Best Christmas gifts for DJs 2025: my pick of festive present ideas for the mix master in your life

This might seem like a pretty low-key gift, but it’s actually the perfect DJ stocking filler. Because at some point in their career, every DJ will eventually find themselves about to start a gig having forgotten that they removed their headphone adapter a few hours ago, and they are therefore unable to plug their headphones in. Carrying a couple of these headphone adapters in your DJ bag is always a good idea, as they have the potential to save your set or make you a DJ hero for the DJ after you who has forgotten their adapter!

For the vinyl DJ in your life, rotary mixer company Mastersounds produces a range of gorgeous, high-quality vinyl-related products, including these turntable weights. They are placed directly onto the vinyl record when playing to control skips and jumps, and reduce unwanted turntable resonance, which Mastersounds reports results in “improved bass response, tighter mids, and controlled highs.” They come in a variety of colours and designs are not only functional but they look beautiful too: crafted from a single piece of high-grade aluminium with a silky smooth, expertly anodised exterior and elegant matted satin finish, they make a classy original gift for a vinyl DJ.

This is a unique little DJ gift, kind of like Lego for DJs. It’s a tiny but powerful analog filter that you build at home - no soldering, there’s just a few pieces to assemble - that you can then attach to any sound source or your DJ mixer to instantly create that classic filter-house sound. It’s modelled on the Korg MS20 filter, is switchable between high and low pass filter, and of course has those two vital cut off and resonance (Krischer call it ‘Peak’) controls, and the potential to self-resonate if you turn the peak up high enough, creating a massive, speaker-shredding oscillator!

This is a nice little entry noise level meter. It’s a small, versatile, handheld, battery-powered unit, ideal for working DJs and promoters to check the volume levels in the booth or the dancefloor, and for monitoring long-term exposure to amplified sound. It comes with a small back-lit display for working in dark environments, has a measurement range up to 130 dB, which should be enough for the average club / venue environment, and also features an automatic shutdown feature for when you forget to turn it off. The UT353 is equipped with Bluetooth and USB interface for connection to a device, but also functions perfectly well as a standalone unit.

This is another great DJ stocking filler. It’s not a glamorous or exciting present, but these little USB adaptors are a super-useful and low-cost DJ gift. They convert a standard USB-A port into a USB-C port, allowing the DJ in your life to connect USB-C devices to older computers, chargers, or other devices that only have USB-A ports. In a world where DJs often have sprawling digital music collections spread across multiple clouds, USBs and hard drives, being able to access precious older music on old drives and computers is becoming more important. One or two of these adaptors will always come in handy for a digital DJ, sooner or later.

As Digital DJs’ collections continue to grow, so do their collections of USB keys. There are loads of USB cases on the market, but we particularly like this one from UDG. It’s tough, durable, made from lightweight compression-molded EVA Durashock material, there’s room for four drives, and due to the neat folding design, they’re easily accessible too. There’s also a separate pocket for that all-important headphone adaptor, your SD cards, or you could probably squeeze a mini torch in there, and it’s even got a nice fleece interior to keep your precious music safe and cosy when on the move.

Ideally, DJ torches need to be light and portable, powerful enough to help locate a dropped USB key in the booth or reconnect mixer cables, but not so bright that the beam breaks the atmosphere in the club. There are lots of torches on the market, many of them are suitable for DJs, but we like this one from Lighthouse for its combination of size and features. It has three output settings, including white dimmable and red, which is ideal for illuminating a DJ booth without killing the vibe. It’s also really light at 37 grams, has a strong magnet and a clip so you can easily fix it to things, and charges via USB.

Traditionally found in reggae and dub sound systems, hip-hop, freestyle, and radio DJs have also made dub sirens a part of their sound, and Benidub, a company that describes itself as dedicated to the art and science of dub, has a range of hand-built 100 percent analog dub DJ FX boxes. The DS01 is their entry-level siren unit, which produces a suite of fat, smooth electronic blips, whoops, swoops, and bleeps, emulating classic dub reggae soundsystem sirens. It comes with individual controls for waveform shape and modulation rate and has lots of scope for manual sound manipulation via a pair of chunky buttons. It has a power connection and a single quarter-inch output for instant plug-and-play action: rewind!

The DJ book market has blossomed over the last few years, with memoirs from scene OG’s, genre histories, photographic collections, and practical DJing guides all jostling for space in your local bookshop or online retailer. In this crowded market, there are a few titles that remain firmly popular and highly recommended, and of these, Last Night A DJ Saved My Life by authors and DJs Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton remains the definitive history of DJs and DJ culture. The latest edition of the book has been updated, including new sections on women in DJ culture and a dedicated jazz funk chapter. A fascinating and essential DJ read.

Among the many affordable and portable DJ FX units, Korg’s Monotron Delay is definitely worth a look. This cute little unit is actually a fully analog, battery powered little synth that comes with an onboard filter, LFO and space delay, and if a DJ were to place it, via its 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo connection, either directly between their sound source and mixer, or put it on an insert or send and return on a mixer, they could use it as a portable analog filter and delay unit! And at under fifty pounds, it's a highly affordable DJ gift option.

Carrying vinyl around is a pain for those going the old-school route of DJing, so this Trunab Vinyl Bag will be a welcome addition. It will store around 60 12-inch records and has pouches for 7-inchers and headphones. Water resistant it's also got a shoulder strap, perfect for vinyl lovers.

It's a serious subject, but all DJs should be looking after their most important asset - their ears. Alpine MusicSafe Pro earplugs will ensure that their hearing stays pristine for longer, coming in multiple sizes to fit any type of ear, as well as a handy carry case to ensure they don't get lost.

It's a shame, but not all headphones come with decent carry cases; some, for example, just ship with flimsy pouches. So if a DJ owns a set of expensive DJ cans – we have recommendations for these later in this guide – they'll want some kind of protection for them. You'll need to make sure that the headphones you are buying for will fit – but many DJ sets can fold so this might not be an issue. This Magma Hardcase scores well and suits a good range of standard-sized headphones, offering good protection along the way.

The Numark DJ2GO2 brings DJ control over DJ software apps, all in a smaller form unit which is perfect for taking out and about, so a great option for laptop DJs. Despite its size, it manages to cram a lot in, like a couple of jog wheels, a crossfader, built-in interface (with outputs for your mix and headphones) and four performance pads for each deck. It comes with Serato DJ Intro which you can use it with straight out of the box and while maybe not being quite as 'pro' as other controllers here, it certainly brings some fun to the art of DJing.

We're in three-figure price territory now, but these DJ headphones have become a classic of the genre. DJ cans need to deliver good levels in noisy environments plus, ideally, a rotatable capsule for single-ear listening. These have both and some lovely other touches. The isolation – the ability to hear the music and not so much of the crowd/club – is excellent, they are light in weight and have a fantastic and rugged modular design, where all parts (including ear pads, cable, clamp and headband padding) are replaceable. In short, there are many good reasons that these continue to be a number one DJ choice.