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A US store is selling The Stanton C.303 cd player for $150! I'm not looking to buy it, but I wonder how good is it. I've read some good reviews about their TTs.

yeah i just got the same email from www.pssl.com. $150 for each if buying two. id be curious to see how good they are.


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Speaking of Stanton CDJs, does anyone have any experience with the Stanton C.314? I'm looking into getting a pair, but I wouldn't mind some first hand reports about it

I used a 304 this one time for maybe an hour or two. Personally, I hated the thing. It felt cheap, dodgy and inaccurate. I find the screen to be oddly shaped too.

Aside from this one I used spinning @ a Lounge, I have never encountered them in a club or in many bedroom setups. I say, if you want quality CD decks that won't break the bank, go Denon S-1000s.

This is a personal opinion, and I love many Stanton products (before their stuff all began to look like cheap plastic toys)... my bedroom setup mixer is an RM-3, and I have spent many enjoyable hours on my friends ST-100s.

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Originally posted by Matt I used a 304 this one time for maybe an hour or two. Personally, I hated the thing. It felt cheap, dodgy and inaccurate. I find the screen to be oddly shaped too. Aside from this one I used spinning @ a Lounge, I have never encountered them in a club or in many bedroom setups. I say, if you want quality CD decks that won't break the bank, go Denon S-1000s. This is a personal opinion, and I love many Stanton products (before their stuff all began to look like cheap plastic toys)... my bedroom setup mixer is an RM-3, and I have spent many enjoyable hours on my friends ST-100s.

Hmm, that's what I feared Would the Stanton M.304 mixer be of better quality than their CDJs? I'm thinking for the same price as the C.314s, there's the Pioneer CDJ-200 and the Denon S-1000, which one would be the better choice, since they're all the same price?

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Originally posted by Matt I used a 304 this one time for maybe an hour or two. Personally, I hated the thing. It felt cheap, dodgy and inaccurate. I find the screen to be oddly shaped too.

The CDJ-1000s feel like cheap POS's too but they are the favorite among many DJ's... I own a pair and the only reason I havnt had an accident with them is because I knew if i dropped them they would shatter into 1 million pieces lol.

Have you tried the C.314 yet tho? THose havnet even been shipped so im thinking about picking one up for a 3rd device...U say the 304 or whatever FELT cheap but how did the jog dial feel etc...pitch bend etc. etc.


The reason the C.314 interests me is because it's only 399$ with the same features as the 1000MK3 AND some...such as scratching (exactly like the cdj 1000) effects, 500 cue points and loops ONBOARD (you dont have to buy a darn SDCARD for them) all for $800 LESS than the CDJ-1000s. SO...i think at the very least it'll be worth a play.

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Originally posted by xenoaxe The CDJ-1000s feel like cheap POS's too but they are the favorite among many DJ's... I own a pair and the only reason I havnt had an accident with them is because I knew if i dropped them they would shatter into 1 million pieces lol. Have you tried the C.314 yet tho? THose havnet even been shipped so im thinking about picking one up for a 3rd device...U say the 304 or whatever FELT cheap but how did the jog dial feel etc...pitch bend etc. etc. The reason the C.314 interests me is because it's only 399$ with the same features as the 1000MK3 AND some...such as scratching (exactly like the cdj 1000) effects, 500 cue points and loops ONBOARD (you dont have to buy a darn SDCARD for them) all for $800 LESS than the CDJ-1000s. SO...i think at the very least it'll be worth a play.

Ahh, finally someone else looking into gettin some C.314! I really do hope they're good because they seem to be a great bang for the buck and like you mentioned, 800$ less than CDJ-1000s.

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Originally posted by xenoaxe The CDJ-1000s feel like cheap POS's too but they are the favorite among many DJ's... I own a pair and the only reason I havnt had an accident with them is because I knew if i dropped them they would shatter into 1 million pieces lol. Have you tried the C.314 yet tho? THose havnet even been shipped so im thinking about picking one up for a 3rd device...U say the 304 or whatever FELT cheap but how did the jog dial feel etc...pitch bend etc. etc. The reason the C.314 interests me is because it's only 399$ with the same features as the 1000MK3 AND some...such as scratching (exactly like the cdj 1000) effects, 500 cue points and loops ONBOARD (you dont have to buy a darn SDCARD for them) all for $800 LESS than the CDJ-1000s. SO...i think at the very least it'll be worth a play.

i bet the pitch resolution is 0,1% though

I don't know, I have CDJ-1000's, and played around with the 304 in the store (granted they were turned off, which is a useless comparison I know)...

But to me the thing felt pretty solid, and it's gotten reviews comparable to things like the DN-S1000.

For $150 though, you can pick up a pair and not feel bad about whatever you decide later

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Originally posted by skip i bet the pitch resolution is 0,1% though

i have owned a c304 and have played on numerous decks including the cdj-1000 and the cdj-1000mk2...the platter on the c304 feels more solid than that on the cdj and is also noticebly heavier. Unfortunately the cue mark display is pretty too small to even use and your pitch is limited to .1%. If you have any questions, just ask...ill be happy to answer them the best i can.

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Originally posted by spdandpwr i have owned a c304 and have played on numerous decks including the cdj-1000 and the cdj-1000mk2...the platter on the c304 feels more solid than that on the cdj and is also noticebly heavier. Unfortunately the cue mark display is pretty too small to even use and your pitch is limited to .1%. If you have any questions, just ask...ill be happy to answer them the best i can.

For someone starting out DJing with their first hardware setup, would you say the C.304 or maybe even the C.314 that's coming out soon would be a good set of CD players to start up with? I was thinking of waiting a little longer and getting the C.314 that's coming out soon instead of the 304 since it seems to have alot more features and its the same price as a CDJ-200 or Denon S-1000.

I don�t see any reason for getting any of these C series CD players over CDJ200 unless you really want scratching which most of us don�t, or if your style of mixing really requires a few cue points and reloops. CDJ200s 0.02% PS makes it up for all that. I cannot comment on C314's effects since I have never used it but I�m sure it�s nicer to get a good mixer with efx and sample sequencer. Also Stanton's cd players don�t have slot loading.

Well getting two decks for the price of one CDJ-200 seems like a good reason to me

Slot loading is nice but totally unecessary... I mean, most dual-decks are all tray loading... what's the big deal?

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Originally posted by spolitta I don�t see any reason for getting any of these C series CD players over CDJ200 unless you really want scratching which most of us don�t, or if your style of mixing really requires a few cue points and reloops. CDJ200s 0.02% PS makes it up for all that. I cannot comment on C314's effects since I have never used it but I�m sure it�s nicer to get a good mixer with efx and sample sequencer. Also Stanton's cd players don�t have slot loading.

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Originally posted by Ryan0751 Well getting two decks for the price of one CDJ-200 seems like a good reason to me Slot loading is nice but totally unecessary... I mean, most dual-decks are all tray loading... what's the big deal?

I was mostly referring to the 314 that�s coming out very soon and it�s the same price as the 200. But yes the 303 at $150 is actually a hot deal for somebody who can�t afford the 200s. Regarding the slot loading if you get used to it you can�t go back, it�s really nicer.

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Originally posted by spolitta I don�t see any reason for getting any of these C series CD players over CDJ200 unless you really want scratching which most of us don�t, or if your style of mixing really requires a few cue points and reloops. CDJ200s 0.02% PS makes it up for all that. I cannot comment on C314's effects since I have never used it but I�m sure it�s nicer to get a good mixer with efx and sample sequencer. Also Stanton's cd players don�t have slot loading.

Mixer wise I was going to get a Stanton M.304 because a friend was offering me a brand new one for 200$ instead of the regular 350$.

I guess it's now down to picking between the CDJ-200 or C.314 since they're both the same price heh.

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Originally posted by AlexXdude Mixer wise I was going to get a Stanton M.304 because a friend was offering me a brand new one for 200$ instead of the regular 350$. I guess it's now down to picking between the CDJ-200 or C.314 since they're both the same price heh.

If you are starting out then you won�t need those features on the 314, instead the CDJ200 will keep your beats matched better than the Stanton�s. Sorry I don�t have any experience with Stanton�s mixers but I know for the price you want to spend you can buy a DJM-300, I have it and love it.

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Originally posted by spolitta If you are starting out then you won�t need those features on the 314, instead the CDJ200 will keep your beats matched better than the Stanton�s. Sorry I don�t have any experience with Stanton�s mixers but I know for the price you want to spend you can buy a DJM-300, I have it and love it.

Thanks for all the info, I think I'm going to go ahead and get a pair of CDJ-200s. I'm still not too sure about the mixers though, so I'm going to read up on the DJM-300 vs. the M.304

yeah i would pick the cdj 200 over the stantons because ultimately the only features the stanton has are the scratching and sampler/hot cue. However you are likely not to even need those features and the cdj-200 has effects and a .02% pitch control. Also don't under any circumstance get the djm-300. The thing, while solid, is incredibly outdated. It has no features whatsoever, the cueing system is laughable and when there is sunlight out you don't wtf is going on, my channel fader is also starting to give out, however after a couple of years of minimal use, the BPM counters are worthless, and there is no crossfader adjustment. Ultimately if you even consider the djm-300 over the stanton for a second then you must be out of your mind. Let us not omit the fact that the stanton also includes and extra channel, an effects loop, booth volume control, kill switches and sounds 10X better than the pioneer.

spdandpwr, I don�t use the BPM counter of the 300, nether its cross fader so you might be right about that, but I'm not sure what is wrong with the cueing system and why it sounds ten times worst than the Stanton. Booth volume and kill switches aren�t that important for a beginner. It�s better to master the EQ rather than using kill switches. However you are right regarding the features, I have 5 different effects per channel before my signal goes to the DJM including HPF and LPF so I never cared about features.

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Originally posted by spdandpwr yeah i would pick the cdj 200 over the stantons because ultimately the only features the stanton has are the scratching and sampler/hot cue. However you are likely not to even need those features and the cdj-200 has effects and a .02% pitch control. Also don't under any circumstance get the djm-300. The thing, while solid, is incredibly outdated. It has no features whatsoever, the cueing system is laughable and when there is sunlight out you don't wtf is going on, my channel fader is also starting to give out, however after a couple of years of minimal use, the BPM counters are worthless, and there is no crossfader adjustment. Ultimately if you even consider the djm-300 over the stanton for a second then you must be out of your mind. Let us not omit the fact that the stanton also includes and extra channel, an effects loop, booth volume control, kill switches and sounds 10X better than the pioneer.

Alright, thanks then, 2x CDJ-200 and 1x Stanton M.304 it shall be!

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Originally posted by spolitta spdandpwr, I don�t use the BPM counter of the 300, nether its cross fader so you might be right about that, but I'm not sure what is wrong with the cueing system and why it sounds ten times worst than the Stanton. Booth volume and kill switches aren�t that important for a beginner. It�s better to master the EQ rather than using kill switches. However you are right regarding the features, I have 5 different effects per channel before my signal goes to the DJM including HPF and LPF so I never cared about features.

i don't use bpm counters either but just in case people were wondering i put it in. As for the cue system. pressing buttons in order to get split cue or in order to listen to one channel or just listen to the master on the djm gets annoying especially when you are trying to get it right so you can mix in your next record quickly. BTW i should have not been so quick to speak about sound amongst the two since its a matter of personal opinion however the djm does sound a bit muddy and the superior sound technology has be given great reviews.

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Originally posted by spdandpwr i don't use bpm counters either but just in case people were wondering i put it in. As for the cue system. pressing buttons in order to get split cue or in order to listen to one channel or just listen to the master on the djm gets annoying especially when you are trying to get it right so you can mix in your next record quickly. BTW i should have not been so quick to speak about sound amongst the two since its a matter of personal opinion however the djm does sound a bit muddy and the superior sound technology has be given great reviews.

You are right. I think both are matter of personal opinion, at the end I don�t love the DJM300 or any pioneer mixer for that matter, but I think for $150 you cant go wrong with DJM300. I'm saving for a :62, that mixer looks custom made for me.

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