Too much money for a hobby

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:47 pm

About a month ago I sold my old Dj equipment on eBay for about $400.00. I then went out and purchased what I thought would be an awesome new toy for $730.00 the SL-DZ1200, but it's starting to piss me off.

To get it to do what I want (play Mp3s from and SD card) I have to spend.

79.00 for 1gig SD
119.00 for proprietary software to protect the mp3s on the card

so I started trying to work around it by getting this virtual DJ software and timecode CD, but to get this to work almost the way I want I need to spend:

149.00 for a maya44 ASIO USB Sound
129.00 for virtual DJ software
169.00 for the road case
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$447.00 on top of the $730.00 for the CD Player

Fuck that! I'm pretty pissed at Technics for requiring you to pat an additional 119.00 for encryption software just so you can play mp3s from an SD card.

So if I return the unit I loose $100.00 since I had it for 30 days, but for $249.00 I can get a DJ console that does all I want and also gives me 3 additional audio inputs and comes with the software I want and a freakin road case.

+400.00 old Dj equipment
-100.00 Loss on the SL-DZ1200 restock fee
-249.00 USB DJ Console
-000.00 Console Road Case (included)
-000.00 DJ Software (included)

So all in all it will be a wash after taxes I will have spent no money to get the console, it's like an even swap I guess..

If I sell the SL-DZ1200 on ebay I also loose about $75.00 - $100.00 but gain the headache of selling it on eBay.

Post by **plained** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:51 pm

im very happy with my hobbies

Post by **glossy** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:00 pm

i can't afford hobbies :\

Post by **lars63** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:10 pm

If it does all you want and you end up even go for it.

Never used Ebay to sell anything so have no idea how much work that would be.

Post by **Psyche911** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:21 pm

glossy wrote:i can't afford hobbies :\

Post by **seremtan** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:21 pm

hobbies are ok, if that's all you can afford

Post by **Nightshade** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:01 pm

Thank god wanking is still free.

Post by **Tsakali_** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:51 pm

get a hobby you can make a living out of...problem solved

ps
GH go do some DJ gigs and make your money back

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:55 pm

I do I make a few G's every year DJing for 2 hours on Friday nights on MSU campus

Post by **hate** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:31 pm

I'm pretty pissed at Technics for requiring you to pat an additional 119.00 for encryption software just so you can play mp3s from an SD card.

cunty move

Post by **seremtan** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:56 pm

Nightshade wrote:Thank god wanking is still free.

but the terrible dangers of "self-pollution"..!

http://www.ldolphin.org/vice.html

Post by **losCHUNK** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:57 pm

mang what you sell, im still looking for a half decent set of decks

Post by **redfella** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:55 am

Capitalism...

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:28 am

Bheringer 1604 mixing desk
Audio Media III Card (Digidesign Pro tools Hardware)
Session Software
Zoom RFX1000
CoolEdit Pro
WaveAnalysis Software

If Anyone wants the stuff - Cost is negotiable

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:34 am

the took it back at full cost no restocing fee, and the guy gave me passes to a pro audio expo next weekend, so I can check out all the new stuff coming out.

Guitar Center is OK in my book

Post by **neh** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:05 am

can't you down load cracks of that hardware from the internet

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:31 pm

You can modify the firmware within the unit, but AkAIK there are no working versions.

Also with a unit that you would use on live gigs you do not want it running some half asses firmware.

There is a hacked version of "Real Player" that you can use, but you need a specific SD reader made by panasonic to write to the SD Card.