Wheels of Steal - Getting the Best Kit at the Craziest Prices With B Stock DJ Equipment

It's a deal, it's a steal - it's B stock DJ equipment. The answer to every DJ's prayers and the saviour of more than a few record collections. Given the price of modern DJ kit, the latest pioneers of the wheels of steel often have to curtail their record (or CD, or MP3) buying capabilities just to be up to date on the stuff they need to play the things on. Buying B stock kit instead, which can be had for a fraction of the price, means those sets are still pumped full of all the best tunes without sacrificing on sound reproduction quality.

So: what actually is B stock DJ equipment? B stock is a catchall audio industry term (it spans instruments as well as sound recording and playback kit) that applies to any piece of new equipment that has already been used - as a display model, or as a demo model at a trade show. It can also refer to brand new items of kit whose packaging has changed: any item sold in the old packaging will be sold at a B stock discount.

The advantages of B stock DJ equipment are as clear as the sounds you get when you plug the stuff in. Paying seriously reduced prices for what is essentially state of the art gear means one of two things: either that a DJ whose income would normally restrict her or him to second tier stuff, can buy the primo gear; or that a DJ who would usually have to rein in his or her music buying in order to budget for good kit, can now get as much of both as he or she needs without worrying about the money. B stock DJ equipment facilitates the best playback, the best sound reproduction and the most seamless mixing on the market, without causing bank managers up and down the country to have a series of heart attacks as all the DJs who hold accounts with them hock themselves into bankruptcy. B stock is sense meeting desire: the best of both worlds in a world where expensive equipment really does make a huge difference.

DJing is a talented occupation in all its forms. Like all talented occupations, it is better, easier, more impressive, when it's done on good kit. B stock DJ equipment guarantees that the best kit comes to people with the talent to really make it shine. In an industry that has a huge intake from underprivileged backgrounds, that's an important facilitator. B stock kit means talented kids from low income families still have a chance to set themselves up with equipment that will help push the boundaries of their playing. It's possible that some kids will find their way from a street disco to the headline spot at a national club as a direct result of using B stock DJ equipment, which can very well be the dividing line between a routine coming off well and just failing to make it. It is, of course, the call of the individual - but