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Posted by fresco on Aug-22-2005 02:00:

Buying new table top players

I would very much so like to upgrade to sumthing better than wut i presently own (numark cdn 88) and i was lookin at sumthing along the lines of either the denon 3500 / 5000 or the numark cdx

ive heard alot of pros and cons about both the cd players, but i want some feed back from the ppl here

mk2's are too expensive lol so if u cud recommend n e thing else or ur views on the players above plzzzzzzzzzz do so

Posted by Palladium on Aug-22-2005 02:03:

800's are around $600 they're just like the 1000's but with some features less

stantons are $300 or technichs $800

Posted by bent on Aug-22-2005 03:16:

It depends whether quality vinyl emulation is important to you, or whether you just want to play cds

Posted by fresco on Aug-22-2005 13:09:

i want sumthing thats good for mobility/bedroom use, no dual cd players plz....as much as i would love to get turntables im very low on the funds now and to start searching and buying vinyls isnt worth it at the time

rite now as it stands im gna go with the new denon s3500 w.e it comes out

Posted by alligator on Aug-22-2005 21:16:

can you do us a favor and tell us your exprience w/ the denon dns 3500 once you get them...if you get them...

and also if you don't mind the price?

i'm interested in them, so any more info about them would be appreciated

Posted by fresco on Aug-23-2005 00:03:

of course iunno wen they're gna come out tho but as soon as they do im gna sell my shit now and get em and ill send feedback for ya'll

Posted by Psiweaver on Aug-24-2005 21:28:

yeah i would love to hear about the 3500's too.

Posted by DJ_Ampz on Aug-25-2005 15:18:

If you want to have a spinning record like vinyl and it be fake like that, then the 5000's are nice (I have them). The platter and slip matt both rotate if you want. They are not equal torque to the 1200's obviously but you can adjust the torque via a rubber band the denon dns website helps out with that.

I have a pair of 5000's. they are nice, id give em an 8-10 overall. I love the push and hold buttons, something the cdj's dont have

Ampz

Posted by fresco on Aug-25-2005 16:19:

i was actually considering getting the 5000's but the thing is ive heard alota crap about it being belt driven therefore not worth it but i see the sample videos on the site and im like??? wtf they're fine...s3500 are direct therefore i figured, must be better ya noe?

Posted by alligator on Aug-25-2005 18:05:

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Originally posted by DJ_Ampz
If you want to have a spinning record like vinyl and it be fake like that, then the 5000's are nice (I have them). The platter and slip matt both rotate if you want. They are not equal torque to the 1200's obviously but you can adjust the torque via a rubber band the denon dns website helps out with that.

I have a pair of 5000's. they are nice, id give em an 8-10 overall. I love the push and hold buttons, something the cdj's dont have

Ampz

cdj - aren't all compact cd players considered cdj...not only the pioneer?

Posted by bent on Aug-26-2005 03:41:

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Originally posted by fresco
i was actually considering getting the 5000's but the thing is ive heard alota crap about it being belt driven therefore not worth it but i see the sample videos on the site and im like??? wtf they're fine...s3500 are direct therefore i figured, must be better ya noe?

IMO the belt-driven platter sucks, I haven't done the rubberband mod, but I heard from the hardcore denon fans that it only increases torque 10-15%, which still would make it nowhere near anything like vinyl. Plus it's only a 7" platter

Posted by fresco on Aug-26-2005 16:57:

i completely agree ^^^ but i hope the denon s3500 is gna be cheaper than the 5000's ... i would assume so but they seem better than the s5000's