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Posted by guster on Feb-04-2005 04:54:

Can't Afford CDJ1000s

I'm not gonna be making enough this summer to get 1000s, what would the next best thing be or is the next best thing utter crap?

Posted by Zack Roth on Feb-04-2005 04:59:

I own a cdj1000 MK2, and I also own a cdj 800. The 800 is a better value IMO than the 1000. Some people like the Denons...personally I wasn't a fan of either. Also, I'd recommend Pioneer's CMX3000 dual cd player. I used to have oen of those and it worked perfectly. Basicaly teh same thing as a cdj 800, except there are two of them, and they don't really have a useful scratch mode.

Posted by Allied Nations on Feb-04-2005 05:36:

I love the cmx-300, its def the best dualcd mixer out there right now. Solid, and hardcore.

The scratch features it ok, you could do a backspin, but not much turntablism stuff...

I love it.

Posted by Zack Roth on Feb-04-2005 06:04:

yeah, true. I just remember there being a delay on the scratch, or something to that effect...it wasn't instantaneous when you touched the jog wheel.

Posted by Cheetah86 on Feb-04-2005 06:53:

quote:
Originally posted by zizack
yeah, true. I just remember there being a delay on the scratch, or something to that effect...it wasn't instantaneous when you touched the jog wheel.

Yea, that's probably because on the CDJ-1000's and CDJ-800's, scratching is actually a feature, rather than an effect like on the 3000 and the DMP-555.

If you're more concerned with the CDJ-1000's pitch resolution than the scratching availability, the CDJ-200 will have the same resolution (.02%), but won't have the scratching abilities, although a lot cheaper.

Posted by dj chex on Feb-04-2005 07:12:

or if you wanna be cool, you can always go for one turntable and get SSL and use that on your pc. That way you can both learn how to mix on vinyl, and have the ability to use your cds and files at the same time.

Posted by fr3sh on Feb-04-2005 07:21:

finance the cdj 1000's

Posted by sym on Feb-04-2005 07:42:

quote:
Originally posted by fr3sh
finance the cdj 1000's

Where can you finance 1000s?

Posted by CosmoKid on Feb-04-2005 13:59:

quote:
Originally posted by sym
Where can you finance 1000s?

sam ash or guitar center

Posted by Tiger777 on Feb-04-2005 14:40:

I was in the same position as you are, and I bought the CDJ800's. I didn't regret it...

Posted by Rememberence_ on Feb-04-2005 18:35:

Myself and one of my mates are thinkin about getting CDJ pretty soon just to practice on so we can play CDs when we go out. The 800 is the logical choice as it's good value... but that 1000MK2 is oh so tempting. Still, we can't afford it really.

Anyone know anything about the CDJ200? When it'll come out, what features it has compared to the CDJ100, pics maybe?

Posted by DannyO on Feb-04-2005 19:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Rememberence_
Myself and one of my mates are thinkin about getting CDJ pretty soon just to practice on so we can play CDs when we go out. The 800 is the logical choice as it's good value... but that 1000MK2 is oh so tempting. Still, we can't afford it really.

Anyone know anything about the CDJ200? When it'll come out, what features it has compared to the CDJ100, pics maybe?

CDJ-200 Key Features

Full MP3 Capability
Hot Loop
Beat Loop
Loop Cutter
Bright Dot-matrix Display with Scrolling Text
Headphone Out
Digital Out
Auto BPM Counter
Real Time Seamless Loop
Quick slot load with blue light
Jog Wheel
Cue/Loop Memory�
Tempo 6 (0.02%), 10 (0.05%), 16 (0.05%)
Master Tempo
Real Time Cue
Auto Cue
Manual Cue
Pitch Bend
Pause
File Search
Folder Search

Posted by Zack Roth on Feb-04-2005 19:44:

how much is that bitch gonna cost? If it's considerably less than teh cdj 800 they'll have pretty much taken over the cdj market.

Posted by Rememberence_ on Feb-04-2005 21:31:

thnx for the info DannyO. Looks nice in the pic, looks like a decent upgrade to the CDJ100. Would be interested to know what they'll end up selling for... though I imagine it'll prolly be worth the little extra for a CDJ800 which can be had for about 500 USD easily.

Posted by Zack Roth on Feb-04-2005 21:52:

I just bought a CDJ800 from Guitar Center pricematched to $474. Not a bad deal at all.

Posted by CraSHer[UK] on Feb-05-2005 01:04:

quote:
Originally posted by sym
Where can you finance 1000s?

credit card?

Posted by sym on Feb-05-2005 03:44:

quote:
Originally posted by CraSHer[UK]
credit card?

Than you get charged 16% interest on the balance every month?

Posted by gzentertainment on Feb-05-2005 06:51:

quote:
Originally posted by zizack
I just bought a CDJ800 from Guitar Center pricematched to $474. Not a bad deal at all.

That's a great price! Pricematched from where?

Posted by Ygrene on Feb-05-2005 07:39:

I've seen the CDJ-800s on etronics.com for $495 and $489 on 123prosound.com and $485 on tvcity.tv.

$474 is a steal!

Posted by fr3sh on Feb-06-2005 00:12:

you can finance cdj1000s at tom lee music here in canada... you should be able to finance them at any major music store

Posted by Zack Roth on Feb-06-2005 05:15:

I don't know about financing, but your best bet is to hit up Sam Ash or Guitar Center when they're having their special weekends....which is like once a month. They always have "same as cash deals" where you can defer payments, no interest for 15 months, even longer in some cases. I applied for a card soley to pick up a pair of monitors I couldn't afford and I pay like %40 here and there and its almost paid off.

Posted by RJT on Feb-06-2005 12:43:

I had to make basically the same decision not too long ago, went with the CDJ 800's, couldn't be happier.

I highly recommend staying away from financing/charging anything unless you're making enough cash to pay it off rather quickly... but that's just me speaking as a person who just finished paying off all his credit cards...

The CDJ1000's are nice, have some real nice features that I do wish the 800's have, but for me, it was all about being able to decide whether or not I was actually going to plunge forward with this digital DJ thing, as opposed to replacing one of my Tech 12's after I broke one of my old ones.

I still think I'll be replacing my old Tech 12 with one of the new M5G's, but for what it's worth, I'm addicted to my CDJ800's... I can do things with these things live that there just wasn't even a possibility of trying with vinyl... and that's me just being impressed with the 800's!

Remember that song "Make new friends, but keep the old..."

It's kinda like that.

Cheers,

RJT

Posted by sym on Feb-06-2005 23:04:

quote:
Originally posted by rturn214
I had to make basically the same decision not too long ago, went with the CDJ 800's, couldn't be happier.

I highly recommend staying away from financing/charging anything unless you're making enough cash to pay it off rather quickly... but that's just me speaking as a person who just finished paying off all his credit cards...

The CDJ1000's are nice, have some real nice features that I do wish the 800's have, but for me, it was all about being able to decide whether or not I was actually going to plunge forward with this digital DJ thing, as opposed to replacing one of my Tech 12's after I broke one of my old ones.

I still think I'll be replacing my old Tech 12 with one of the new M5G's, but for what it's worth, I'm addicted to my CDJ800's... I can do things with these things live that there just wasn't even a possibility of trying with vinyl... and that's me just being impressed with the 800's!

Remember that song "Make new friends, but keep the old..."

It's kinda like that.

Cheers,

RJT

I'm thinking of financing caus I can put like 400 a month toward the 1000's