Used DJ equipment for astonishing savings
Buying new DJ equipment can be a financially daunting experience. The industry standard turntables, mixers and monitors a DJ needs to feel sure that he or she is giving their money’s worth in every situation often cost well over £1,000: a lot of money to spend on equipment that can be had for less when it’s bought second hand, or as ex display or show stock. When a person knows where to look, he or she can save themselves hundreds of pounds – even as much as 50% – off the recommended retail price of the kit they simply can’t do without.
There are a few websites around now that cater specifically to this market: in particular, the UK’s own Why Buy New – which, as its name suggests, is all about selling premium quality DJ equipment at astonishing prices. Take, for example, the standard CD turntable used across the industry – which is available repackaged on the site for more than £300 less than it is in shops. Or their simple selection of “B Stock” (B Stock basically refers to any item that has been used as a display model, or as a demo model at a trade show) turntables, some of which are being offered at a mere 33% of their recommended selling price. This is DJ kit as it should be sold: right to the DJ at almost cost prices.
The business model is very simple to maintain, which is why these sites are able to keep themselves afloat. While there’s nothing wrong with DJ equipment that has been used for window display, in a trade show or simply repackaged (sometimes a new package comes out that makes existing stock obsolete), it can’t be sold in stores any more. Certainly it can’t be sold for the prices the manufacturers sell their newly packaged or unused stock at. Which means it’s either not going to get sold at all – or sites like Why Buy New can pick it up super cheap and sell it on at correspondingly low prices.
A turntable, for example, that has been used as a demo in a trade show may have been switched on for a grand total of, say, 72 hours. That’s nothing in the life of an item designed to experience severely heavy use on a nightly basis. In other words, this kind of B Stock DJ equipment is, to all intents and purposes, brand spanking new – and it’s being sold for the kind of price a person wouldn’t usually get it for at a jumble sale. Why, indeed, buy new when one can get this kind of deal on what is effectively unused kit?
It’s not a new idea, this cheap selling of ex display or superseded stuff: but, where the DJ is concerned, it’s a particularly excellent one. DJing is horrendously expensive and every penny saved on kit represents a penny earned for the equally necessary records, CDs and so on that the DJ plays. Reduced price DJ equipment is clearly the way forward.
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Discover The Latest In Portable Audio News by Dominic Donaldson
The days of the Sony Walkman are well and truly gone. Although one can get a bit sentimental when the sound of a tape being chewed brings back memories of those chunky cassette players with the itchy foam headphones, it is unanimous that the latest developments in technology are far superior in many different ways.
The tape chewing was secondary to the skin crawling texture of the headphones and the diabolical sound quality of old school portable audio. Now with creations such as the iPod Nano, crystal clear sound quality can be delivered in ultra-slim models and even phones. This article delivers an objective review of the cutting edge releases in portable audio.
Now for 30GBP the world is at your feet with 2GB of memory space, enough for hundreds of tracks, or the equivalent of a rucksack filled with cassettes. The Philips GoGear SA2820 2GB MP3 player can be yours, delivering ultra-compact model with acceptable sound quality, although it is a little heavy on the bass.
The only problem that generally comes with small packages is that the controls are very fiddly and the display is hard to see in direct sunlight. The size and price are great however you get what you pay for and you cannot really complain for 30GBP.
Portable audio devices are in danger of being obsolete due to combination generations of phones that can do everything bar brush your teeth. One of the latest models which has been heavily marketed on musical features is the Sony Erikson W380i which costs around 80GBP unconnected however this varies depending on contract.
The phone boasts FM radio, GSM, 1.2 megapixel camera, Li-ion battery and Braille playback keys so is not just all about the music. It is cost effective however very simple and features such as the camera are not up to scratch. The headset as a basic walkman is acceptable however the whole product is somewhat of an anticlimax. It is simple to use however that is because there is a real lack of features to complicate the model, but as a portable audio device it is ok.
Fresh off the portable audio devices press is the Samsung Q1 and U4 MP3 players which are being billed as the best sound quality in any MP3 player. They are yet to be priced and are to be launched in October 2008. They have a 2.4 inch LCD display, 2 or 4 gig hard disk and it supports MP3, WMA, OGG. The sound quality is yet be tested so watch this space.
Dominic Donaldson is an expert on portable audio and a retailer of audio visual equipment.
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