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Only thing is that you must hear the system before buying.Im not totaly against the cheap stuff.I also own two cheap actives and they realy surpriced me with sound.Just loock how are they made and listen to the system.
At the end i think for this Money you get on E-bay a used BoseL1 system,so its up to you.
Just me.
 
What do you guys think of this http://www.cheapdjgear.us/DJ_System_p/djsys-10.htm ?

It seems like a good idea to me, but i want to go all digital. Any suggestions?

I'd stay away from it. Buying cheap when you start just means that you are going to have to spend more money later on good gear. Depending on your budget there are a number of options that are better then that, and that will suit you. For example, you can get a B-52 Matrix System for right around $700, or a pair of Mackie SRM450 V1s for around $1000.

Matrix 1000 V2
 
If money is a big issue, rent for now... That price for a full system is less than my next setup by far... Im waiting on a few things, but 900 for an A&H Xone 62, 2 x 800 for Otus Controllers, $100 for a new HD, $1000 for a new laptop, and $300ish for a road case... Im over $3900 and all I have is the system, no speakers...
I did it wrong the first time, went cheap, wasted 1000 or so on a Pyrimid mixer, Pyle wireless mics, and a few other things... Do it right the first time...
 
IMHO American Audio gear sounds very tinny. They are very good at making lights but fall way short in the audio department. Come on SD cards should've been 5 years ago.


Kyle
 
I'd stay away from it. Buying cheap when you start just means that you are going to have to spend more money later on good gear. Depending on your budget there are a number of options that are better then that, and that will suit you. For example, you can get a B-52 Matrix System for right around $700, or a pair of Mackie SRM450 V1s for around $1000.

Matrix 1000 V2


I would put my vote for the matrix system also. But if you can kick it up a little and by the matrix 2000 yes the price is double but its double the sound also. I own the the 2000 its now the back up to my back up but it sounds great.
 
Okay, first, it is indeed CHEAP. Is that the way you want to promote your service?

Second, it is a CD media system. You said you intend to go Digital eventually.

If you are going to lay down some bucks for a system, my recommendation is that you get the system that you basically want. A DIGITAL SYSTEM.

I have been in this business since 1975, enduring the progression from vinyl, to digital tape, to CD, to Computer PC based Digital, and finally, to pure Digital.

As technology advances, so too do we. The latest greatest system is pure Digital. So why get a system that is already 2 generations old, right out of the box?

Get one that is made up of components manufactured by industry leaders, is powerful enough for virtually any event you might do, and is Digital as you said you really wanted.

Here is my current system. I handle venues from 50 people to a stadium with 5000 last month.
1700 Watt RMS @ 8 ohms Digital Media
DENON HD 2500 Digital Controller $ 595.00 (Guitar Center)
GEMINI Digital 5 Channel Mixer 495.00
NADY DUO Channel Wireless Microphone 59.99 (Guitar Center)
SKB 10 X 6 Rack 139.95 (Guitar Center)
2 Mackie SRM 450 Active Speaker 595.00 ea (Guitar Center)
1 - Mackie 1801Z 18" Active Sub 1095.00 (Guitar Center)
Various Cables/Wiring 100.00
1 Maxtor 1 Terrabyte Hard Drive 160.00 (Best Buys)
TOTAL COST FOR THIS SYSTEM $3834.94
Except for the hard drive, GC finances this for you for 12 months @ 0% interest. Pay as you play!

There are also credit cards out there that offer low or no interest financing for up to a year. Northern Lights, IDJNOW, Sam ASh--all reputable places to purchase gear at, and I am sure if you speak with these types of dealers, you can work out a deal on both price and terms.

I am sure you can get comparable prices on other well known gear such as JBL etc.

I just think it is a mistake to go in half way and get a system that you know you will be replacing shortly.

The ease and joy of Digital, compared to all of the other forms of media, is incredible. I have used them all.
 
Talk to Kat, Jenny, Ben, etal @ Northern Light FX. Not only are they sponsors here, you'll get very good pricing, vast knowledge of the gear that they sell and something that many online vendors can't offer...Awesome Customer Service! :thumbsup:

www.northernlightfx.com
 
I guess you didn't like what I wrote in the other post:

As far as gear goes, buy the ABSOLUTE BEST you can buy. It is far cheaper to buy the best than constantly upgrade. Do not buy on impulse. I did that and it cost me $2500 in basically wasted money.

There is almost NOTHING truer than this statement.....


That is far too much gear at that price, IMO, to be quality gear.
 
What was the $2500 purchase?

QSC PLX3402.... JBL MPro speakers... CD Mix2. Though I still use the Mix 2 for stuff... I also use Rockit.

Now, generally speaking, I only use my Bose.
 
If you would like to have some dialog with us about what you want your system to do (functional aspects) and what types of events you want to do we will be happy to work with you in putting together a reliable, good sounding, professional system that you can afford. Plus, we offer financing. :)

Ben
 
I too had spent years of buying cheaper equipment. Sometimes it even sounded pretty good, but then didn't hold up very well from road wear.

I still get the tempation to buy cheap in other areas, but when it comes to DJ equipment, I now only(with rare exception) buy name brand with excellenct reputation that holds it value. Like you are doing, I ask what other's experience has been first.

As others have mentioned, I would reccomend buying good used equipment before i'd buy cheap new equipment.

Equipment that's cheap when it's new will have virtually no resale value in a very short time.


also, don't do like I did and try to buy brand name equipment from dealers on ebay. Make sure they are an authorized dealer like Northern light FX. You will save yourself a lot of hassle.
 
For what they're worth, here are my thoughts.

The system that's linked is questionable. By questionable, I mean the specs leave many questions unanswered. Like RMS power, sensitivity, response curves etc.

Any time a product is advertised and doesn't supply the real specs that are needed to make a decision, it's likely something to avoid. Emphasis on "All you'll need" and "The best DJ with the best system" doesn't tell me anything about the equipment.

This stuff is marketed to beginners. I would wholeheartedly agree with Ben and the rest ~ your money can be best invested in quality business equipment with guidance from those who know the equipment.

The good stuff will shut down before it self-destructs. The cheap stuff will not. :)

Thoughts?
 
Also, test equipment with music you are familiar with as long as it has some of the dynamics intact.

Recommended recordings based on your tastes include, but not limited to, the following: (often times older CD masterings are much better sounding than the latest remasters, but there are exceptions)

Include a lot of high fidelity jazz recordings (e.g. Miles Davis-Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck-Time Out, any of the classic Fantasy Records jazz recordings such as Vince Guaraldi-Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, plus classic Atlantic and Blue Note jazz, etc.)

some good classical recordings (e.g. RCA Living Stereo series, Mercury Living Presence series, Columbia Masterworks series, plus some of the better Deutsche Grammophon, Telarc, etc.)

CDs issued by DCC Compact Classics, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Analogue Productions and other audiophile labels

50s-70s easy listening/MOR pop recordings (especially on Columbia, Decca, RCA Victor, etc.)

vintage folk music and some of the higher fidelity blues recordings such as B.B. King-Live At The Regal, also lots of bluegrass is high fidelity and also lots of well known singer-songwriter folk-rock

Pink Floyd recordings notable for their dynamics (e.g. Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, Wish You Were Here, etc.)

RCA Victor, Decca, Columbia/Epic country and country-pop crossover recordings from the 50s-70s (I will even include Ssgt. Barry Sadler's "Ballads of the Green Berets" album in this because it was a huge hit in both country and pop in 1966 and a hi-fi recording)

Norah Jones-Come Away With Me

The Sundazed label is known for very well mastered psychedelic and surf rock oldies (engineered by the same people who have engineered the usually very well done Sony/Legacy series reissues)

Glenn Miller's stuff if remastered well (e.g. less compression, EQ, processing, etc.)

Mason Williams Phonograph Record - (although this is mostly an MOR album from 1968, it is listed separately as it is very unique in its production (done by Mike Post, who would later become famous for TV Theme composing) and blending of music styles of the time which range from country to folk to classical to rock to pop and more

Les Paul's work with and without Mary Ford

Eva Cassidy's work

older CD masterings of Amy Grant's early work

A lot of k.d. lang's music

Harry Belafonte-Belafonte At Carnegie Hall

Buddy Holly - From The Original Master Tapes (BTW, check out just about anything mastered by Steve Hoffman)

One thing I do not recommend using as test discs for the fidelity of the system are modern hit recordings in pop/rock, country, Contemporary Christian, R&B, etc.

This YouTube video explains why I do not recommend using modern hit recordings as recordings to audition: YouTube - The Loudness War but there are lots of hi-fi modern recordings in other genres.

High fidelity magazines such as Stereophile and The Absolute Sound may guide you with recordings to test a system with as well as hi-fi websites like stevehoffman.tv, musicangle.com, audioasylum.com, head-fi.org, stereophile.com, enjoythemusic.com

Hi-Fi oriented magazines and websites will also help the vinyl enthusiast and vinyl DJ get the most enjoyment out of their setups as well.
 
For those looking for a Queen Greatest Hits comp in higher fidelity sound than the more modern remastered hits comps offer: Amazon.com: Queen - Greatest Hits Vol.1/UK Version: Queen: Music@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514CduWr6RL.@@AMEPARAM@@514CduWr6RL

This is a compilation that has been in print in the UK since the 1980s, never gone out of print, and the sound is equally as good as the Elektra vinyl of the same compilation, but for those looking for Under Pressure can look for the same compilation on the Elektra vinyl, or one can find the 45, the Classic Queen CD, the Hot Space LP/CD or a David Bowie comp that contains it.

BTW, you can pick up copies of Stereophile, The Absolute Sound and similar magazines at Barnes & Noble, Borders type bookstores and other stores that have a huge selection of magazines of all kinds to try them out. If you like them, you can subscribe.

Steely Dan's music are also favorites to audiophiles and to this day, Fagan and Becker themselves are audiophiles.