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$750-$800 budget for equipment - need to help a girl get stuff
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| element-y |
alright need to help a friend out. She has a budget of 750-800 and is asking me for advice on what to get. Either a B-52 Prodigy FX (no clue what the hell that is haha - looked it up and seems like this cheese all in one) or two cdjs and a mixer.
I would say individual is best but at that price i cant help her out because im not familiar with the prodigy.
Any recs?
I say a good mixer and a laptop but she wants the entire dj feel lol. |
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| cmay119 |
How serious is she about DJ'ing? If I was already at $800 I would save up more until she can get a pair of CDJ-200's + DJM-400 great beginner to intermediate setup. If she want's the 'true' feel without being dissapointed in her final choice.
My $.02. |
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| nerdgrl416 |
| quote: | Originally posted by cmay119
How serious is she about DJ'ing? If I was already at $800 I would save up more until she can get a pair of CDJ-200's + DJM-400 great beginner to intermediate setup. If she want's the 'true' feel without being dissapointed in her final choice.
My $.02. |
great advice. I agree on everything |
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| the_gamemaster |
| Why not start off on vinyl then she can always move to serato or equivalent later. |
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| Spirit5 |
| Think two CDJ 200s and DJM 400 is more like $1,000 if you were to get new, maybe $800 used. Your best bet is probably TTs and a mixer. Probably Stanton ST-80s (approx $250 each) and a Numark DXM-06 mixer...you could get all of that for $750-$800. |
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| element-y |
No idea how into it she is. She just told me thats her price and wants to know what to do with it. I told her about vinyl and she insists cds are the "better" option...and she has no idea how to use a laptop to dj with just a mixer i think so thats where her "dj feel" comes in haha.
From what i know, id say in that case its best to get better cdjs then the mixer - least for starters. But that doesnt leave much left for a mixer so i am lost.
I guess the best way to put it is whats the best of the worst in the scenario haha.
How much would you say 200's and a 400 would total up to? 1100 or so? |
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| element-y |
| thanks for the help so far. so you would say to pass up on that all in one thing sge mentioned? what about a package from guitar center? |
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| JD8180 |
all dj equipment is very "you get what you pay for" i suggest 2 cdj 200's (about $250 ea used, $350 new) and i myself have the djm 400 which i think is worth it. i thought like you in the sense that i bought the 2 cdj 200's and a cheap behringer mixer thinking that it can't be that bad. next thing i know about 3 months into it i decide i need an upgrade already.
not saying you need the djm 400, i'm sure there's other alternatives that are a bit cheaper and great for beginners... just don't go for the low end products. |
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| element-y |
oh no no this is not for me. i saved up and took buying seriouss. This is to help a friend out. I have a djm 600 with cdj 800s. Bought them with a retailer discount for 35 percent off and i love the choice i made.
but she is a mixed bag.
So you would say the 200's with the 400 is a better bet than either a pair of Denon-dns 1000 and a denon dnsx100. I never used a denon so cant help her with that. |
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| the_gamemaster |
| If she already has a laptop tt's and serato/final scratch may still be a good option though. |
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| Neo Hacker |
| quote: | Originally posted by element-y
oh no no this is not for me. i saved up and took buying seriouss. This is to help a friend out. I have a djm 600 with cdj 800s. Bought them with a retailer discount for 35 percent off and i love the choice i made.
but she is a mixed bag.
So you would say the 200's with the 400 is a better bet than either a pair of Denon-dns 1000 and a denon dnsx100. I never used a denon so cant help her with that. |
All I'm saying is Pioneer is club standart. My friend is getting 200s and DJM400 and I think this is known to be a very very solid and reliable setup.
Don't get me wrong, Denon is good. I used them a lot few years back, but compared to Pioneer, I much prefer Pioneer. |
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| element-y |
Yea i am a pioneer and allen and heath guy. Then again though i never messed with denon. Only what i mentioned and numark.
So the cdj200's and a djm400 would be 1000 and from my experience with pioneer and you all, its a pick over others.
Now what would be sligthly lower if possible? What can we reduce? I mean i woudnt go lower than the 200's since its risking it, but there are a few mixers below the 400. Is there anything that might be not so far from the 400 but help the girl out with her price? |
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