There’s a reason why all the turntables on this list look pretty similar. It’s because they’re all based on what remains one of the best DJ turntables, the mighty Technics SL-1200 and its ...

A DJ uses the mixer, in combination with the turntables, to switch between two identical records at lightning fast speed, looping or re-combining individual sounds to produce an entirely new beat.

When the designer JJ Boooth was first honing his mixing skills, he did it the way almost every DJ does: endless practice over turntables and a mixer perched atop the classic IKEA Expedit.