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Stanton C304 Tabletop CD Player Thoughts?
I've been looking at CD decks to buy, I was wandering if anyone here uses Stanton C304 Tabletop CD Player's and what are they like?
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Not knowing anything about the stanton player, i'd still reccomend the cdj-200. http://www.dmcrecords.com.au/article.asp?type=3&id=598
Both are the same price, and i think many others will back me up when i vouch for the awesomeness of the 200.
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| Originally posted by cbrendan Not knowing anything about the stanton player, i'd still reccomend the cdj-200. http://www.dmcrecords.com.au/article.asp?type=3&id=598 Both are the same price, and i think many others will back me up when i vouch for the awesomeness of the 200. |
one thing i can surely say: the C.304 looks and feels awesome! much sexier than cdj1000.
but as you all know the C.304 has an 0.1 pitch accuracy (which isn't that good) and the scratch function is worse than the on the cdj1000.
but overall not a bad player i think. can't be compared to cdj200 since cdj200 doesnt have vinyl mode, and C.304 doesnt play mp3s. i think more of cdj1000 vs C.304
I know pioneer is overpriced. But with the cdj1000 at close to 2000 AUD and this at under 700. I find it hard to believe the two can be compared. The cmx-3000 has a vinyl mode and anyone who's used it will testify to how bad it is.
Then again it could be an absolute bargain. The same websitse has the Stanton STR8150 for $689 and the technics SL1210M5G for $1149. The arguably better deck is significantly cheaper.
The stanton cd player has inbuilt effects, hot cues, vinyl mode and an onboard sampler.
Take the risk with the stanton, or get less features, but garunteed quality and reliabity with the pioneer.
i owned a stanton c304 but however fun the cd player was to use, i found myself rarely using its functions. .1 pitch accuracy isn't the greatest thing in the world and when scratching the first kick beat of the song the sample would drift. However i found this to be true with a cdj-800 i was using. For the price i couldn't complain as it read all the cds i gave and it looks like an expensive piece of equipment; not to mention that the effects sound really good and the sampler and hot cues work really well. Honestly, I would pick this over the other vinyl emulating tables in its price range namely the denon dn-s1000 and the cdj-800mk1
I actually went to Guitar Center in Orange CT yesterday and tried out the c304. I have to say, with all the features and the attractive price, its very nice. For some reason I feel that even though the scratch algorithms are not as accurate sounding as the CDJ's it does sounds really well and I really like the feel of the wheel compared to the CDJ-1000. To be honest after using it in the store with a couple of sample loops and seeing what it can do, i am now pressured with 2 choices, CDJ200 or C304. I have used both, seen their features, now i have to make a decision.
I'm sure i'll break the loading tray though,.
i am currently selling my c304...some girl is supposed to post it on ebay for me...btw where is the guitar center in orange ct i live in CT and never even knew we had a dj store...can't wait to hit it up and show the people some of my skills...
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| Originally posted by spdandpwr i am currently selling my c304...some girl is supposed to post it on ebay for me...btw where is the guitar center in orange ct i live in CT and never even knew we had a dj store...can't wait to hit it up and show the people some of my skills... |
I think your much better off with a CDJ 200 vs. a C304. I mean they are the same price, so why not go for something better, with more accurate pitch (0.02) resolution and just an overall better player that will last longer and you will ultimately be more happy with. If you really want vinyl emulation, just save up for the CDJ 800s...but you really don't need that unless your planning to scratch or are coming from vinyl...but the CDJ 200 is really all you need to mix...
my mate has a pair of C.304, although ive never used them i know he has had nothin but problems with them. he is on his second pair dude to a fault in the players where after mixing for over an hour or so the players wuld overheat or sumthin to that effect and refuse to work. like i said he is now on his second pair of these and one of them has developed the same problem. happened in the middle of a gig on saturday. the cd started skipping and then just refuses to play. its very odd and hopefully an isolated problem in them, as in theory they shuld be extremly good cd players.
on the otherhand they are just tryin to be cdj1000 with there size and alternatives in this pricerange are the denon dns1000 which has vinyl mode and mp3 support, they are alot smaller in size and also the pioneer cdj200 which everyone else has said. they are solid players with very good pitch resolution and again are small and compact.
my vote wuld be for the cdj200 and i am currently saving up for sum as i dont need vinyl mode, i was gonna get sum cdj800 but wots the point of payin for vinyl mode if im not gonna use it?
My advice is defiently to get the cdj200's.
I was looking at cdj-200 vs cdj1000mk2 when i bought my set up and ultimately decided on 1000's. Which I am really happy with. But a few of the clubs i have played at have had cmx3000 or cdj200 and i have started to just use the cdj stutter mode on my 1000's. In reality i barely ever use the vinyl mode. I have them on cdj mode 90% of the time.
The vinyl mode is cool to show off when friends come around. For the WOW look at this factor. But really the cdj200 has everything u need and more. Mp3, built in effects,.02 pitch, really nice feeling jog wheel.
Go the 200 and never look back.
i dunno, i have done 5 hour house parties (sweaty, humid, extremely hot conditions) and the cd player carried its business fine. Although 1/4 of the time i wasn't using them. Still i think your friend got a faulty player. despite what i have said, i still would recommend a cdj-1000 (as i have not used the 200). Its an excellent player which is produced by a company with a good reputation and support team. whatever you go with...i hope you are happy at then end
I'm taking close looks at both of them and going to give them both a shot tomorrow to compare and see which one I like best, thanks for everyone's input 
Has Stanton came out with a Mk2 of the C.304 to fix the overheating issues, or was that an isolated incident with a select few of them?
If they've solved (or it wasn't a big issue to begin with) the overheating problem, I'm going to be hooking them up to SSL, with my pitch being controlled by the laptop, so while the 0.1 pitch accuracy isn't exactly ideal, it shouldn't prove to be a big problem.
I'm not expecting the scratch function to be really anything spectacular, but honestly, if I'm going to be scratching, I'll be using the vinyl decks, so that's not a huge issue for me.
Can anyone vouch for the reliability of these decks?
I'm just a bedroom DJ, and they'll basically stay in the DJ table, and I'm not going to be gnashing the shit out of them, so would you guys recommend them?
i culdn't tell u. they have released a new version that adds mp3 playback the C.314. dunno if its any different apart from that? im gettin my cdj200 in the next few days! 
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