hey guys, i've been making mixes only on the computer for a couple of years now & ive really been eager to spin off CDs for the past year... i ran into a site today that offered a bunch of cd packages... it can be found here: http://123dj.com/packages/cd/index.html

i was wondering if any of these packages would be worth getting? i'd find it convenient ordering everything in one package... BUT some of the equipment offered in the lower price range is some stuff i haven't heard of, which makes me second-guess considering these packages... btw check this package out, http://123dj.com/packages/cd/discomix5.html , says its endorsed by j00f

anyway since i am just starting off, i really do not want to spend more than $1,000 for now... u know, just in case i end up not enjoying djing. so are any of these packages worth getting? or should i press my luck somewhere else and get some used equipment?

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for less than a $1000 in a package id probably look at the

-Fusion 818
or
-Stanton CD Pack 1

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cool, thanks for the quick response. i'm gonna do more research now on the hardware included in the packages. thanks

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From what iv heard dont go for the numark cd players and definitly dont go for the gemsound or whatever they where...
Get two stanton 304s or 303s, they are supposedly good for there price. Then buy one of those new stanton mixers or a cheap denon mixer.

I'd prefer a set of second hand pioneers or denons

ul regret going for numark or stanton. i own numarks and although they are good im lookin to get rid and get sum cdj-200.

a friend of mine has the staton 304s and they skip loads, culd be his cds but it happens alot very annoyin wen ur tryin to record a mix.

How about two cdj-200s and a denon dnx-100.

i don't understand why people even consider buying cheap and obviously shitty gear. it's going to suck. anyone can see that.

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Originally posted by punjabi i don't understand why people even consider buying cheap and obviously shitty gear. it's going to suck. anyone can see that.

Exactly, even if your just beginning, it pays to buy something a little more expensive, like a CDJ 200 or 800 or any of the Denons that are under $500. If in the future it's not your thing, you can sell them and get more money then what you would get with a cheap stanton, numark or gemini CD player or turntable for that matter.

ok, i was just curious to see what some of you experienced people would think. punjabi and spirit, you're both totally right. i will probably have a lowsy time if i'm using awful unreliable equipment. i'm definitely better off with some of the higher-quality stuff... i always hear positive things and getting your money's worth with cdj-200s so i will look into them. i will probably order them new since some of the used ones offered on ebay are only $40 or so dollars cheaper. djdeals offers cdj-200s $324 a piece, including shipping which is not a bad deal at all.

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Originally posted by spc ok, i was just curious to see what some of you experienced people would think. punjabi and spirit, you're both totally right. i will probably have a lowsy time if i'm using awful unreliable equipment. i'm definitely better off with some of the higher-quality stuff... i always hear positive things and getting your money's worth with cdj-200s so i will look into them. i will probably order them new since some of the used ones offered on ebay are only $40 or so dollars cheaper. djdeals offers cdj-200s $324 a piece, including shipping which is not a bad deal at all.

Yeah do that. Don't buy ANYTHING from 123DJ.com, i've heard they are rip off artists. They may claim they are giving you something new, when it's clearly been used, and they give people defective or wrong stuff, or some people have told me they just didn't get the stuff they ordered. So yeah I think DJDeals.com might be better, or MusiciansFriend or Pro Sound & Stage Lighting..or even try DJ Supply.

The CDJ 200 has almost everything the CDJ 1000 has, except it doensn't have a scratching feature, the player and platter is much smaller (really just a jogwheel), and it doesn't have all of the cue points that the CDJ 1000 has. If you ever wanted to upgrade to a CDJ 1000 MK3, you would probably get more for the CDJ 200s, and know how to use the CDJ 1000s better, except you would just have to get used to a big platter. Before making the purchase though, i'de go to a music store that sells CDJs like GC and play around with the CDJ 200s to make sure they are what you want.

Last edited by Spirit5 on May-06-2006 at 17:16

for 324 $, you won't get any better CDJ than the Pioneer CDJ-200, and they are enough to be professional.

if you buya pair that would be, 748$

then I would get


Vestax VMC-002 XL you can ask for price, it gotta be around 150 $

Headphones:
Sony MDR-7506
109 $


That would be 1007$, and you get a professional DJ Setup, nothing crappy.

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