where do people see (what's left of) this going? there still seems to be room for vinyl djing in some scenes say for eg the berlin techno scene.
but seems now like there's a critical mass of change with hardware / media such that it will be increasingly difficult to even keep a micro scene of vinyl djs going.
many clubs prob now not keeping decks, or have poor decks which encourages djs to switch over.
as for for the remaining clubs who are committed and look after their decks, since technics are no longer making the 12000 i assume it's going to be increasingly difficult to justify time/expense taken up in the upkeep of some old decks in the remaining clubs that use them. if it's possible to get parts etc for them at all...
that would entail even less clubs with decks and then more djs switching over, even smaller print runs for dance vinyl until more vinyl outlets close etc etc ...till the already small scene infrastructure around vinyl unravels completely.
if decks not there / are in shit condition i guess dummy vinyl using djs would have to switch over too, meaning less demand for decks in remaining vinyl using clubs, further adding to downward trend...
or can we expect replica quality 12000s on the market? or would clubs put up with other, less good, dj decks? are technics still making the high end luxury model MK5G that certain wealthy clubs can procure?