| Vinyl Cutting Machines |
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| Vestax VRX-2000 | Kingston Machines | dr. dub's machine | |
| Min-Max recording time per side | 15min (fixed) | 8min-22min | no minimum - 33min |
| Frequency response | 60Hz-12KHz | 25Hz-18KHz | 25Hz-18KHz |
| Modules included | 1 x all in one cutter | 1 SL add-on cutter & 1 19" control unit | cutter unit, vinyl optimizer, monitoring unit, and others |
| Portable (in terms of size) | YES | YES | NO, long setup time |
| Level meters | VU analogue | VU digital leds | VU analogue/digital |
| Life of needle approx in hours | 25 hours of rec | 20 hours of rec | up to 60 hours |
| Life of cutting head | Lifetime | Lifetime | Lifetime(if not run over by a car) |
| Input sources | Line level (RCA) | Line level (RCA) | Line level (RCA) |
| Material of vinyl disks | Special Vestax vinyl compound | Special Vinilium vinyl compound | Special Vinilium vinyl compound by Souri, or any other compund |
| High quality acetate disk recordings * | NO | YES | YES |
| Record sizes available | 12" | 7", 10", 12" | 7" 10" 11" 12" 14", anyother size |
| Skratch proof disk recordings | To be tested | To be tested | without problems |
| Recorded disk life (special compound) | N/A | 50-100 plays | like regular vinyl, we testetd up to 10 000 plays! |
| Recorded disk life (acetates) | 0 plays | 10-30 plays | dependent on material used >30 |
| MONO/STEREO recordings | NO/YES | NO/YES | YES /YES |
| Weight | 18Kg | N/A | 30kg (cutter alone) |
| Dimensions | 620Wx200Hx600D | 19" rack + 10" cutter add-on | 70x70x70 (cutter alone) |
*Acetate vinyl records are
aluminium discs covered with a vinyl lacquer foil
that offer superior sound quality but wear down very quickly.