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Posted by lyte on Aug-06-2004 16:27:

Looking for a beginner setup

Looking for all the things a beginner DJ needs besides headphones. Could you guys point me in the right direction as what to buy? Looking for two vinyl or cdj decks and a mixer. Thanks!

Posted by DJ Joshua H on Aug-06-2004 17:16:

2 technics 1200's you could get stanton or numark tt's if you dont have that much cash.

For a mixer, I recommend something along the lines of a Vestax PCV 275, its a good first mixer for mixing trance and it's not too expensive, reletively speaking. You could get away with a cheaper mixer though.

You will also need needles because the tt's dont come with them. Your standard pair is the Stanton 500II (about $40-50 each.

Make sure you have nice loud speakers with good bass and a sh*tload of records too!

Posted by D Dubya on Aug-06-2004 17:33:

As you can see, to really get into DJing, there's no cheap way about it

Posted by lyte on Aug-06-2004 18:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Dirk W.
As you can see, to really get into DJing, there's no cheap way about it

i never said money was an issue. i believe that if someone loves something enough there is no limit to the expenditure of their cash flow. thanks for the information. and by the way (im in the states), where is the best place to get new vinyls?

Posted by D Dubya on Aug-06-2004 18:07:

I have 2 favorites for this. eBay and dancerecords.com

Oh yea, perfectbeat.com has some harder to find records a lot of times and planetxusa.com has a great selection, but they sell out pretty quick of everything.

Posted by lyte on Aug-06-2004 18:13:

Here is what I have found based on your help.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=040806110449130101091080323071/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/807053/

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=040806110449130101091080323071/g=dj/search/detail/base_id/54832

couldnt find the needles on musiciansfriend.com

and need to look for a place to get my favorite vinyls

Posted by lyte on Aug-06-2004 18:34:

for two of the technics s1200-mk2s with a 2 year warranty, and the pcv 275 its going to cost me..

Subtotal: $1,358.22

good price?

Posted by DJ_Hailstone on Aug-06-2004 19:52:

I think you hardly find better price than this.

Posted by lyte on Aug-06-2004 20:00:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ_Hailstone
I think you hardly find better price than this.

cool. guess i'll buy the stuff. just need to find a site that sells needles!

Posted by DJ_Hailstone on Aug-06-2004 20:44:

Try topdjgear.com

By the way, I envy to all you american & canadian, european guys.

One technics deck costs around 450$ in USA. I bought mine here in Slovakia for 690$ (converted from Slovakian currency).
The average monthly salary here is around 420$.
So if you think about it, you can have 5-7 decks from 1 monthly salary, I need to save 2 my salaries to buy one deck

Posted by lyte on Aug-06-2004 21:01:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ_Hailstone
Try topdjgear.com

By the way, I envy to all you american & canadian, european guys.

One technics deck costs around 450$ in USA. I bought mine here in Slovakia for 690$ (converted from Slovakian currency).
The average monthly salary here is around 420$.
So if you think about it, you can have 5-7 decks from 1 monthly salary, I need to save 2 my salaries to buy one deck

jeeeez. i feel better about spending the money now :P