hmmmm.....im still looking around

the only other brand i really trust besides technics (besides vestax which is too expensive for this situation) is gemini


http://www.pssl.com/bitemdetail.tpl...002081723493656


ill keep looking around

hmm.........these are a little over your budget.......but your really paying for the technics

http://www.djgear.com/urecords/prod...2P7G7Q9LPSC5MNE

The Technics Package includes:
2 - Technics SL-1200 MK2 Turntables
2 - Stanton Discmaster II Cartridges / Stylii
2 - Upstairs Records Slipmats
1 - Gemini PS 540i Pro Scratch Mixer
1 - Audio Technica AT-HP1 Headphones
1 - Gemini GM-26 Microphone w/cable
All Cables & Instructions
Free!!! Upstairs Records DJ / LP Bag ($40 Value)


this ones a little cheaper

http://www.djgear.com/urecords/prod...2P7G7Q9LPSC5MNE

The Vestax Competition Package includes:
2 - Vestax PDX-2000 High-Torque Quartz Direct-Drive Turntables
2 - Shure SC35C Cartridges / Stylii
2 - Slipmats
1 - Numark DM1002x Mixer
1 - Numark D-50 Headphones
1 - Gemini GM-26 Microphone w/cable
All Cables & Instructions
Free!!! Upstairs Records DJ / LP Bag ($40 Value)

here we go

get 2 of these http://www.djmart.com/pthigdirprof.html

$299.95 x 2 = $599.90

and a mixer

http://www.djmart.com/vestaxpmc17a.html

$298.95 + $599.90 = $898.85

heck......u got some money to get yourself about 10 records

remember you'll need carts and headphones as well

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well... shop around.

my take on the $1000 for a DJ setup question:

a) used 1200 MK2s - $350/ea should be easy to find, probably less! That's $700, but you can probably find a set for 6 hundred and change.
b) Shure M44G carts - about $50 a pop, times 2 = $100 (maybe you'll get lucky and the used decks will come with carts!) .. to save some $$ you could always go with the trusty ole' stanton 500's or something else that's cheaper.
c) an inexpensive mixer - for the remaining $200, you can certainly find a decent two or three channel box to start with. you can upgrade later, or plop down another $175 or so and get a vestax PCV275.

what really matters here is you got good decks that'll stay with you for years. you can get fancy needles and a pro mixer later, when you get better. The 1200s are an investment. pay $350/ea for them now, you'll get almost that ( or maybe even exactly that ) in a few years.

lower end tables are not so much of an investment - they wont last as long as techs, and are much less in demand.

cheers,
-mer