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Enabling your inner DJ

Steve Conaway Labs Manager / Senior Technical Project Manager
I am the Labs Manager for CNET's Home Division based in Louisville, KY. My interest in technology began in the early '90s, and soon after I began my double major in computer science and computer engineering. I've worked in many areas, including computer hardware, software, technology, networking, graphic design, instruction, construction, music and even ballroom dancing! 65% Ron Swanson, 25% Ben Wyatt, 10% Andy Dwyer.
Expertise I've been an outdoor enthusiast my entire life. I also renovate, flip and build houses in my 'spare' time. Paired with our test lab facilities, I write about lots of outdoor related things - portable power stations, tools, etc.
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Steve Conaway

"Being John Malkovich" was a mind-bending movie. The premise: that people could crawl through a tiny hidden door into the actor's mind, seeing and living his life through his own eyes.

Denon DN-S3500
Credit: Denon

If there were a portal for jazz great Herbie Hancock's mind, access to it would likely be gained through the Denon DN-S3500 professional direct-drive tabletop CD/MP3 player for vinyl and digital DJs. The player has a 12-pole Direct Drive motor and seven on-board effects (echo, echo/loop, filter, flanger, brake, dump and reverse). It has lots of visual appeal, with lighted controls, manual slider buttons and LED outputs.

The high-torque motor plays in 45 or 33 RPM speed. The 3500 also features a 15- second on-board sampler, full MP3 playback up to 320kbps, and next-track cross-fading.

The product recently nabbed Music & Sound Retailer Magazine's award for best new DJ product of last year.