i need help, i'm gonna start to dj, what do i buy

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Posted by JdDark on May-19-2001 14:21:

hi guys, i need help, in august i'm gonna buy some tt, a mixer and all other stuff i need to dj.
but i don't know what to get
and i know there are a lot out there who dj, so if some of you could help me buy saying what equipment they got, price of them, and maybe a site with some info on it??
it would mean much to me

i'm thinking of buying technics tt, the 1200 series or so, are they any good??

post the info you got on it. (don't forget what headphones you use)

thanx a lot

Posted by sot on May-19-2001 16:42:

most def save up for technics 1200's mk2's or 3's they will be well worth it but as a first mixer you don't have to get the best. i have a vestax pmc 170a mixer and its reall good for the price. also get sony mdr v700 headphones...there oneof the best headphones out and headphones are important, you want good headphones not shit ones. well happy hunting

Posted by JdDark on May-19-2001 22:03:

thanx sot, but i need more replies!!!!!!!

and also prices on stuff, so i can compare

Posted by drizztt on May-19-2001 23:17:

Mixer- Numark 1001 or 1002 for beginners are good, straight forward, just to warn you the cross fader, the equalizers and the sound quality are baadd.. price roughly $250 Canadian. The best buy is the Stanton rm3. Fairly good sound quality, three channel,nice kill switches,price $400.

Tables- Technics 1200's are by far the best decks.$700-750

Headphones- Sony MDR-V500 are really good,$129.Yeah the V700 are for really deaf dj's, but there the best.$220

Needles- For starters the low end Stanton needles are good.
Don't blow your money on ortofon needles, at least not yet.

Some sites you might want to check out

www.123dj.com
www.djdepot.com

peace
dave

Posted by Tony Morello on May-20-2001 05:11:

for work i use a mackie mixer, and i love it
with sony cd decks
and i use the sony mdr-cd555 headphones, but am going to buy better cans when i can afford them
the seinheuiser, or however you spell it, are supposed to be the best cans available right now

Posted by tranceboi54 on May-20-2001 05:27:

since when does sony start to produce cd decks? i know they start producing turntables some monthes ago

Posted by Tony Morello on May-20-2001 05:47:

they're not the type of decks like the pioneers
they're a grade above teh consumer level, i'm not sure what the model number is
all i know is that it's installed into the stack i grab from the warehouse when i have to do a show

Posted by Peter Campbell on May-20-2001 12:23:

Re: good stuf

quote:
Originally posted by Trance God
Hi you bets to start of with rebirth thats how i stated out
just aks around on this site this is good to learn on i have leaned a lot from this progam ........ i hope this help you out it,s good to see peopleto start djing i was working for a radio stating called 4ttt103.9 here in townsville thats when i started to get in to music full on
DJ Trance God
I think Rebirth is only good for Producing music not DJing , DJing is mixing someones music together by beat matching .

Posted by tranceboi54 on May-20-2001 17:10:

Posted by breakdown on May-20-2001 18:41:

hmmm hehe alrite jd..
here ya go:

hehe.. 1200s are quality if ya got the money to buy it..
around 750 pounds a pair in the UK i believe..
with a Vestax PMC 270 mixer... about 400 pounds.. so i'd say thats the best bet for u... 1150 pounds.. go on man!! buy it! hehe.. headphones..
Sennheisre HD 25s
or the Sony 700s =

Posted by j_spot on May-25-2001 09:42:

k..well where do you live? Id almost suggest starting to buy vinyl now, cuz if you dont, well..youll have your setup and nothing to play.. 1200s cost about $1200 Cdn here. Check out Axe Music. They generally have the lowest price around my area. And in my opinion, Vestax makes the best mixers, you might wanna get a 4 channel mixer, so then you can cheap out and play CDs if need be if you cant find the vinyl.