I personally cannot believe that Technics have still not brought out a replacement or upgrade for the SLDZ. Considering how they are associated with producing the finest and longest running turntable model they've gotta have something special up their sleeves.

Love the pioneers to bits but Technics cant have just admitted defeat...could they?!?!

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Well... they produced the 1200 for sure, but then they didn't improve upon it much since...

Unfortunately the battle has already been won for an industry standard. To change that would be VERY difficult.

Maybe they can introduce an industry standard ableton controller.

I agree, but it is defficult to bring a cd player into the market when the market has such a strong leader (cdj1000)..

Take Denon for example. Their DNS3500 deck got quite solid reviews but i don't see that many people asking about them, nor do i see them in the bedroom pics thread.

They'd have to come out with something truely special. And i can't see what feature would give them that.

Just my 2c.

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Originally posted by n3lly They'd have to come out with something truely special. And i can't see what feature would give them that.

The ability to see grooves in the cd to let you know when a break is coming up or about to end.


No, seriously.

I think Technics is outta the DJ game. Theyre producing the 1200's, which is good for them, and an easy sale, and theyre happy with that. They dont put much marketing effort into anything anymore (they werent even at NAMM last year!), and I dont think they really care.

I mean, Technics is part of Panasonic (Panasonic right?) and they make the BULK of their sales with household consumer goods...probably less than 1% of their income is from the sale of turntables....so they dont put too much thought into it.

They COULD...but they dont. They've got TONS of money and know how...so if they wanted to, they could become like Pioneer

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Originally posted by DOOMBOT The ability to see grooves in the cd to let you know when a break is coming up or about to end. No, seriously.

CDJ 1000 mk3s have that feature. Well, it does an analysis of a track and gives a decent idea about structure of a track.

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Originally posted by chinamon not true. i say "ugh" but i am a tranny.

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Originally posted by kotsy lol colour me retarded

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Originally posted by EvilTree CDJ 1000 mk3s have that feature. Well, it does an analysis of a track and gives a decent idea about structure of a track.

You got an image of what it looks like? I don't think I have ever noticed that before.

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Originally posted by DOOMBOT You got an image of what it looks like? I don't think I have ever noticed that before.

It just shows the peaks & troughs of the track, the troughs being breakdowns. All CDJ1000's have this but the mk3 has higher resolution display which I guess makes this feature more accurate??? Here's a pic of the wave display, it's under time elapsed/remaining (on the mk3 this bar is not segmented like in this pic)

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Originally posted by Trance Android It just shows the peaks & troughs of the track, the troughs being breakdowns. All CDJ1000's have this but the mk3 has higher resolution display which I guess makes this feature more accurate??? Here's a pic of the wave display, it's under time elapsed/remaining (on the mk3 this bar is not segmented like in this pic)

Yeah but are you able to tell if a break is coming up in the next 30 seconds? I'm referring all of this to a vinyl where you can look at it and know where a break would be and where it would end, picking right back up with the beat.

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Originally posted by Trance Android It just shows the peaks & troughs of the track, the troughs being breakdowns. All CDJ1000's have this but the mk3 has higher resolution display which I guess makes this feature more accurate??? Here's a pic of the wave display, it's under time elapsed/remaining (on the mk3 this bar is not segmented like in this pic)

ya the mk3 has alot better mappin of a track.. and it doesnt have gaps like that.. its a continious map. and more detailed.

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Even on my Mk2's it works just fine... you can very easily tell where a breakdown is coming.

not to mention, the team of thinkers that made the 1200s is probably long gone by now. the thing is quite old.

i don't think anyone CAN beat the CDJ1000s. how? the only way wold be to produce something just as good (there's not much room for improvement) at a considerably lower price. and don't give me all that about Denon being a good alternative... Denon is NOWHERE near as reliable, i have seen their CD playes break down months after purchase. perhaps this only happens to the lower-end models, but it speaks loudly on the brand's general outlook on quality and how much they care about their consumers.

meanwhile, Pioneer has all the bases covered. the CDJ-200 is perfect for just about anyone who doesn't need vinyl control. it has the industry's MOST ACCURATE pitch, on par with the 1000 series. so i can mix as smoothly as i want with it. it has mp3 support, so if i'm a DJ who also plays weddings and bday parties, i can burn a couple mp3 CDs with commercial tracks and even link the units up to autoplay.

if i'm a scratch/hip-hop DJ who doesn't need to make long mixes, there is the CDJ-800. second most accurate pitch, vinyl control which is quite easy to master, and mp3 support so i can burn just about as much music or scratch samples as i need.

and, finally, if you are a DJ who just has to have everything, a club who needs to cater to the widest range of styles with their equipment, or someone who has too much money on them, there is the CDJ-1000 series. it has gotten to the point that to pamper everyone, you can even adjust jogwheel resistance.

HOW can you beat it?

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