Cost comparison of silent disco vs a DJ

This is a cost comparison of silent disco. Ie: which party costs more? A regular DJ with loudspeakers or a Silent Disco System?

Obviously one sound system using loudspeakers can be heard by several hundred or a thousand people, but one headphone can only be heard by one person.

So with a small party, a silent disco system is going to cheaper to rent than the traditional loudspeakers but with a large party the number of headphones required will cause silent disco to me more expensive.

But for a better cost comparison of silent disco, Let’s look at some actual numbers

Regular DJ: $1000 -In my area, a DJ (using loudspeakers) that is considered professional quality is going to start around a $1000 and that price remains the same no matter how many guests are invited.

Silent Disco Rental: $590.85 to rent 100 headphones in 2022.
That price includes shipping both ways and all three transmitters.

The price goes up or down as you add or subtract headphones. You can rent any exact number to correspond with your guest count.

When you hire a DJ with a sound system that uses loudspeakers, the price is the same no matter how many guests you have!

Silent Disco: If you want to rent silent disco headphones in 2022, it costs between $4 and $7 per headphone rental depending on how many you rent.

A 2022 cost comparison of silent disco vs DJ our rent starts as low as $4.50 per disinfected headphone for larger quantities.

For lower quantities the price per unit is understandably higher. For example, check the round numbers below. (You can rent exact numbers of headphones for your party.)“Pricing”

(We also charge a security deposit, but that get’s returned to you when the equipment comes back safely. Learn more about that on our pricing page.)

At my company, the DJ’s fee is an additional $395 per hour if we are supplying the music, the music players, the light show, our DJ skills and our master of ceremony skills.

The prices above don’t include the cost of a DJ, but with silent disco, you don’t need to hire a DJ.

Or to say it more accurately, our equipment makes it much easier to skip hiring and paying the professional DJ, again, saving you money.

We provide the professional equipment and all you need to supply is your cell phone streaming your favorite music playlist.

You don’t need a DJ because you connect your phone (or laptop or tablet) directly to the transmitters that we send you with the headphones. (Connect with either Bluetooth or an aux cord)

The transmitters broadcast your music to the headphones.

We send you three transmitters. One for each channel on the three channel headphones.

Three times as much musical value in silent disco headphones.

With three channels available to play three separate playlists, your guests have three options of music at any given time. (They can switch which channel their headphones are listening to with the flick of a switch on their headphones at any time during the event)

So silent disco offers three times more music to your guests than a traditional loudspeaker system. This adds to the perceived value of silent disco over traditional loudspeakers.

This three-channel increase in music options for your guests means less reliance on a professional DJ’s ability to choose the one unique song that should be played at any given time, which makes it quite a bit easier to justify saving the cost of hiring a DJ and using only automated playlists on your cell phone.

Again the increased value as a party format leans toward the silent disco headphones!

Yes, a professional DJ can add to the fun and three professional DJ’s can be even more fun than one! Each DJ broadcasts on their own channel (to their own transmitter).

With three channels to stream unattended-automated playlists, there is a much greater chance of at least one of them having a fantastic song playing at any given time.

If you are charging admission, guests are willing to pay a higher admission fees for Silent Disco Parties.

So you will bring in more money from a silent disco party versus a traditional party with loudspeakers.

The increased income from a silent disco can pay for the headphone rentals

Obviously, this doesn’t pertain to wedding receptions or parties where you are not trying to make money, but it is important to note that people a silent disco format to be more valuable.

Silent Disco is a hot and new trend that is easily three times the fun of a regular party!

How about you? Have you had the chance to compare the two? According to your cost comparison of silent disco vs traditional DJ, which format is worth more to you? -Let us know in the comments.

We DJ with both Silent Disco and traditional loudspeaker sound systems. Let us know when your next party is coming up and we will help you decide which one is best for you.