hi

i'm looking to buy some cdjs as ive been wanting to have a go for ages but im pretty skint. i reckon i can afford about £500 for decks, mixer and headphones so was looking at the gemini cdj 203s. i know they're obviously not as good as pioneers but they're quite alot cheaper than cdj100s and i just want to use them for playing around, not sure i'll be any good at it anyway.

the only real drawback i can see is that they don't have a bpm counter but i figure it'll be better to learn without relying on that anyway as most djs obviously learnt on vinyl without any of these assists and are better people for it. no scratching either but i don't know anyone who scratches. i'll mainly be playing trance and hard house.

has anyone used these at all and found the quality or feel of them really bad? can't seem to find decent reviews of decks anywhere. the other cdjs in the price range look like little walkmen.. just want to make sure these aren't all looks.

Last edited by cleave on Mar-13-2010 at 12:37

Probably not. If you cant afford to save up for pioneers then maybe have a look on ebay . I had a quick look and you can pick up a pair of denon dns1000 for about £400. I think i would probably prefer a pair of stanton cd decks over gemini.

examples

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/stanton-cd-pl...f#ht_500wt_1182

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Denon-DN-S100...#ht_2153wt_1167

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Originally posted by cleave hi i'm looking to buy some cdjs as ive been wanting to have a go for ages but im pretty skint. i reckon i can afford about £500 for decks, mixer and headphones so was looking at the gemini cdj 203s. i know they're obviously not as good as pioneers but they're quite alot cheaper than cdj100s and i just want to use them for playing around, not sure i'll be any good at it anyway. the only real drawback i can see is that they don't have a bpm counter but i figure it'll be better to learn without relying on that anyway as most djs obviously learnt on vinyl without any of these assists and are better people for it. no scratching either but i don't know anyone who scratches. i'll mainly be playing trance and hard house. has anyone used these at all and found the quality or feel of them really bad? can't seem to find decent reviews of decks anywhere. the other cdjs in the price range look like little walkmen.. just want to make sure these aren't all looks.

lol man...

im pretty sure the only drawback with gemini gear IS

their shitty ass build quality that doesnt last for jack. bpm counter....... anyways, if you want to long lasting gear i suggest stay away from cheap products, just my 2 cents.

LOL

I've worked on Gemini gear before, and although it'll work in a pinch, I mean if that's what they provide fine, but I personally wouldn't spend my money on it. Check out eBay. Like Simon pointed out, there are a ton of Denon 1000's for sale, take a look at those. If not, you can find other stuff like Pioneer for cheap. BTW, don't worry about the bpm counter. You don't need it. I don't know any DJ who uses that thing. It does give a pretty cool light show though.

You get what you pay for. That is all.

GET IT! best investment ever!!!

build quality is superb and will blow pionner and denons out of the water. people just dont know yet of gemini's superior status.

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Originally posted by i got big pants GET IT! best investment ever!!! build quality is superb and will blow pionner and denons out of the water. people just dont know yet of gemini's superior status.

waiting for the...I'm just kidding

no shit sherlock?

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Originally posted by i got big pants no shit sherlock?

Whom is this Sherlock feller?

sherlock is general term for a person who would need to wait for a "just kidding" response from a gemini is better than pioneer/denon response.

its all the rage now calling people sherlock. if you don't know now you know.

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Originally posted by i got big pants sherlock is general term for a person who would need to wait for a "just kidding" response from a gemini is better than pioneer/denon response. its all the rage now calling people sherlock. if you don't know now you know.

u missed what I did there.