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New Sennheiser HD25's Very sexy!

Like Shure replacing the SM58 what can Sennheiser improve about the HD25?

The main selling point is the different lead options with a 1.5 and 2.0m straight cable and a 3.0m curly cable.

NB: Stop the press these come with your very own HD25 MkII Bag!

General Description
The closed-back HD 25-1 IIs are purpose-designed, professional monitoring headphones offering high attenuation of background noise. Capable of handling very high sound pressure levels and of extremely robust construction, these headphones perform exceptionally well in high-noise environments, e.g. ENG, sound reinforcement, studio monitoring and audio equipment testing. The capsule is rotatable for one-ear listening. Ideal monitoring headphones for cameramen and DJs.
Features
	Very lightweight and comfortable, even if used for long periods
	High maximum sound pressure level
	65 .nominal impedance for universal compatibility
	Tough, detachable steel cable
	Neodymium ferrous magnet systems and lightweight aluminium/copper voice
Delivery Includes
	1 HD 25-1 II
	1 Bag
	Soft ear pads (1 pair)
	1 adaptor to ¼” (6.3 mm) stereo jack plug

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New Additions to the Pro Hire Stock at Quality DJ

Two new major additions to the DJ Equipment hire stock this week at S I Sound and Light. These mixers feature on many riders of touring DJ's visiting Scotland's clubs and hence are in heavy demand from the local promoters. These items will be also be on demo at the Quality DJ showroom in Edinburgh.


The Pioneer DJM909 brought pioneer in to the world of turntablisim / battle are of the wider DJ Market and when released and ticked all the boxes on fitting into this area and many more with the on-board effects section with it's touch screen control.

Serato scratch has revolutionised the use of digital media in the dj booth and the Rane 57SL mixer brings the quality of rane turntablist mixers together with the leading digital vinyl device.

Both items will complement the professional DJ Equipment hire stock at SI Sound and Light the parent company of QualityDJ.

The current pro DJ Equipment hire stock already boasts a wide range of equipment to meet the requirements of the professional DJ including CDJ1000 mkIII's, Technics 1210's, DJM600, Allen and Heath 6:2 and 3D, DVJ1000, Edirol V4 Video mixer and much much more.

Hire equipment is displayed on our S I Sound and Light main site see below.

See the hire equipment deals here!

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Numark IDJ 2 On the Water

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Revised date for shipping of the IDJ2 is mid October!

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Vestax VCM-100 Compact Class

See the full Article on DJ MAG

Words: Marc '01'

Sit your laptop on the optional stand. Remove the stand to make it ultra compact. Connections for USB and dual stereo in and out.

The VCM-100 is the next DJ controller due to arrive this autumn from Vestax. It comes with the same classy looks as the VCI-100, but in a more compact shell. It’s fitted with the same illuminated soft-touch buttons and silver dials, but the jog wheels are gone from the setup. This means that, unless you use the auto sync feature, the only controls available for beat matching are the transport buttons and the pitch sliders.. The crossfader sits in the middle of the deck, flanked by a pair of space-saving, Ney York-style rotary volume dials. There’s plenty more knobs and buttons with dedicated functions including three-band EQ, looping and track loading.

A major attraction of the VCM-100 is the built in USB soundcard, making it a one stop shop for laptop jocks. It’s pure plug and play convenience on the Mac, and comes with lightning fast Asio drivers for PC users. It provides four mono inputs and four outs, grouped into stereo pairs - one set for the main mix and the other for booth monitoring. On top of this the VCM-100 has a dedicated headphone output located at the front right corner of the unit, making it a complete mixing solution.

Software DJs can jump straight into the mix with the included copy of Native Instruments’ Traktor LE. All the Midi functions are pre-mapped and ready to go out of the box. The simplicity of the VCM-100 means it can be used with any Midi software that features Midi learn or user assignable mapping.

The laptop stand is an optional accessory, and serves a dual purpose. It not only positions the computer for optimum ergonomics but also helps keep it cool with maximum airflow to the underside via the vents punched into the frame.

In other news, Vestax have just announced a price drop on its sibling, the VCI-100 Midi controller, bringing it down to a tidy £359. There’s also savings to be made with the eminently versatile CDR-07 CD deck which can now be picked up for £629, bargain!

Specs

Price: £359

Released: October

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Denon Build some new BUZZ DH-HS5500 and DN-HC4500

The buzz seems to be building after a DJ Expo in the US where Denon gave a glimpse of whats to come!
They displayed a prototype of a new tabletop product an DN-HS5500. Specs given here are in no wayt confirmed just a summary of all the information that I could find out there!:

All buttons and function from DNS-3500 seem to be in a similar layout. One obvious difference is it seems to have : PC, Midi and Device selection suggesting it's functionality a little similar to the Numark ICDX allowing it to be either a Controller, Media player or MIDI device. This however seems strange as the unit below has multiple simultaneous functionality?

* There is no drive unit in this deck
* Spinning platter like the DN-S3500
* Playing an Alpha track is not possible





The DN-HC4500 was also shown this is a product sitting in between the Denon HD2500 and the DND4500 allowing Midi control over USB and simultaneously control a 4500 drawer unit.




This player unlike the DH-HS5500 has made it onto the denonpro site: here


Thanks to:

www.denondjforums.com
www.djresource.eu
www.futuremusic.com

Allen and Heath Product updates

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Those of you waiting for the Allen and Heath may need to wait a little bit longer. The software completion has been delayed and this product is now due to start production in October. So I guess it wont be on the shelves until Mid October. Watch this space for Updates.
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The Xone:42 unveiled at PLASA is also due in during October and should be on the shelves by the end of that month!

PLASA - where are all the DJ's

Plasa 07 was a very different show this year. I have been making the journey to Earls court for many years and over the last few years the show has had to change to evolve with the industry that funds it. DJ Equipment is one of a long list of sectors within the realms covered by plasa it is one tick box on your registration form which tries to benchmark and your buying intentions. The name PLASA comes from the Professional Lighting and Sound Association. The tagline of the body is that it serves members within the entertainment, event, communication and architectural industries. DJ Equipment fits into the entertainment tag but in terms of the installers only as a small part of this sector. The problem with DJ's and DJ equipment at a trade show is that it is not a trade product in the way that much of the technology at Plasa is. Plasa is increasinly attended by specifiers, consultants, integrators and over the last couple of years an increasing number of DJ's. You can imagine the chat at the coffee bar between a lighting specifer and a bedroom DJ and hence the networking side of a trade show falls to bits.

DJ Equipment it could be argued is a sub-sector of consumer electronics which is over whelmed with showing oppertunities the flagship being the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) show in Las Vegas. This is the one you see on the show each year with Bill gates and Larry Page sharing the stage with apple's latest gadget. The problem with us dj's is that we don't want to be seen as consumers we quite liked the way that we sneaked into a trade show. Consumer shows are full of geeks who like computers and gadgets not artists who like computers and gadgets.

The other Trade shows around the world have grown in strength over the last few years NAMM in the US and Musikmesse in Frankfurt both began to take the product lanches away from PLASA (Traditionally the show to be at). PLASA tried over the 04/05/06 shows to police the different requirements between the elder statesmen of the show and the out of control DJ stands who always played there music to loud and never closed the door. DJ Sunday was introduced quite informally at first and then it was encouraged. By the time DJ Sunday arrived at the 06 show many "Trade" showgoers were avoiding the Sunday and not attending until during the week so that they could get to speak to the people they needed to. The DJ's had competitions to go to seminars to see and a great deal of celebrities and girls goody-bags to fawn over. The problem for the manufacturers and the dj's is that the show was still a consumer show within a much bigger trade show. Trade shows cost lots of money for the exhibitors and Plasa a 4 day show in central London is no exception. For the DJ manufacturers a 4 day show with DJ's only there for one day (in any force) does not really make sense. For the DJ's aswell one mad day with everyone climbing over everyone else to try and get a look at the latest bit of kit cannot make much sense.

This year 's BPM show should give the manufacturers and DJ's more of what they are looking for. The wide scope of the show but focussed within the DJ Equipment industry will make the show much more of a event that DJ's can make an essential part of there diary in order to improve there business.

DJ Equipment will always be on show at PLASA as many of the manufacturers product ranges cover various sectors of the industry. The likes of Allen and Heath who have Installation Mixers, DJ Mixers and Pro Audio mIxers will always have new products to show at a hopefully reinvented PLASA Show. With my intergrator, specifyer hat on at the show I must say that lots of small things made this a nicer show and allowed us all to do a lot of good business at the show which is at the end of the day the point of a trade show. Hopefully the BPM show will be a sucess for the DJ Equipment sector and provide a real showcase for our small niche.

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BPM The New PLASA for DJ's ?

Plasa this year was somewhat of a DJ Free zone but don't panic!

The 10th and 11th will see the inaugural staging of BPM a new event aimed at all types of DJ's.

Loads of the major manufacturers have now signed up for the show and will be exibihiting all there known and new equipment aswell as supporting a full program of seminars covering all aspects of the modern business of DJing.

The seminars and exhibitors will cover all areas of the business including equipment, insurance and marketing.

Tickets can be found from Edinburgh to East midlands:

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New Mobile Disco Department opens at Qualitydj

Quality Dj Opened a New section This month online and Instore! The new Dedicated specialised Mobile DJ Section is focussed at the Mobile DJ on the road. From small one man show to full road show SI Sound and Light have been supplying the mobile disco market for over 20 years.

The new section dedicated to Mobile DJ's features new products from the KAM range along with a number of products from our DJ equipment ranges of Numark and Denon.

The staff on the phone in the edinburgh disco centre will be happy to discuss larger rigs in person or over the phone.

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Plasa Preliminary Report 2007

Last day of the Plasa 07 show today and we have been on show checking out all the latest products!

DJM700 Started off the week although Pioneer were not at the show The launch of the DJM 700 took place in The Mos on Sunday night. The DJM700 is a new addition to the range sitting between the 600 and 800 but with technology nd legacy oif the 800 and 1000 products. With no firm date on actual UK Street release those of you who are interested will have to wait a bit longer!


The Vestax 580 should prove stiff competition for the DJM 800 level mixer with flexible midi controls and Vestax sound quality going for it. We should have it at the start of October when the first shipment comes into stock.

The long awaited Numark IDJ2 is now on sale in the US and was on show (again) at Plasa this year! The first UK batch are on the water and due in shortly.
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Coming Soon DJM 700

The Quality DJ Team will be at PLASA for the next few days checking out all the latest new products from all the top manufacturers.

Tommorow night the MoS hosts the Pioneer DJM700 Launch party and we will be there checking it out!

Look out for some post Plasa reviews detailing our findings of the latest from the UK's top Show.

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