cd deck/cdjs: any suggestions

[Brisance]

Pioneer CDJ-100S, oldschool, cheap, built like a tank, the CD equivalent of a 1210.

[Brisance]

who needs loop? l2cutdatshit..

[mundy]

the 100s and 200s are cool

but the 400s are worth the extra $

[hmr]

i highly recommend dns-1000 by denon.I've had one for a year and it's great quality for the price.pioneers have better "touch" but otherwise i prefer my denon.

[sook]

dont go cheap you will regret it...
Pioneer CDJ 1000 s or bust...

[The Phantom Banger]

not everyone can afford 1000s

[lowpass]

not everyone can afford 1000s

I'm still 200 in the red but I managed to buy a single 1000 for £600, I'm hardly well off either.

[The Phantom Banger]

why would you buy one for £600 when you could buy two cdj-100s for £300?

[tundra]

all CD decks do the same thing, just a little bit different.

get something that you can afford and you're comfortable with.

[Basic A]

Buffered Start s Buffered start, no to ways about it.

Life of motor.

Strength of control (buttons, faders, thier life)

Interface/workflow.

Anything else is bells and whistles.

[lowpass]

why would you buy one for £600 when you could buy two cdj-100s for £300?

- Lack of vinyl emulation
- No cue points
- Reduced screen resolution
- No memory card slot
- I've heard that the controls are poorly made and can loosen over time (although I have not got this deck so can't really prove this)
- I have yet to play anywhere that has these

[deadly_habit]

on a budget cdj400s or denon equivalent murder 1000s
entry level stanton c324s arent bad assuming you have no issues hardware wise

[Basic A]

- No cue points

Yeah, uhhhh... fuk that?

How would that even work with silent start tracks?

Or could you just not drop anything that doesnt start first beat?

Im guessin if theres no cue, theres no bufferstart or some other instnat start function, huh?

[deadly_habit]

oh and all i talk i use 2 stanton str8 150 turntables and a cheap ass gemini cdj02 at home and back when i did my net show

[lowpass]

- No cue points

Yeah, uhhhh... fuk that?

How would that even work with silent start tracks?

Or could you just not drop anything that doesnt start first beat?

Im guessin if theres no cue, theres no bufferstart or some other instnat start function, huh?

Well I'm guessin you can cue it up to where you want, but there's no option to select any other points

e.g break, drop

The point I make about not seeing them in clubs is:-

The only reason I bought the cdj-1000 (and the technics 1210 for that matter) is that due to them being so popular it means that I can practice stuff at home, stroll into the club and have a fairly similar setup, so I can spend more time having fun and being creative than battling with equipment I don't know how to use/not familiar with. To me that's worth the money, maybe not for other people and I respect that, people might not want to spend that much money on a deck, but at the same time you have to respect my decision to invest in this equipment.