DJ Equipment

[Jakue08]

Yes i am a noob in all spects of life, im now 16 and have been saving for abit to get some dj shit, and i need some helpin what stuff to get.

i bought last night;
2X Technic 1210s Mk2 decks
Allen & Heath Xone22 Mixer

cant remember if the decks came with slipmatts

but i need to buy still;
speakers
headphones
needles etc

can people lease give me some links/websites/stores/info/advice in what to get so ican get mixin soon as possible

cheers in advance

[Teddy]

www.decks.co.uk comes recomended
if u haven't got an amp I'd say look for some active monitors, there's loads of threads about which needles to get and it's all down to personal taste. Don't get the real cheap shit and stick to a well known brand within your price range!
Enjoy

[Radius]

Stantons don't slide accross teh record when they gather dust...concordes do. hence when it comes to needles. Stantons or Shure's are for me.

You can pick up a cheap amp at argos . A 50 w/ channel and a decent pair of cambridge audio will do just fine for your room. Remember its a room not a club, and if you get it to sound like a club your neighbors are soon going to hate you hard. get nice OFC cable from richer sounds ..spend a fair bit on this.

headphones are important I like the pioneers but they are 150 quid.....slipmats are cheap, get some furniture polish, spray onto a cloth ( not direct onto plate of turntable) and give it a damn good polish. That will make it nice and slippy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hgdyWXUFqA

[ali^]

Stantons don't slide accross teh record when they gather dust...concordes do. hence when it comes to needles. Stantons or Shure's are for me.

You can pick up a cheap amp at argos . A 50 w/ channel and a decent pair of cambridge audio will do just fine for your room. Remember its a room not a club, and if you get it to sound like a club your neighbors are soon going to hate you hard. get nice OFC cable from richer sounds ..spend a fair bit on this.

headphones are important I like the pioneers but they are 150 quid.....slipmats are cheap, get some furniture polish, spray onto a cloth ( not direct onto plate of turntable) and give it a damn good polish. That will make it nice and slippy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hgdyWXUFqA

Shure m-447 ftw

[Harry3]

Xone 22 as your first mixer.....

I hate you

[PostmanPat]

wow you splashed out BIG. nice one man.

www.decks.co.uk already been recommended but its really good. also Amazon sell headphones for a reasonable price, i got my Seinhessers from there for £11, not the bes headphones but they do the job!

Good Luck.

[Dj Dirty Pimp]

shure m44G or m447 as your needles!

[herojuana]

i just got some decks for christmas (a technics 1210, and a 1200) so need a mixer. any suggestions for something good and preferably cheap? got my eye on a pioneer djm500 on ebay at the moment.

got just about everything else though, that i can think of.

any advice for a mixer? other than not behringer

[DJ COSHH]

i just got some decks for christmas (a technics 1210, and a 1200) so need a mixer. any suggestions for something good and preferably cheap? got my eye on a pioneer djm500 on ebay at the moment.

got just about everything else though, that i can think of.

any advice for a mixer? other than not behringer

not gemini or numark...

[Harry3]

not gemini or numark...

so that leaves every brand of mixer thats about £250 +

[Olllie]

i just got some decks for christmas (a technics 1210, and a 1200) so need a mixer. any suggestions for something good and preferably cheap? got my eye on a pioneer djm500 on ebay at the moment.

got just about everything else though, that i can think of.

any advice for a mixer? other than not behringer

How about you get the xone22, same as Jakues just got.. 260 quid brand new

[DJ COSHH]

so that leaves every brand of mixer thats about £250 +

I think Vestax's might have one. Havn't heard anything bad about them... but your right about £250 is spot on for a decent 2 channel mixer.

[Jakue08]

cheers lads, taken in all f your advice, and buying the rest of my shit within the next week.although i wont get the decks etc until the end of january i dont think, which is actually okay as it gives me time to save up for a nice little selection of fresh vinyl!

ive looked on red eye and guna bag a few netsky/furlonge/sigma/nero/pleasure records within the next few weeks.

keep an eye out for some Jakue mixes soon lol hope you all had a good christmas aswell... !

[herojuana]

How about you get the xone22, same as Jakues just got.. 260 quid brand new

mate, there is nothing i would love more than that mixer. sadly i am a student. budget will certainly not stretch that far. im just gonna keep my eye on ebay for a non-shit make mixer for the time being, and borrow my mates old (and very very shit) mixer

[Goosey_J]

cheers lads, taken in all f your advice, and buying the rest of my shit within the next week.although i wont get the decks etc until the end of january i dont think, which is actually okay as it gives me time to save up for a nice little selection of fresh vinyl!

ive looked on red eye and guna bag a few netsky/furlonge/sigma/nero/pleasure records within the next few weeks.

keep an eye out for some Jakue mixes soon lol hope you all had a good christmas aswell... !

Some recommendations:
http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=...ed=0CCQQrQQwAg

These are fantastic entry level monitor speakers. Anything with Mackie on it is audio gold, and for £240ish for a pair, you really can't go wrong. Also, if you ever decide you wanted to get into producing, these would serve perfectly for that as well.

If you've got more money to spend, I'd go for the MR8s, as you get an 8" basket as opposed to a 5" one.

As for needles, it really depends on your own preference. I have and alway will love Ortofons. For me, there is no substitute. Different strokes for different folks though :P