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Vinyl vs. CD
Being a Dj that started out Dj'ing as a hobbie & having a huge CD collection, I started out using CD's. After learning the basics of beat matching & mixing with CD's, I then started a collecting vast amounts of vinyl. When I finally got 1200's, playing vinyl was a snap!
There's pro's & con's to both formats...
Although I prefer vinyl & use it as much as I possibly can, I do use both formats. For a Dj to only use one format, in my mind, limits the Dj.
There are some tracks that you can only find on vinyl and the same can be said for CD too. As well, certin remixes are sometimes only available on either format. Because of that I am currently in both a record and a CD pool.
There are times where vinyl is just not practical, such as a social/mobile event or club where the music format is Top 40/Urban/Other. Again, CD's are problably not practical for a Dj that plays large scale events such as raves, underground clubs/events, ect.
Just my $0.02 worth 
Darryl aka Dj Heavy
http://djheavy.cjb.net
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