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Hi guys, i was wondering wot is the best and most cheapest stuff i can get to start dj'ing??

i was thinking 2 gemini turntables and a basic 2-channel mixer to start off with.. any suggestions?


thnx heapz guyz

depends on how much u wanna spend?

well id probly spend a maximum of $1000...

lets start with what you have

speakers? amp?

i got two technics 1210's and a vestax pmc-06 pro mixer... its a scratch mixer but its easy and simple so it was good for me to start with. i spent 900 on those which came wtih stanton groovemaster cartridges and slipmats. i already had speakers and amps etc

ok, an admin REALLY has to make one of the bazillion "what should i get to be a dj" threads STICKY!

yea its good your into but just search next time, there are MORE THAN ENOUGH threads to satisfy EVERY question you could EVER have!

U r planning to spend AUS$1000 rite ? i think those should be around US$600 .. well.. thats can get quite decent but still depend u r spending for Turntable or for CD player? .. TT might cost u more

2 Numark TT-200 [ Turntable ] should be around $210 each
1 good 2Channel Mixer or spend more for decent 3 Channel Mixer

U can get Numark DM Series for 3 Channel mixer .... it has good features with kill switch for low prices mixer US$190 but if you wanna spend more on mixer .. get Vestax mixer

perhaps for speaker .. try to hook it with ur Hi-Fi system first



Peace, LeVouS

U can get a setup with Stanton str8-80 with a sk2f mixer for $600 US ship to your door.

Re: n00bie dj equipment

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Originally posted by RaveR Hi guys, i was wondering wot is the best and most cheapest stuff i can get to start dj'ing?? i was thinking 2 gemini turntables and a basic 2-channel mixer to start off with.. any suggestions? thnx heapz guyz

i say go with numark yo, those TT-200's are pretty bad, ive played witht them a couple times, and i was impresed. check em out

Re: n00bie dj equipment

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Originally posted by RaveR Hi guys, i was wondering wot is the best and most cheapest stuff i can get to start dj'ing?? i was thinking 2 gemini turntables and a basic 2-channel mixer to start off with.. any suggestions? thnx heapz guyz

Well, the best stuff will definitely not be the cheapest, and the cheapest will definitely not be the best!

If you are just starting out, then I would probably go with the cheapest (or close to) direct drive tables that you can find from a reliable brand name. A starter kit may be a good choice because some of them will have crappy mixers but decent tables. The mixer will probably be your first upgrade if you decide to stick with it.

Some things that I would make sure that the mixer has are channel LEDs so that you can adjust the volume levels properly, you will only need two channels, and a replaceable crossfader isn't nessicary becaues you'll probably replace your mixer before it breaks (again, if you stick with it). If you aren't sure if you are going to stick with it then don't spend more money than you are willing to put into a hobby that you will only spend x amount of time on. You'll have to deem that price yourself. If you are willing to spend a grand, then you have a bit of money to work with. The best thing you can do is pick out a couple of different tables and mixers and then price shop.

this system seems pretty reasonable for it's price, you get two direct drive TTs and a starter mixer. Headphones cables etc are all included plus a tutorial video is free with it. It doesn't include speakers, but chances are that you already have them anyway. Or with the other $300 you have, you can pick up a decent pair. hell you can even get nice computer speakers with a sub and have that work for you, depending on how you want to set things up. (then you can at least get good use out of the computer speakers if you don't stick with djing). You also will have to spend $100-$100 on music almost right off the bat too, so calculate that into it too. Don't spend all of you money on the eq and have nothing to spin once you get it!

Hehe, I started out the Gemini First Mix package for $200 and it sucked so much I gave up on them and just went straight to Tech 1200s. As a lot of people have said here and in other forums, I think your best bet is to save a bit more (fight the urge to buy now!) and get Technics. You can probably get by with a cheap(er) mixer and a good pair of budget priced Shure cartridges for now and upgrade those later.

On a side note, I had all my equipment for about a year and for most of that year did not practice. The reason - frustration with not being able to beatmatch well. Only until 6 weeks ago did I get the urge to practice and now I can beatmatch fairly well and am working on phase matching. Moral of this story - do not intend to give up, even though you may really want to, because then spending all this money on equipment is a waste (just like it was for me for about a year).

I don't agree that everyone should save up the money and go for techs. There are plenty of other good tables out there. You do not need to get the best in order to start djing. Personally, if I didn't know if I was going to stick with it, then I wouldn't get the best table I could. I would get a decent pair so that I could sell them easily (true that you can sell techs easily too) and still have money left over for other things (like the music you'll need).

I would save my money if i were u and by technics and a nice mixer,

sure dj'ing might not be ut out for u... so what? u can sell technics used for close to what they cost new.

also, if you ever become a star and get a gig, guess what you will probably be using technics 1200's

i wanted to do the same as you, but a buddy who had already been spinning for a while recommende me the same, too a lil longer, but i got my techs and a vestax pcv 175 mixer, and I'm one happy man

just my 2 cents

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