Gemini PT 2000 II review

So I got a pair of Gemini PT 2000 II as a birthday gift from my brother, who also dabbles in Djing. That’s the main reason why I’ll never part with them. They were a gift. They are decent turntables, but I noticed that for scratching, they didn’t perform well until I put some Dr. Suzuki Skratch slipmats on them. When I got those slipmats, it was like a new set of turntables. Up until that point I thought something was wrong with the motor or something. The build quality on the PT 2000 IIs is great. They are well built and are pretty much Technics SL1200 clones. I have a video review of them up on my Youtube channel, and a guy actually commented that he felt they were better than Technics 1200s. They definitely have more features with the Pitch Bend, Reverse, and Quartz lock buttons. When I first got this set, they worked well and I had them hooked up to my DDJ-SX2 in Serato DVS mode. I was messing around with them and messed up the pitch calibration on both decks. I got them serviced and they are like new now. Pitch is spot on and the motors on both are working top notch. These are great turntables and they are serving as my backup decks. I purchased some Audio Technica 1240XPs to upgrade from these, but they are definitely capable backups. I actually have one as my sampling deck on my desk and it’ s hooked up to a Pyle phono amp, then into my MPC One standalone DAW. I haven’t used the PT2000 I or the Gemini PT 2400, but I can definitely say the PT 2000 IIs are capable decks. As long as you have the right slipmats on them, they’ll perform like champs. Some of that probably also has to do with technique when scratching, as I was new to scratching in general when I first got the decks. I still definitely recommend the Dr. Suzuki Skratch mats for these decks in particular. Thanks for reading the review and take it easy!