Do you think this would be a good first setup? Am I missing anything? Please let me know if I am...

DN-S1000 - CD Deck $400
DN-S1000 - CD Deck $400
Numark DXM06 - Mixer $230
Sony MDR7056 - Headphones $125
Speakers?
Amp?
Shure SM58-LC - Microphone $100
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Total: $1255

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Well, i've used the denon s1000 and to be honest, im not to hyped up about it. I like it's mp3 playback capability and it's size, but pitch, and platter just doesnt feel right. As for the headphones, i've never heard of the 7056. I've heard of the 7506, and yes they're good phones, but you could get them for much cheaper. Do you really need a microphone??? If your looking to become a wedding dj, (it actually looks like that b/c your gear choices) then i would say go for it. Otherwise just use you headphones as a mic if it's really needed. As for speakers, if your mostly gonna spin at home then a regular stereo will do just fine. I've actually upgraded my speakers w/ Klipsch Promedia 4.1 THX pc speakers and they actually sound great and get way more than loud enough for me.

Also, use www.froogle.com and get the lowest prices then print everything out and have guitar center price match it.

BTW, look into geting a pair of turntables. You can usually find more and better stuff on vinyl than on cds and the web. Most of the fun for me When i dj is just hitting up record shops and dig through crates of vinyl for that one killer track.

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Originally posted by Trunker Do you think this would be a good first setup? Am I missing anything? Please let me know if I am... DN-S1000 - CD Deck $400 DN-S1000 - CD Deck $400 Numark DXM06 - Mixer $230 Sony MDR7056 - Headphones $125 Speakers? Amp? Shure SM58-LC - Microphone $100 _____________________________ Total: $1255

why do you need a microphone? DJing weddings? sweet 16s?

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Originally posted by dj chex Well, i've used the denon s1000 and to be honest, im not to hyped up about it. I like it's mp3 playback capability and it's size, but pitch, and platter just doesnt feel right. As for the headphones, i've never heard of the 7056. I've heard of the 7506, and yes they're good phones, but you could get them for much cheaper. Do you really need a microphone??? If your looking to become a wedding dj, (it actually looks like that b/c your gear choices) then i would say go for it. Otherwise just use you headphones as a mic if it's really needed. As for speakers, if your mostly gonna spin at home then a regular stereo will do just fine. I've actually upgraded my speakers w/ Klipsch Promedia 4.1 THX pc speakers and they actually sound great and get way more than loud enough for me. Also, use www.froogle.com and get the lowest prices then print everything out and have guitar center price match it. BTW, look into geting a pair of turntables. You can usually find more and better stuff on vinyl than on cds and the web. Most of the fun for me When i dj is just hitting up record shops and dig through crates of vinyl for that one killer track.

Thank you, that was very helpful. Yes... those are the headphones I meant... I just had a typo.
As for the microphone, I just thought it might be a good idea because of the vocoder ability in the mixer. I guess you're right though, there is no need for it, just like the speakers as of now. That will definately save me some money!
However, you say you don't like the DN-S1000's? What's wrong with the pitch and platter? Is it just ackward feeling? To be honest I've never used any DJ equipment before so that might not be an issue for me; or would it?

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Originally posted by Trunker However, you say you don't like the DN-S1000's? What's wrong with the pitch and platter? Is it just ackward feeling? To be honest I've never used any DJ equipment before so that might not be an issue for me; or would it?

I've never tried those before, but I heard that the platter is very small and abit flimsy, I think it has some thin plastic top, but I do know overall they are VERY good, for the price you really can't go wrong, Denon have been churning out some quality gear lately.

get the stanton dj pro 3000 phones!!!

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Originally posted by dinoXpress get the stanton dj pro 3000 phones!!!

Yes!!! Those headphones look awesome!

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Originally posted by Trunker Yes!!! Those headphones look awesome!

YES! Same feel as the 700s, but soo much more for the same price!

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but, be careful the DXM06 has a shitty mic plug in, it has the one which looks like the headphone plug, so u need a mic with that, the traduitional mic with the 3 cable connection wont work

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I don't know much about CD decks, but the DN-S1000's only have 0.1% accuracy, which means that once you get decent at beatmatching you're going to need to correct it more often than you may like. For a little more money you might want to get the DN-S3000's, which have 0.02% accuracy which is a lot better. If you don't get these, try to get at least 0.5% accuracy.

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Originally posted by Trunker Yes!!! Those headphones look awesome!

uhhh.... really go for quality over looks. Either go for the sony 7506 or sennheiser hd280. I just think the stantons are cheesy.

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Originally posted by Cheetah86 I don't know much about CD decks, but the DN-S1000's only have 0.1% accuracy, which means that once you get decent at beatmatching you're going to need to correct it more often than you may like. For a little more money you might want to get the DN-S3000's, which have 0.02% accuracy which is a lot better. If you don't get these, try to get at least 0.5% accuracy.

I just looked to verify this. It's listed @ .1%step even on 4% pitch range settings. This is actually worse than my numark's 0.05%. That's probably one reason why i didn't like the s1000 when i tried it.


Also, denon tried to include the possiable use of "custom slipmats" like on the s3000 and s5000 and it just doesn't work on the s1000.

Really you should look into getting a 1200, ttx, or something. My 1200s are easily my favorite pieces of dj equipment i have and used. (i like it even more than cd decks, and my empath)

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