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dj equipment frustration- bad sound quality

Posted by MediaSeth (A) on June 21, 2006 at 06:28:12

It's been a few years since I've had a radio show, even if it had few listeners. Going to the station once a week to play what I wanted was like a kind of therapy.

So yesterday, I went and picked up the start of a DJ setup:

Numark CDN25 dual CD player

Numark CM100 4 channel mixer

Road case with rack mount in it

Technics 1200mk's are on their way when used ones come in.

Amp/Monitors/Active monitors to come later.

For what I'm spending I certainly don't expect the best. However, I think I should expect a little better than bottom-of-the barrel sound for anything labelled "professional."

The mixer has a high noise floor. The switches and knobs make audible clunks when operated - at least through the headphone out. I'm used to a radio console (Wheatstone board) that is dead silent.

The CD player sounds like the worst of digital. I think my 1986 Fisher was at least a little exciting to listen to by comparison. It hasn't had break-in-time really, but I still expected better out of the box.

The question is: What am I to expect from "DJ gear?" A lot of it looks like it's designed to appeal to kids and wanna-be club DJ's. I'm neither. I just want good quality. But, I can't afford the Denon/Pioneer stuff.

Any suggestions?

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