DJM-A9 or DJM-V10? Official specs, I/O and prices side by side, plus which mixer suits club installs, bars, hybrid live sets and events.
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The best earplugs for DJs, matched to bar, mobile and club gigs, with published ratings, prices and tips for mixing with plugs in.
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Is the DDJ-FLX6-GT still worth it in 2026? Official specs, real booth scenarios, a used-buying checklist and how it stacks up against the DDJ-GRV6.
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Five wireless mic systems for mobile DJs, compared on runtime, range and band, with picks for weddings, bar gigs and corporate functions.
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Grooveboxes · Hands on the mixer Sonicware deconstruct MINIMAL: the $399 box that thinks it’s a channel Eleven tracks, one stereo mini-jack, and a groove engine built by measuring what the 808 and the 909 got wrong. Here’s what it means for the person standing behind a mixer. SONICWARE DECONSTRUCT MINIMAL · $399 · PRE-ORDER,
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Published August 2026 · Specifications verified against manufacturer sources A drum machine running alongside two decks is no longer an unusual sight. But almost everything written about these boxes assumes a studio desk, not a booth shelf at 1am. Search for a groovebox review and you’ll find plenty. Sound On Sound, MusicTech, CDM and half
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★ A note on links — some links in this guide are affiliate links. If you buy through them we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It doesn’t influence what we recommend, or what we say about it. NO MAINS The gig is in a garden. The nearest socket is in
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★ A note on links — some links in this guide are affiliate links. If you buy through them we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It doesn’t influence what we recommend. THE PAID RIG There is a real difference between gear that works at home and gear that survives a
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Editorial · Portable rig · Wireless SKAA wireless for DJs: the transmitters and speakers cutting the cables A wave of battery-powered, cable-free PA gear is arriving built around one wireless standard most DJs have never heard of. Here’s what SKAA is, why you’ll need a transmitter, and the kit that runs on it. By The
Editorial · Weird & wonderful gear · First look Dillinger Labs’ Death From Above: a wireless PA that throws the rulebook out A battery-powered, cable-free speaker that deliberately strips out the features most makers brag about. It’s a genuinely unusual approach — and worth understanding before it turns up in a small-rig conversation near you.
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