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Headphone & cartridge recommendations? (pg. 4)
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| escee |
i got my whitelabels relatively cheap because im a very regular customer in that store.
Tell them that you will be buying the two together (phones and two carts), they will take maybe 20-30 dollars off the price, and dont accept their first offer. Dj Equipment is not in high demand so you can usually get them to move on the price. If they dont walk out and buy them somewhere else.
One Stop - SHURE WHITELABELS = $480 <-- thats rediculous, tell them you want at least 100 dollars off the price. At $380 they would still be making a big enough profit that they would still sell them to you. I think. |
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| djway |
| quote: | Originally posted by JayKuE
if you're going to invest in higher end carts,
hope that you have a decent monitors/speakers to go with it.
really defeats the purpose if you're to use it in the bedroom with
cheap speakers.
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Awesome advice!
--djway |
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| [ groovypants ] |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj_Psygnosis
Ok i rang up CSR and One Stop Dj and they told me the following prices
CSR - SHURE WHITELABELS = $400 pair
One Stop - SHURE WHITELABELS = $480
CSR - PIONEER HDJ1000 = Not in stock :p
One Stop - PIONEER HDJ1000 = $269
are they decent prices or can cheaper be found?
One Stop are doing a sale on this week too.
btw i forgot to ask, are the HDJ1000 good in blocking external sounds?
EDIT: Just by looking at Robs, Andrews and escees prices, i think something is wrong lol...did they increase their prices, damn. |
Hehehe, it depends on who's working @ the stores, cause the staff are on a rotating roster, some staff are willing to bargin, some are not.
Not only did I get the Shure's for $340, but a friend got he's for the same price 1 month after i got mine - from CSR.
The guy also offered me $220 for the HDJ1000s.
You'll have to go into the shop and ask - theres not much hope in terms of bargining when you ring up over the phone.
Yeah, One Stop have been selling them for $480 ever since they were released - they are tough cookies, best price you'd get from them is $420 IMO. I got my HDJ1000's there for $250, and the guy even gave me $1 of my Mike Shiver - Feelings vinyl! :tongue2
But yeah mate, best to go into the shop and talk face to face! ;)
Also agree with JayKuE's post - need good speakers/monitors to bring out the full potential of the Shures. ;) |
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| Matt P |
try dj central on parra road at stanmore. Ive found em to be pretty good in my travels. (0295909935)
Whatever you do tho, dont go to sanity dance arena lookin for headphones :( I got ripped off hard on my pioneer HDJ-1000s (so much so im embarassed to say the price :P ) |
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| RobEnergy |
| quote: | Originally posted by JayKuE
if you're going to invest in higher end carts,
hope that you have a decent monitors/speakers to go with it.
really defeats the purpose if you're to use it in the bedroom with
cheap speakers.
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true, i agree. :P
there is no point in getting high quality carts and having low quality speaker/monitor. (you wouldn't hear any differences at all in that case) :)
Dj_Psygnosis
try this
www.storedj.com.au
2 x shure whitelabel $358
(unfortunetly the price WENT UP!)
-Rob |
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| [ groovypants ] |
G'day Rob :P
Just out of curiosity, what speakers/monitors are you running?
Same goes out to all Whitelabels users... ? |
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| RobEnergy |
| quote: | Originally posted by [ groovypants ]
G'day Rob :P
Just out of curiosity, what speakers/monitors are you running?
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monitors: 2 x Yamaha s112 (Club series) - 600W rms.
<-----not the best tho, but good enough for monitoring, can be used as main speakers if its a small party.
amp: QSC RMX 850
| quote: | Originally posted by [ groovypants ]
Same goes out to all Whitelabels users... ? |
yes,
if you have good input then you would need good output. So you can hear it!
your input source might sound crystal clear good quality sound but if your output (speakers) are not quality . Then it wwould still sound just about the same as normal standard carts, well maybe sounds abit better again depending on your speakers/setup.
also its like this
if you try and compare a pioneer mixer with an alien & health
it would sound the same on some low quality audio setup. but on a high quality audio setup you can tell the diff.
*as for recording try record a sample on both standard carts and whitelabels then playing them back on high quality headphones or simular. i bet you can tell* :D
if you got a Good input source then you need a good output source or else ya wasting alot of $ for no reason. :)
unless your planning to take it away to a venue with a nice setup then it would do some justice for you :D
hope that helps
cheers
Rob |
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| Joshva |
Psygnosis concorde's will be fine but check out this site:
www.clubdjzone.com
It specialises in these type of questions |
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| [ groovypants ] |
| quote: | Originally posted by RobEnergy
monitors: 2 x Yamaha s112 (Club series) - 600W rms.
<-----not the best tho, but good enough for monitoring, can be used as main speakers if its a small party.
amp: QSC RMX 850
yes,
if you have good input then you would need good output. So you can hear it!
your input source might sound crystal clear good quality sound but if your output (speakers) are not quality . Then it wwould still sound just about the same as normal standard carts, well maybe sounds abit better again depending on your speakers/setup.
also its like this
if you try and compare a pioneer mixer with an alien & health
it would sound the same on some low quality audio setup. but on a high quality audio setup you can tell the diff.
*as for recording try record a sample on both standard carts and whitelabels then playing them back on high quality headphones or simular. i bet you can tell* :P
if you got a Good input source then you need a good output source or else ya wasting alot of $ for no reason. :)
hope that helps
cheers
Rob |
Ahhh cheers! wow, 600watts RMS ? Freaking loud compared to my set up!
Ahhh what I meant with the later statement was "same goes out to all users - what speakers are you dudes using" ;) |
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| Dj_Psygnosis |
| quote: | Originally posted by [ groovypants ]
what speakers are you dudes using" ;) |
I have a 3500 watt PMPO, 500 Watt RMS system...pretty decent i guess. |
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| RobEnergy |
| quote: | Originally posted by [ groovypants ]
Ahhh cheers! wow, 600watts RMS ? Freaking loud compared to my set up!
Ahhh what I meant with the later statement was "same goes out to all users - what speakers are you dudes using" ;) |
sorry i misread the question?
i know i dont really need that loud,
and also i dont turn it up full at home anyways, (when i dont need it loud i turn it down :] )
rather save my ears than blast them away :)
what setup are you on? |
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| [ groovypants ] |
, you guys have freaking loud systems !!! :eyespop:
Mine is not as loud, but is JUST enough for my room - although I would like it MUCH louder :toothless
Running B&W 602 S2 120watt RMS speakers on a Marantz SR4320 80Watt RMS Stereo Receiver. :( |
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