I don't know a thing about the Reloops, but from the pics and the general spec about them on the website they're an attractive set of turntables that actually look right and sensible, professional and not too gimmicky or plasticeyl, like some others have got over the last decade or two.
My only concern would have been the digital pitch control due to all the negatives I have heard about them (with all brands/builds of turntables, even those not from the same Hanpin factory) - but for all I know, things may have again moved on and, besides, Ive never actually had hands on experience of them myself. I think the new Technics sorted it out, so if they can do it and if most of the similar brands are using the same electronics, it may be filtering through into the rest.
It no doubt also depends on how good a DJ somebody is and what kind of music and mixing they like to do anyway.
I previously had a set of Stanton STR8 100's with the lovely brushed aluminium casing (well, before I ruined them with cleaning them down with the green side of a wet sponge and it spoiling the anodised finish) - and the wow and flutter of the platters was not that great and I swear it was sending my mixes out of sync.....and I wanted to make sure I had no excuses for being a bit shit, so I stumped up for the refurbed Technics with the analogue pitch control.
This is because I have a vast collection of progressive house and quietly had a dream some 20 years or so of being Sasha and Digweed on the decks lol.....and with those kinds of mixes, on vinyl, you do have to get very good and you do need to rely on the solidity of the pitches because the mix between two records could be lasting for 2 to 3 minutes as you edge it in and edge the other out.
If you're playing breaks, old-skool, Italo-house, doing a bit of turntablism and such, that'd be a different ballgame. Somebody who is a decent DJ with a good ear will be able to ride the decks and correct for very slight errors anyway.
I don't have a good ear any more and I don't DJ enough as I should, so I wrestle a bit with trying to figure out which one is drifting when it is fine drift, so I like to try and keep fannying about and corrections to a minimum in case I go the wrong way and make it worse.
I'd be interested in what the opinion is on the ReLoops in terms of keeping the decks in sync compared to the old Technics/analogue method.
I also notice that these ReLoops are more heavy duty in both weight and in construction, perhaps a bit like the original Technics in terms of the rubberised linings. This sounds great and wise choice to make.
I don't tend to go out "clubbing" much these days, but the last time I did, out in a venue in Blackburn last year, some of the DJ's were on turntables and they were the more plasticy ones with a lighter body - and even though they were propped up on some slabs and sat on some thick foam, they were still skipping due to the vibrations of the floor.
