Hey, Well here's the deal. I know everyone is prolly gonna start throwin' stones at me... but anyways...

Im gonna be buying DJ equipment, I mean - Im a newb, so im gonna go with a starter set. Im getting myself

2 STR8-80 turntables

1 SK-6F two channel mixer

2 520SK DJ Craze model cartridges

1 DJ PRO 60 stereo headphones

2 Slipmats

2 Dust Covers


All for $499.99 US.

Anyways, I really want a pair of Technics but hell, I aint made of money... I know this is a one in a lifetime investment, but I got other stuff to pay for.

Anyways, Tell me if this is a good deal or if you know of something else that I could get that wouldnt cost me an arm and a leg!

Thanks in advance
-D

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do what you think is best man.........

Im gonna suggest to you, what I suggest to everyone, and its what I did. Bottom line, save your money and buy Techs... it will be the best investment of your life.

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Originally posted by Coup Vlad wins. Flawless victory.

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Originally posted by Vlad Im gonna suggest to you, what I suggest to everyone, and its what I did. Bottom line, save your money and buy Techs... it will be the best investment of your life.

Agreed..

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Agreed, but otherwise check out the Numark TT200's, they are soposed to be a good budget deck. A coworker of mine had the stanton 80s, and he doesn't like the build quality.

es

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Don't take me too seriously.

yeah you should give the tt-200s a look, i havent heard too much good stuff about the str8-80s but people that have tt-200s seem to like them
my suggestion, others feel free to chime in
numark tt-200s $200ea
behringer djx700 $200
or VMX 200/300 $120/ $170
sony mdr-v6 $80
stanton carts $50 approx

headpones are personal preference i like the v6s and they're not too expensive. the ones in that dj package probably aren't all that great. if you go this route and buy the stuff seperately it will cost you alittle bit more than $500 but i think that while this stuff isnt exactly top of the line its all nicer than what comes in that dj package. just my opinion. you might try PMing dj tranz he works at a dj store, maybe he can hook you up. if you buy all of this at once you'll probably get some kind of a deal

Hey, thanks guys... I'll look at the tt-200's and I'll PM Tranz

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Save up money for the Technics, I bought a pair of numarks with a mixer and headpones, 3 months ago. And it was a huge Mistake, I had to upgrade the mixer and the headphones almost right away. I paid $499 for my "set up" a month later Mixer died so I bought a new one for $199-230 then I realized that I needed new headphone so I bought the Sony 700 for $100, two weeks ago the needles "died" I bought the Shure Whitelabes $210, and soon I'll have to buy the technics so if you do the math I've spent almost $1000 without a new pair of TT's which I hopefully will really soon , I know you want to start Djing ASAP, it was the same with me but I regreted and you will as well .
Please do not do it, just save up some money and get the technics.

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Thanks guys, well I guess im gonna have to save up then. I cant believe that the only good/reliable turntable u can get is a 1200. I mean there should be something else out there thats close to the quality yet cheaper in price, no?

If you guys know any online stores where I can get it for cheaper let me know please

Toodles.

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The STR8-80s are fine as well as the stanton cartridges. Those are what I have and they do the job.

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Originally posted by jonnycarcinogen The STR8-80s are fine as well as the stanton cartridges. Those are what I have and they do the job.

They may 'do the job', but doing the job, and doing the job well, are two different things .

es

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Originally posted by diesel0 Thanks guys, well I guess im gonna have to save up then. I cant believe that the only good/reliable turntable u can get is a 1200. I mean there should be something else out there thats close to the quality yet cheaper in price, no? If you guys know any online stores where I can get it for cheaper let me know please Toodles.

I was in the same predicament you are at the beginning of the year. I got everything I needed to start spinning for $300 (Go to DJTronix and look for the $300 Numark package) and used it for 6 months while learning. I've slowly upgraded since then, but I still have my $5 headphones and Numark TT1625 decks. The pitch fluctuates a bit near the 0 mark, but other than that they've suited me fine for a good 8 months.

I really don't understand why everyone says just get Techs. It's not the end of the world if you don't, just know that if you get serious about DJing, you WILL get them at some point in time.