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Prodigy FX DJ System?
So I've been spending some time online lately trying to find a good basic DJ setup. Which is also under 1000$ 
I've had ppl tell me the same thing over and over again.. 2xCDJ100's + some cheap mixer.
And then I ran into this thing.. 
http://www.prodigyfx.com
Feature wise.. it's as good as a pair of CDJ1000 + DJM 400 mixer.
But also comes with it's own custom case and is more portable.. and a lot cheaper. So what's the deal? Anyone tried it?
All i've found on the net were praises for it and yet I still see ppl pushing the same old pioneer combos..
Don't get me wrong.. I know pioneers are good, but if you have a product that can do the same things for half the price and has good build quality, why do ppl still go exclusively for the "standard" gear?
I'm just trying to understand this as I'm new to DJ gear (not so much to dj-ing itself). And I keep seeing ppl all over the world saying the same things: "pioneer is the industry standard! it's the best!"
The way i see it, it may be best as far as popularity and built quality are concerned, but it's also very expensive.. and I'd much rather play on this than a pair of CDJ100's + some behriger mixer, which is what i'd be able to afford for the same price.
Can't stuff like this do the job just as good? Or am I missing something?
pioneer is a name you can trust. i don't know anything about this product, but many times manufacturers will add a ton of features just to make it more appealing, this does not mean that it is better in any way. it could end up sounding like utter shit.
another thing to keep in mind: if one part goes out on that, then the whole thing is pretty much useless.
if your budget is $1000, you can get a decent set up. do NOT go for a cheap mixer, even if it is your first set up. i made the mistake of going that route and getting a behringer mixer and within 3 months of owning it i bought a djm 400.
Buy Cortex before you buy B-52...
http://www.cortex-pro.com/dmix_600.php
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| Originally posted by JD8180 pioneer is a name you can trust. i don't know anything about this product, but many times manufacturers will add a ton of features just to make it more appealing, this does not mean that it is better in any way. it could end up sounding like utter shit. another thing to keep in mind: if one part goes out on that, then the whole thing is pretty much useless. if your budget is $1000, you can get a decent set up. do NOT go for a cheap mixer, even if it is your first set up. i made the mistake of going that route and getting a behringer mixer and within 3 months of owning it i bought a djm 400. |
dont get cdj100's. get the 200's. if you can't afford the 200's, save up until you can. getting 100's would be a big mistake you'd regret.
i reccomend cdj200's and the numark dxm06 mixer. that would be less than 1,000 and you could buy a decent pair of headphones with the leftover money.
Should of added midi support for the mixer
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| Originally posted by Progress Ent. Buy Cortex before you buy B-52... http://www.cortex-pro.com/dmix_600.php |
Prodiwhat ?
oh.yes. The prodi-take the whole lot back every time it glitches-gy
no pun, but it looks sucky
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| Originally posted by LfmC Thanks but.. other than the fact I don't own an ipod, I'd rather stick to CD's.. One thing I forgot to mention: CDJ1000 price - 1600$ CDJ100 (used) price - 500$ AA CDI500MP3 price - 900$ these are the local prices here. What I can get for 1000$ here is: 2x (new) stanton C303 ~ 900$ and have 100$ left for the mixer (??) 2x used CDJ100 + my good old behriger UB1002 mixer (EQ? Xfader?..nope) |
@ the pioneer prices there. cdj 200's new in the usa cost about $350, $200 used. see if someone can buy it and ship it for you 
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| Originally posted by JD8180 @ the pioneer prices there. cdj 200's new in the usa cost about $350, $200 used. see if someone can buy it and ship it for you |
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| Originally posted by LfmC Thanks but.. other than the fact I don't own an ipod, I'd rather stick to CD's.. One thing I forgot to mention: CDJ1000 price - 1600$ CDJ100 (used) price - 500$ AA CDI500MP3 price - 900$ these are the local prices here. What I can get for 1000$ here is: 2x (new) stanton C303 ~ 900$ and have 100$ left for the mixer (??) 2x used CDJ100 + my good old behriger UB1002 mixer (EQ? Xfader?..nope) |
And, with the money you will save on a $1000 budget, you will be able to buy an iPod.
I demoed this unit two weeks ago at Guitar Center (The Prodigy one). One thing I didn't like, although I'm a CDJ 800 user, were the jog wheels on the unit. They spun like roller blade wheels. That is, I'd make an adjustment and the wheel would keep spining. They felt very heavy and momentum-influenced. Again, maybe I'm just used to the more firm/quick stop feel of the 800 wheel, but that's my view on that.
The faders felt fine. Eqs were solid. Sound quality sounded ine to my ears.
But as I told a guy looking at it in the store, for what you get, and especially without really any kind of long term user exprience out there, 1000.00, in my opinion, is way too much for this. As someone said above, what if one drive breaks? Your entire unit is a bust (or most of it). And again, that jog wheel just was not very good for precise cuing/control.
I recommended the guy look at something like the Xponent from M-Audio. It's half the price and can arguably do a lot more. I like the feel of it a lot more as well. For 1000, you should DEFINITELY get individual components. And if you don't care about scratching, get two 200s and a nice mixer.
The amount that the gimps at GC tried to push this thing on me told me straight up that it was utterly worthless.
My advice: Save up and buy real equipment, don't waste your money on gimmicks.
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| Originally posted by RJT The amount that the gimps at GC tried to push this thing on me told me straight up that it was utterly worthless. My advice: Save up and buy real equipment, don't waste your money on gimmicks. |
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| Originally posted by miamitranceman Seriously! It's like GC owns Prodigy. |
It's for the most part totally true. I was giving advice to people that was 10x better than anything the employees said. My number one piece of advice, DON'T BUY CORE GEAR AT GC. It's sad when I see people pay 699.99 for a 800 mk2. They didn't do proper price research though so maybe they deserve it.
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| Originally posted by RJT Fact: Not a single employee of guitar center knows a fucking thing about DJ gear. Even the ones who claim to themselves be DJ's. Most useless bunch of gimps I've ever encountered. |
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