5G (the only other deck I would have considered).

- Really well isolated. I have my 8" studio monitors on the same desk barely an inch away from the decks, the cones firing straight into the tonearms. Not a skip or bump or bit of feedback to be recognised (though I've never done the same with Technics so couldn't offer a comparison).

- I was a little concerned with the wow & flutter numbers quoted, but so far I've done a couple of 3-minute long blends (pre-matched them; done for testing this specifically) and not a single beat has gone out.

- 25% has actually been quite handy trying to swap between genres.

- I have all mine in battle style to be able to fit them on my desk: no issues with accidently hitting all the extra controls. And love the detachable RCAs and right-angled cables supplied, which help to keep things neat.

- Being able to modify the brake has proved for some interesting braking effects, but never really adjusted the starting torque off MAX.

- After a few weeks, I really can't fault them. I just wish I knew how to take the tops off with dismantle them: wanna get them powder-coated black to match my mixer.

Dicers jus mount them on the upper right portion of the TT between the tone arm and plater. It does look a bit weird but work very well. You can mount the dicers in any fashion u see fit.

still would prefer tech12s but in a pinch (i.e. can't find any or not willing to pay $1k per deck) I would probably be ok with the stantons...

but yea, lack of dicer holes is also another setback...

If my Tecnics died and I could not find a replacement I would get the Stantons. When I started DJing I cold not afford Technics 1200s so I used just about every alternative turntable I could find. Some were good (Marantz, other Technics) and some were bad (Gemini). But regardless of what I used I was always able to perform.

The tools you use are important but the skill reigns supreme.

Stanton fans always seem to have this chip on their shoulder where they need people to agree that they're "as good or better" than the Technics. Who cares.

Just use what you want to use. Stop trying to justify buying something other than Techs. There are people that like PDXs, TTX, Stantons.. whatever else is out. If you like them, use them. Don't people ever get tired of reading these kinds of threads?

+1 i agree i was simply trying to see how the Stantons held up in comparison to the Techs thats about it. When and IF my 2 sets of Techs ever both crap out on me then ill prob invest in the Stantons.

Sure... But what about those that haven't tried any of the other decks? Some just want some insight. =)

The problem with that is, all the technics fans like to hate on anything that aren't techs. I've had it a few times that people have come up, looked at my turntables and asked me why I don't use 'real' turntables like technics.

+2. Tech fanboys are pretty much just like serato fanboys and refuse to believe that something other than what they're using can achieve the same goal.

EMPHASIS on "fanboy" not the average moderate tech/serato user.

Here is the sister deck to the Denon version,

www.vinylengine.com

www.vinylengine.com

I think they are all covered now, unless someone knows some other OEM based decks.

+1
18¢ and some tape... good to go

They're underrated in my opinion.

(own a pair of the straight arms, wouldnt mind the curved ones though)

s-tone arm are the way to go keep record wear down

You can always turn your needles Q-Bert Style with curved armed TTs.

I called the local vendor about the Denon deck and they have no idea. The Denon and Marantz deck would be sick for archiving.

I think the 150's will be around for a long time. And the OEM design is used in many brands so parts aren't going to dry up.

Every OEM deck with the same platter has the same part number on the inside. So the only part numbers that might differ is if the vendor uses their own internal number system.

Otherwise, the numbers are the same across the whole platform.

I should have clarified further...

Since there is a pitch scale printed on my American Audio's, it took some adjustment with the ST-150's because there is no pitch scale on the body.

And since the AA's default scale is 10% vs 8%, the slider positions are different.

That's what I meant actually.

Actually my only problem with it is that in the dark, there's no way to tell where the pitch slider is without turning the target light towards the pitch slider, which I find to be a bit odd.

Im thinking about printing off a pitch scale and tapping it to my 150s anyone have a better idea for that. Vic how are the stantons working out besides being do heavy. That torque is beast for dropping on the 1 ain't it

Yea it is! I still haven't played out with them on a gig yet. I wanna get an NS6 and combine it with the Stantons so that I may run Itch and Scratch Live from the same machine on the same set-up!

But I find myself RARLEY looking at the pitch scale since I constantly watch my adjustments on the Serato Screen.

I actually sent some information to 12inchskinz way way back to get an overlay made. Would you like to pursue this?

I thought it would be a really simple solution to the problem.

to much gear I already have to much gear that I dont use. I recently sold all my CDJs on ebay. I want to get the 3700s and I still want a pioneer 909

I have had the st-100's for 6 years now and never had a problem, the only issue I have had with skipping and the s-arm was I didn't notice the anti-skate was on 9, once dialed back to 0 it holds the groove with no problem. Also, don't use the line out feature, its fine if your at home just listening to records but it thuds whenever you tap the deck, and if its in a case or coffin the vibrations can be heard, just use the phono selection and your all good

This is just ridiculous, nice finish though.

www.needledoctor.com

Maybe this answers my question, but I'm a little confused about people wanting to see the pitch slider.

Doesn't anyone manually beatmatch anymore, or are y'all just referring to the screen and adjust the pitch/calculating where it should go based on the numbers on the screen?

I wonder how many "audiophiles" they suckered into buying that

Can you pm me that list quartz...

I mean, the only time I find it necessary to manually beat match is when I'm playing in Thru mode and I have to mix by ear...... But if you have a screen in front of you telling you information..... why not use it?

Hey man, sorry been dealing with technical issues and this one slipped by me.

What I'll probably do is put it on sendspace so everyone can grab it.

Cool?

just got it thanks

Ahhh yeah, www.facebook.com

Quartz, do you know if the 150 is the same part list as the ST100? my start button sticks sometimes, and can you sign my shirt too???? JK, seriously, kidding...

Ha ha ha,

I honestly can't answer that question, you would have to talk to Stanton and see if any of the parts are swappable.