Stanton's are pretty dam good, If you wanna save a bit of cash their probably the alternative to the 1200's. They don't feel cheap, they last had mine for about 4 years or so used close to every day for that time and have never needed a service. Serato is also awesome, I'm sure you have done your research on it so I wont harp on to much. But I gota ask you MisterMeaner why did you sell your previous set up ?