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| calldown |
Hello,
My question is about CD decks. I've had my turntables for around... oh I dunno 8 - 12 months or so, and it's been great. However, horror has struck! I'm currently a senior at HS, and I started DJing the dances last year and such. (Simple hiphop/r'n'b/slow song stuff ;) ) We've been using rented equipment and as such it's been, well, pretty high cost. ;) So our beloved Student Council decided it would be in their best interests to hire out. So they did, and well, I listened to this guys and was... not impressed. They didn't know their discs well (*hell* of alot of unedits, which I wouldn't mind personally, but it's kinda unprofessional ;) ), didn't 'understand' our school ("*omg* it's not hiphop wtf") and somehow overloaded their setup at one point.
The point of this? I've always wanted to have a little set of CD decks to play around with, I have the money (thank god for wellpaying fulltime summer jobs ;) ) and now I have a bit more reason to. It'll certainly cut down rental cost, and perhaps I'll get back these dances and be able to show my school a little bit of the good ol' trance. :)
So what CD decks would you guys suggest? I've decided that I definitely would like looping abilities, I just feel there's so many creative uses for that. Besides that I'm not really picky. Double, single, no difference. As for price range, I'd *like* to keep it below $1400 CDN (so about... 1000 or so American?).
Any suggestions? :)
Thanks,
-calldown :thepirate |
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| dartman |
| denon 2600f or if you can find them the 2100s are very similar and a bit cheaper |
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| TwiloNYC |
| For Dual decks: Without a doubt, the Pioneer CMX-3000. Great unit. Awesome intuitive layout, very simple to use. Best pitch resolution of all the duals out there @ 0.05%, CD text, Wave form display, 1000cd memory and a great emergency loop feature that can save your ass from embarrassment (like when you pay too much attention on sweatin the honeys instead of mixing). |
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| Omegasox |
| Denons! They're so sexy. :crazy: |
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| dartman |
| the pioneers look good too, i've never used them but i've heard good things. either way you cant really go wrong. denon or pioneer are probably the only two brands i would buy. i have a set of older numarks, and they are ok, but for $1000 denon or pioneer all the way |
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| tubby |
| quote: | Originally posted by TwiloNYC
a great emergency loop feature that can save your ass from embarrassment (like when you pay too much attention on sweatin the honeys instead of mixing). |
that button is known, with great affection, as the "oh-" button :) |
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| DrummeRaver86 |
| quote: | Originally posted by dartman
but for $1000 denon or pioneer all the way |
you can't buy a pair of pioneer or denons for under 1000.
i have the Numark Axis 9 Cd players...they came out early this year or last year, can't remember...but they are awesome players. they have a multitude of features and are very easy to use and manipulate. they have all the features you want, and not so many that it becomes a hassle. |
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| Vlad |
As for CDJ, Denon is the way to go... the DN-S5000 are firmware upgradable and support mp3 playback, unlike the Pioneer's.
Does anyone use search, wtf? God knows how many threads there are about this. |
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| calldown |
My apologies Vlad. However, I'm pretty sure the new Denon's don't come in under $1000 US. :P That's the only reason I created a new thread, to see how many pennies I could squeeze. ;) However, I talked with the guys down in the shop, and this weekend I'm going to rent the DN-4000 from them. MP3 playback and all the goodies, see how I like it. $40, can't go wrong. :D
-calldown |
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| DJ Tranz |
| quote: | Originally posted by calldown
My apologies Vlad. However, I'm pretty sure the new Denon's don't come in under $1000 US. :P That's the only reason I created a new thread, to see how many pennies I could squeeze. ;) However, I talked with the guys down in the shop, and this weekend I'm going to rent the DN-4000 from them. MP3 playback and all the goodies, see how I like it. $40, can't go wrong. :D
-calldown |
You will definately like that model! pm me if interested after you try it out.
ps is there a guitar center near you or Sam Ash, you can take your CDs and your headphones and go there to try them out. |
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| dartman |
| quote: | Originally posted by DrummeRaver86
you can't buy a pair of pioneer or denons for under 1000. |
denon dn2600f $899
denon dn2100f $699
denon dn4000 $599
maybe your cant buy a pair of denon s3000 / 5000 for under a grand but you can get a set of denon dual cd decks
and u can get a set of pioneer cdj 100s for $600, and and you can get a set of cdj 800s for $1100 after the rebates which is a bit over a grand but its close |
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| calldown |
Yup! :D Found out today when I went to Sherwood that I can get DN-4000's for exactly $1000 CDN. :) Going to test them out this weekend, see if they do it for me. Thanks for the advice guys, here's hoping. ;)
-calldown |
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