The Technics 1200 is a workhorse for good reason. The claim is that you could stand on the turntable and it would still keep correct time and given what I've seen the things go through I believe it. One advantage of it is that, because its the standard DJ tool, you can very easily find stylus cartridges for it, and have a range of options as well (avoid anything with a DJ company label on it cause you're paying a premium for a name.)
I believe that new they run about 700 bucks (check into it though, I could be wrong). Enough different places in town sell them that you can shop around.
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