Similar time / history as you Brock,
I had some 1210s in the early 90s and had a decent vinyl collection etc and ended up initially selling my first set in about '95
In about '97 or '98 I bought some gemini top of the range direct drives as they were supposed to be competitors to the 1210's (and they were good!)
Eventually, got bored / skint / different life circumstances etc and sold them off in about '99
Kept hold of my tunes until about 2001? which by that time I had traded out the nif naff and kept what I thought were the good uns. Sold them to Dj Butty who drove with 2-3 of his mates from manchester to pick them up from Gosport (was working down south!).
Bought / Tried one of those hercules usb thingies and trakktor in about 2004 but wasnt that keen.
Took the final plunge and bought 2 x CDJ1000 MK3 and 1 x DJM 800 about a week ago. Have been chuffed to bits since. After not being on decks for a long while, beat matching is ez enough (and easier than 1210's)..
What i'm suprised at really is that non of the companies have put a small speaker on the underside of their platter to give the dj a 'feel' of a record when he is scratching. It will take me a while to get the feel of scratching as you cant feel the record
But hey.. happy dayz
The DJM800 offers Midi interface if you were going digital
