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Professional Direct Drive Turntable
The Vestax PDX-2000mkII is a professional turntable designed to live up to the performance demands of DJ greats such as, Carl Cox, Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike, D-Styles, Shortkut, Joe Hahn, Starscream, Jam Master Jay, Mr. Scruff, Woody, Spinner, and Pogo. Compounding on the achievements of its predecessor, the PDX-2000, the MKII series makes a number of small but very significant changes that allow them to provide a smoother more accurate trace of a record thus improving its sound quality to a level unparalleled in any competing turntable. New features includes:
1. New Platter
At a new lower height of 7mm, this new diamond cut platter has been adjusted to match the level of standard mixers and competing turntables, making speed performance moves easier and perhaps cleaner. For the “Mix” DJs the gradient of the platter edge, now flatter, helps allow smother mixes for the DJs who prefer to touch the platter when correcting a record to keep it locked with the other record playing.
2. Tighter Pitch Control
The pitch fader movements on these new models have been tightened in order to allow finer pitch adjustments.
3. New Tone Arm Mount/Base
The mount/base has been altered to allow a new height adjustment system to be integrated into the MKII series. The new design also helps to lower the effects of external vibrations that cause howling.
4. New Tone Arm Height Adjustment System
Changing the height of a tone arm increases the angle at which the tone arm and needle tracks on a given piece of vinyl. The severity of this angle results in a greater amount of pressure at the point where the needle meets the vinyl, which in turn lowers the chance of the needle skipping. On the MKII series, the height adjustment system has been altered to allow for a slightly more acute setting (more pressure), and no longer includes an internal spring mechanism that forces the tone arm upwards. Furthermore, the system now includes a visual height memory stick that means DJs can alter the height of the tone arm on the fly depending on the demands of their performance, or the quality of the vinyl.
5. New RCA Leads and Smaller Cabinet
For “Performance” DJs having the turntable as close to the mixer means that speed moves are easier. Thus, on the MKII we have included right angle RCA cables that reduce the amount of space between a standard mixer and the turntable. The Dust cover hinges have been removed as well to get even closer to the mixer.
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