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[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I spend a fair amount of time looking at other DJs websites, as I'm sure others do too, and why is DJs insist on putting "I only use professional and not budget lighting "

You then look at their pictures to find out they are using the cheapest of cheap moonflower and a rope light.

Nothing wrong with budget gear at all, but why do people put these misleading statements?

[Shaun]

Let's face it, the majority of the public don't know the difference between budget or high-end gear anyway...and many dj's don't either. I would imagine to the dj's that are using budget equipment. it seems like pro gear to them.

Picture this:

New dj just getting into the business has no comparison (apart from price) to what is good and what is great gear. The only knowlege most people have with PA and sound systems are their hi-fi at home. SO Mr new DJ visits a local dj supply shop and sees some nice cheap budget speaker that are within his price range and he purchases them...now in comparisom to his 40 watt hi fi system these new budget purchases are indeed "pro dj" gear as far as he's concerned. He bought them in a dj supply store after all.



I don't think the majority of dj's are being misleading...it's more down to a misunderstanding of what is classed as professional equipment in most cases.

[Have a disco]

afraid that I use a professional std rope light you cant find many sellers of these as they aint xmas ones and there bulbs can be replaced unlike xmas ropelights

[musicinmotiondi]

Rope lights !!!!

Yuk!!!! - tacky now with the technology that is around don't you think

[Corabar Steve]

Ah, but you can get LED ones now

[abyssdjhire]

Ah, but you can get LED ones now

that's exciting ;) alternatively, use neon-flex - it looks much more modern :p

[abyssdjhire]

http://www.magiclite.com/downloads/PDFs/LED-Neon-Flex.pdf - neon flex :) neat, eh?

[Shaun]

I prefer the bugdet method. 2 metres of string, 100 fireflies and some selotape

[Corabar Steve]

that's exciting ;) alternatively, use neon-flex - it looks much more modern :p
Well yes Liam, there should've been a sarcastic smilie on my post if we had one.

[abyssdjhire]

lol its ok, i got it anyway ;) i was just continuing the sarcasm... although neon-flex does look good in the right place, which needless to say isnt around a home made sign reading "super good discos"

[Jiggles]

lol its ok, i got it anyway ;) i was just continuing the sarcasm... although neon-flex does look good in the right place, which needless to say isnt around a home made sign reading "super good discos"

Are you knocking off my home make sign:teeth:

[Thames Valley Discos]

what do we class as "professional and not budget ".Are we talking the cost of the gear, the make,what it does? Do we class high end club lighting as professional and mobile dj lights as budjet? I use two soundlab LED mood bars , only cost £400 so they are really budget lights, but they look really professional(imo). Now compared to some club lighting if put side by side i guess they would look pretty naff. Interesting point though.

[Corabar Entertainment]

A lot of that is very true, Paul! .... and the other thing: all the kit people mention on here is termed as either 'budget' or 'high end'...... is there nothing in between?????????? :omg:

[soundtracker]

I think the fact that they cost £400 would put them above the "budget" Level- and also because they are used by some of the top performers around (that'll be me then!) and get great comments from audiences.

[Thames Valley Discos]

I guess its a case of do they do the job that they are intended to do. If so then i dont see where this professional/budget comes into it. After all i,m yet to have a client say " um i wish your lights were more professional".I can see the point if its poorly made DIY lights, but then i,m sure most of us , if we did make DIY lights would know if they looked naff or not

[Thames Valley Discos]

I think the fact that they cost £400 would put them above the "budget" Level- and also because they are used by some of the top performers around (that'll be me then!) and get great comments from audiences.
Have to say, likewise, i get comments all the time about the mood bars, and believe it or not, my el cheapo bob junior lights that cost me £15 a pair on ebay,(now that is budget)
But really, £400 is budget compared to the cost of some high end gear. Also my laser, cost £200, looks good but nothing compared to the ones that cost £10.000.

[soundtracker]

Yeah but no mobile DJ can ever justify paying £10000 for anything.

[Thames Valley Discos]

Yeah but no mobile DJ can ever justify paying £10000 for anything.
Agreed, but this takes us back to the point of what is professional and what is budget. Is £50 budget, is £500 budget.
We all spend our money on the best that we can afford i,m sure. So as long as it does the job,the client is happy, who cares what it costs, as long as you are happy with it!

[Jiggles]

Agreed, but this takes us back to the point of what is professional and what is budget. Is £50 budget, is £500 budget.
We all spend our money on the best that we can afford i,m sure. So as long as it does the job,the client is happy, who cares what it costs, as long as you are happy with it!

And dosent cost a fortune to run it!

[abyssdjhire]

Are you knocking off my home make sign:teeth:

no not at all... i cant find an example of what i mean without directly knocking someone, so i wont bother... but no thats not what i meant.

either way you look at it, whether someones using budget gear or top notch stuff, theres always the possibility that they could be a completely ****e dj, or of course the opposite.

what it really comes down to is the dj him/herself... but only to an extent. theres only so far that you can go using cheap gear before someone says "your cheap gear makes you crap" and its correct.

at the same time as that though, on the other hand, people know that when they hire a mobile dj, disco, whatever you want to call it, that theyre not hiring out a state of the art, well know nightclub. to a degree, they expect "make do" equipment, etc.

the thing is, a lot of "budget" equipment now has turned into some decent stuff... ok it will never be as good as the high end equipment, but to joe public, its very professional looking, very expensive looking, and they enjoy it at their party or whatever the event is.

[Thames Valley Discos]

And dosent cost a fortune to run it!
Do you mean the electric bill, if so who cares, we dont pay it!

[Jiggles]

Do you mean the electric bill, if so who cares, we dont pay it!

Bulbs Ect

[Thames Valley Discos]

oh good point