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Best speakers for a beginning DJ

Jashan 1:29 AM - 3 October, 2016
I am just starting to DJ and I am on a budget of $200 but I want to maintain good sound quality.
Brian M 1:18 PM - 3 October, 2016
You will probably want to look at the budget brands like Harbinger, Nady, Gemini, Fender. and used listings.

Or maybe rent speakers?
2Hot4you 2:24 PM - 26 June, 2019
Dude, I would recommend you to chose the speakers from this site soundrating.com . Don't pay attention that it's speakers for a car. You can use it for your needs as a DJ. Really, in your case it would be more profitable to buy speaker from that site and then to connect it for your DJ remote, because car speakers are much powerful and have a better bass than a simple speakers. Frankly speaking I did exactly in this way, because due to this I saved about $ 300 buying car speakers instead of standard.
d:raf 4:50 PM - 26 June, 2019
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Dude, I would recommend you to chose the speakers from this site soundrating.com . Don't pay attention that it's speakers for a car. You can use it for your needs as a DJ. Really, in your case it would be more profitable to buy speaker from that site and then to connect it for your DJ remote, because car speakers are much powerful and have a better bass than a simple speakers. Frankly speaking I did exactly in this way, because due to this I saved about $ 300 buying car speakers instead of standard.


^ BAD advice; those are interior 6.5" car speakers that don't come in any type of enclosure and also don't come with amps to drive them. It'll end up costing you more than $200 just to get them set in something and powered.

Assuming you're just talking about something for home use/practice ('cause you won't be able to get much for a crowd for $200), I would suggest a pair of small, self-powered studio monitors like the JBL LSR305; you can find them for around $80 each used or between $99 and $149 new depending on sales and how well you can haggle. If you're wanting something louder that you -can- use for a small crowd, you should go with a single 8"-"12 Alto or Harbinger speaker from Guitar Center and use whatever leftover cash you might have for their extended warranty program.
Al Poulin 6:46 PM - 26 June, 2019
You can't get any quality DJ speakers for 200$, unfortunately. Closest you will get to decent quality is Alto TS312s or Mackie Thump 12As, or even better Cerwin-Vega CVE12s (a bit more $$$)

Al
RR437T 11:17 PM - 28 June, 2019
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pay attention that it's speakers for a car. You can use it for your needs as a DJ. Really, in your case it would be more profitable to buy speaker from that site and then to connect it for


I suspect he was talking about speakers for home use, not PA speakers. d:raf has the right advice. A small pair of studio monitors would be the best thing to start off with. Using car speakers would be absolutely ridiculous.
richardplab 1:34 PM - 22 January, 2020
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Dude, I would recommend you to chose the speakers from this site gearly.org . Don't pay attention that it's speakers for a car. You can use it for your needs as a DJ. Really, in your case it would be more profitable to buy speaker from that site and then to connect it for your DJ remote, because car speakers are much powerful and have a better bass than a simple speakers. Frankly speaking I did exactly in this way, because due to this I saved about $ 300 buying car speakers instead of standard.


It's in fact a bad advice.
Ulrich von Hurtem 6:08 PM - 22 January, 2020
For practice, or house party?

A pair of used Alto TS110A can be had for that price. Add a sub, and active crossover, and they'll rock a small house party.

Or, go old school. Used, Community, or Yamaha passive speakers, and a QSC USA amp. A bit over your budget, but solid gear that won't let you down.
Phuture2 2:24 PM - 20 March, 2020
You can score a pair of original Mackie srm450's for around 300.00 a pair. They will work well to start. Stay away from the Thumps they are junk.
KC1 2:58 AM - 21 March, 2020
Good sound quality for 200 dollars does not exist. If it's just for home use to practice then any old hi-fi speakers will work assuming you have an amplifier.