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Posted by Aldrian on Aug-25-2002 05:17:

Best Dual CD Mixers out there?

i have had my eye on the Pioneer CMX3000. is it any good for those who have tried it. what mixer is good with it. it's pricey but it does have lots of features in it that is useful. i wonder what else it has.

give me some opinions on some cd player mixers out there that some of the high profile club djs use

Posted by DJ Darchinova on Aug-25-2002 08:44:

The CMX-3000 Is one of the best top of the line dual cd players available. The only two out there you would consider for this price range would be the Denon DN-D9000 and the new and not yet to be released Numark CDN-90. I have seen it for sale on PlanetDJ.com, but i can't find anything about it on the web.

Out of those 3 dual cd players, the Pioneers would have the best sounding scratch function comapred to the Denon, but both are still of great quality. I would lean towards the Denon because of the various effects available (none of the CMX-3000) though its jog wheel is a lot smaller than the Pioneer's. I would wait till the Numark CDn-90 is released because it looks like a promising dual cd player but if they haven't updated the scratch function over the CDN-88, i would belive its just a new look CDN-88. But the Numark would be cheapest out of the 3.

If you can't really spend $650+, the other good options would be the Gemini CD-2000X, Denon 2600F, American DJ DCD-500 and the Stanton S-700. Out of these the Gemini would be the best.. lots of effects and has scratch too. It is the most expesnive and around $550, but it is definately worth it. The 2600F is similarly priced and boasts the Denon quality, though its really how you feel about playing on both.

The other 2 (DCD-500 and S-700) are $400-$500 and are quite close in comparison. The ADJ does have a little more features (Seamless loops, bop effect, etc.) but is around $500 compared to the Stanton's >$400 price tag.

So it really depends on your price range and what you are looking for..

Good 19" mixers to match your dual cd player would be the Pioneer DJM-3000. Costs around $800 and is a very good choice. If you don't have that kind of cash the Vestax PCV-150 is also a good choice and so is the Stanton RM-100.. but the Vestax woulld be better even though a little bit pricier.

Hope all this helps

Posted by hapamoto on Aug-26-2002 08:38:

i need to correct you on the s-700, i have this system and i do believe that it is good. the only reason that i bought it is because i was originally just looking for a stand-alone cd deck, but i ended up talking to a dj that was sponsered by stanton who happened to have an extra s-700 and he sold it to me hella cheap.. anyhow, the s-700 also has seemless loops.. blah blah you should check out stanton's website for the full list of features.. the downfall i have w/ this is that you can't scratch w/ it.. the jog-dial's only function is to speed up or slow down the pitch, the rings around the jog-dial have a couple functions such as reverse play, "power off" simulator, "grab/stop" (the sound as if u were to physically stop the vinyl and has the very beginning sound of a scratch), and if the cd is paused, this also functions as your fwd/rvrs seek control.. you can program the track numbers and it has standard pitch control.. if ur into bpm counters, this has it too, however its a manual tap to get the bpm, but from there u can make the pitch control display as +/- pitch or bpm.. now im not a scratch dj and have not used a cd deck that has that capability, however, if you can have that kind of control over the cd, i'm pretty sure it would be hell of a lot easy to cue and what not.. being a vinyl dj, i feel that the s-700 (or any cd deck that does not have scratch control) makes me feel that i don't control the track as well as w/ vinyl, but maybe thats because im so used to having 100% control of the song.. anyhow, if u spin w/ vinyl already, i suggest spending a little more and getting one of the first two models that dj darchinova mentioned.

Posted by Scottaculous on Aug-28-2002 00:55:

Pioneer's CMX-3000 has the best pitch range in the market for it's type. Look for CD players with fine pitch control of .05%. Most CD players have .1% which forces you to constantly pitch adjust.