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Guide To Turntables - Listening Edition

Beginner’s Guide To Turntables – Home Listening Edition

The latest installment in our guide series is now up!  Turntable Lab’s Guide To Turntables – Home Listening Edition You’ve probably seen our Guide to Technics 1200′s , but this guide switches the focus to basic turntables for listening (not DJing) purposes. What is a Phono Preamp? What do I need for a basic turntable set [...]

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Turntable Lab Guide To DJ Headphones

Guide To DJ Headphones

The next installment in our guide series is now up! Turntable Lab’s Guide To DJ Headphones What Makes A Good DJ Headphone? How does Frequency Range effect headphones? Opened vs. Closed design? All these questions and more are answered in easy to understand terminology. Also check our previous guides: Beginner’s Guide to DJ setups, Guide To [...]

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Guide To Technics 1200 Turntables

Guide To Technics 1200 Turntables

The third installment in the TTL guide series is now available: Turntable Lab’s Guide To Technics 1200 Turntables All the facts you need to know about the legendary Technics 1200, broken down Lab style. In case you missed it, our Beginner’s Guide to DJ setups and Guide To Audio/DJ Interfaces are also up, with more guides are on [...]

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Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable, Better Than The Debut III?

  Pro-Ject is now shipping its new Debut Carbon Turntable. It’s truly impressive that a manufacturer makes the effort to completely redesign their bestseller (Debut III) AND keeps it at the same cost to the consumer(!). Here are the main upgrades in Pro-Ject Debut Carbon from the Debut III. upgraded to Ortofon 2M Red by Ortofon, a better [...]

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Guide To Audio Interfaces DJ Interfaces

Guide To Audio Interfaces / DJ Interfaces

The second installment in the TTL guide series is now up: Turntable Lab’s Guide To Audio Interfaces / DJ Interfaces Essential reading for anyone wondering what exactly an Audio Interface does, the different options available, and why or when you would need one. In case you missed it, our Beginner’s Guide to DJ setups is also [...]

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TTL Beginners Guide To DJ Setups

Beginner’s Guide To DJ Setups

Now on the site: Turntable Lab’s Beginner’s Guide To DJ Setups This is the first in a series of guides designed to help explain the basics of DJing and production equipment in easy-to-understand layman’s terms. Using our knowledge and experience, the Lab breaks it down as simply as possible. Check back as we will update [...]

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Audio-Technica AT-LP1240-USB Review

LAB POINTS viable, cost-effective alternative to Technics 1200 suitable for all types of DJing including heavy scratching powerful, high torque direct drive motor dampening, cast-aluminum platter accurate pitch control button for quartz speed lock (speed goes to 0) 3 way adjustable tonearm RCA + power cords are detachable closed design under the platter offers dust [...]

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