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Last month a catering hall manager told me about a DJ who recently entertained a wedding with 2 small Bose speakers and an iPod. Although the idea of this was humorous and sparked a cynical conversation between me and the catering hall manager, it had encouraged me to do a little more thinking about the future of DJ’ing. The person who DJ’ed that wedding was most likely an amateur (i.e. a friend or family member with some Bose home speakers and an mp3 player full of music). How would I know that? This particular hall in NJ is enormous and usually needs a couple of 12″-15″ speakers with subwoofers to get the right sound. 2 Bose speakers, although impressive in clarity and quality, would not do the job effectively. Unfortunately for this DJ, it was a losing battle from the start. However, the Bose system may have been sufficient in some other catering halls, which scares me out of my mind as a professional DJ. Over the last few years, we have been losing business, mainly small parties, to people who think they can DJ with an iPod and a set of Bose speakers. While we still entertain hundreds of weddings a year, corporate events, Sweet 16′s, Bar-Bat Mitvahs, and other large events, technology is essentially slowly putting us out of business. Since technology is becoming so accessible and simple to learn, people are asking their brothers, cousins, aunts, or mothers to play music for parties. While my rich uncle still hires DJ’s for his kid’s and grandkid’s birthday parties, most people are looking to save money and cut corners where they can. While a good DJ usually costs between 500 and 1000 dollars, people would rather hire cousin mark with his iPod and computer speakers and pay a fraction of the cost. However, you get what you pay for. DJ’s are able to fill event halls with crisp sounds and heart pounding bass frequencies using their heavy 15″ speakers on poles and Sub woofers sitting on the floor. Setting up for an event can be tedious and backbreaking. Not only is the equipment expensive, but it is also hard to lug around and transport. This is why most people don’t even consider becoming DJ’s. However, technology is about to change that. Bose has developed THIN tower speakers with incredible power and clarity. These speakers in addition to the Bose high powered sub woofer can provide high quality sound to almost any hall. I think big 15″ DJ speakers will be a thing of the past. I think large DJ systems are going to be replaced by small laptops and small speakers. Unfortunately, like the photography industry where with many people think they are professional photographers just because they have a 12 megapixel camera, many people will think they are pro DJ’s just because they own an iPod and a set of Bose speakers. Luckily for us, we are artists and performers. Great Speakers and an iPod mean nothing if you are playing the Chicken Dance at Club event or the Hokey Pokey at a wedding, you get my point. I know that real DJ’s who are trained in programming great set -lists and MC’ing, will come through victoriously. Eventually, all the cousin Marks will fade into the background as serious DJ’s are seen for their true qualities. And while I continue to lug around my 100 pound system to each and every gig, I am anxiously awaiting the day when I get my new lightweight, easy to transport, easy to plug in, and play on my new Bose system.
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What’s in the Box Most helpful customer reviews 133 of 137 people found the following review helpful. 92 of 96 people found the following review helpful. These are for recording. I don’t claim to be an expert on what good headphones sound like. I’ve never had the money to try some 500 dollar audiophile phones. I am a very active musician; I run a studio in my bedroom and my bands practice room. I’ve been recording in my bedroom for about four years. I use Adobe Audition 2 as my main recording software. The Audio-Technica ATH M40fs headphones are THE BEST headphones I have ever heard. I’m sure they’re not the best in the world. They’re just the best I’ve used, and I’m pretty sure they’re the best for the price. With these headphones I can hear subtleties and nuances that I never believed possible. I can hear breath noise on the flute intro to Yanni’s Deliverance. I can hear the bass on Dreamgirl by Dave Matthews without it beng muddy. I can hear the rumbling lows on the intro to The Battle from the Chronicles of Narnia Soundtrack. These headphones are not bassy, nor are they harsh on the mids, they’re not overly trebly either. They are very flat as far as I can tell. I love that I can hear all the different parts to music without any of them being over-emphasized. The downfall to these phones is that they let you hear ALL of the flaws in your own music; it’s kind of depressing. If you want to sound like an amazing pro musician just by buying a new pair of headphones…look elsewhere, if you want to hear your mistakes so you can improve, and don’t wanna spend a month’s paycheck…then these are for you. The thing that mainly attracted me to these headphones was the frequency range which was wider than the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro’s that I originally wanted. On top of that, the price was 40 dollars lower; hard to pass up. Another feature that makes these worth your while is the Field Replaceable parts. I don’t know about you, but I don’t have the money to buy a new set of headphones if my cable wears out. These have pretty good isolation. They won’t block as much sound as earplugs but they block enough to keep your sound pretty pure. If you want to hear your music in a way that you never have then buy these headphones. 70 of 78 people found the following review helpful. If you like balanced high quality sound that exploits every pitch and accentuates every tone, you can get it right here. If you want headphones that don’t hurt your head, don’t clamp your ears, and provide good isolation, hey! The ATH-M40fs is your baby! I am extremely happy I chose these. I was on the skeptical side. I almost bought higher priced Sennheisers, but opted not to due to comfort issues and cheap headband construction. The bass is accurate, not overdone and not enhanced. Balanced sound throughout. Great for really getting into the music. For me, these headphones are great. They produce sound in a highly respectable manner at the price I am willing to spend. And thats what counts to most people. Audio-Technica also makes a variant model of these, ATH-D40fs with enhanced bass. I feel some may prefer them to these and find them more suitable for video games, watching certain movies, and those who like that extra thump. They also make much higher priced headphones for anyone requiring more fidelity. After listening to these I think they are a very viable brand, completely on level with competing against the well known brands of Sennheiser, Koss, bose, Beryldynamic, and Grado. Audio products I own: |
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