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Posted by Bear4569 on Mar-15-2003 23:52:

Pioneer CDJ-100s

what are your guys thoughts on the Pioneer CDJ-100s ? I can pick one up for $175 used...let me know what you guys think, if it's a good buy or not and all that other good stuff.

Thanks

Posted by Tiger777 on Mar-16-2003 04:25:

Well, I've played with it, and I liked it, me as a vinyl lover...

Posted by whitesmoke on Mar-16-2003 04:28:

i have had pair of them for 3 years and they still work great. the built in effects are a great plus.

Posted by b|p|3m on Mar-16-2003 11:23:

I think it's a good buy. I have a pair of them and i am very happy with them, never had problem and they are been standard cd-player for many years before cdj-1000 so good quality. Piooner for cdj is like Technics for turntables so you can buy it without problem.

Posted by Mister_Michel on Mar-16-2003 16:22:

They're very nice, they can read scratchy cd's, so you never have any problem with the sound, personnaly I only like the Jet-effect, the others I never use, but it's definitely a good player in its price range.

Posted by Bear4569 on Mar-17-2003 00:15:

how good is it as far as mixing quality? pain in the ass or easy to use once you get the hang of it?

Posted by Dj Flesch on Mar-17-2003 02:13:

I've owned my pair of CDJs for about 2.5 years now and I've not had one single problem with them. They hold up well under heavy and loud bass, so you can use them at parties, unlike other cheaper decks. Since they are still around $350-$400 new, getting one used for $175 is a good deal. Just make sure that the owner took good care of them and ask how old they are. I don't know when they were first made, but if it's older than 4 years, I'd rethink about buying it. CD players last a long time, but still... Also, ask why he is selling it, because this deck is a very nice piece of eq to have around...and if he tells you that he wanted to switch to vinyl, then he's bullshitting you. He'll still need a pair of cd decks to play all of the music that he had before he "made the switch". Maybe if he just bought CDJ-800 or 1000s would be a good reason.

As far as the quality of these babies, I don't think that there is a better. I personall think that the 800 and 1000 models are a bit extravagent, but if you are willing to learn how to effiecently use some of their effects...anyway the 100 is increadible as far as cd decks go. As mentioned previously, it's like the technics of cd decks. Pioneer is excellent in all of the equipment they make, dj or otherwise. If you can beatmatch already, then you won't have a problem picking up a few cds and mixing them easily after you learn what the buttons do. Really, all you need to know is the start/pause and the cue buttons do. As I said, you'll pick it up really quickly if you know how to beatmatch already. If not, then the learning process is dependent on how much time you can put into practicing.

Posted by HyPeRSoNiC on Mar-17-2003 19:59:

Re: Pioneer CDJ-100s

quote:
Originally posted by Bear4569
what are your guys thoughts on the Pioneer CDJ-100s ? I can pick one up for $175 used...let me know what you guys think, if it's a good buy or not and all that other good stuff.

Thanks

175$!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
WHERE!?!?!?

Posted by Mister_Michel on Mar-17-2003 20:17:

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Originally posted by Bear4569
how good is it as far as mixing quality? pain in the ass or easy to use once you get the hang of it?

You said it yourself, once you get the hang of it there's no problem. If you can already play decent on TT, than it shouldn't take more than a couple of hour to mix good with them.

Posted by Bear4569 on Mar-18-2003 00:11:

Thank you soo much guys for the information, that is everything that I wanted to hear. As far as the owner I don't know who it is, it's at the store that I buy all of my equipment from, they say if there is any problems with it when they buy back equipment then the fix them before they put it on the floor and it is backed 110% so that is good to know. Thanks again guys

Posted by The Don on Mar-18-2003 10:18:

Ive had the CDJ100 for nearly 2 years and its never had any problems. Its easy to use has the added bonus of FXs on it and it pretty much does what you tell it. Plus the fact Inside Out in Glasgow use it every month and ever Dj From Picotto to Fewrgie to Scot Priject to Tiesto has used it gives it 10 out of 10 for durability too!

Posted by mikefasssy on Mar-22-2003 23:48:

/me wants

Posted by Arsalan on Mar-23-2003 05:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Bear4569
Thank you soo much guys for the information, that is everything that I wanted to hear. As far as the owner I don't know who it is, it's at the store that I buy all of my equipment from, they say if there is any problems with it when they buy back equipment then the fix them before they put it on the floor and it is backed 110% so that is good to know. Thanks again guys

can you find me techs ?

Posted by Bear4569 on Mar-24-2003 00:24:

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Originally posted by Arsalan
can you find me techs ?

unfortunatly probably not, but I will keep my eyes out for ya

Posted by DJ APX on Mar-25-2003 04:34:

Been using 100's for two years , never had any problems : no skips , stopped records in the middle of the set - I mean nothing at all ! Now we have Pioneer 1000's at the club and they RULE ! You can do everything and anything - that means all the options of CD player and everything you could do with vinyl !