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Numark CDX's or Pioneer CDJ1000's???
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Matt Jay
Hi All,

A mate & myself are looking to buy some CDJ's very soon and are torn between the CDX and the CDJ1000mk3

We play all styles under the house & breaks umbrella, from long drawn out progressive house mixes to quick tricks and effects with breaks and probably some techno.

No scratching by the way...

We will probably be getting a Xone 62 mixer as well if that counts for anything.

Have had a play with the cdx's and are impressed by the vinyl emulation & seamless looping (the looping rocks!)

The pitch control precision on the CDX goes to .0 decimal places, do the CDJ1000's go to .00 decimal places? if so, will this be a significant factor when attempting long drawn out mixes?

We will be looking to do club gigs so I guess owning & knowing our way around the CDJ1000 would help.

Price isn't really a factor at the moment either...

Any opinions or advice for us CDJ noobs are appreciated.

Cheers... :thepirate
nchs09
1000 is the industry standar... i say that will do for you.

ya hte 1000's have .02 incriments.. which is good... .05 and .02 i think are ok to use... once u go .10 it starts getting sketch
Stu Cox
If you can afford the Pioneers, go for them.

The one thing Numark will never have is good build quality... people are always saying it's better, it's better, but it isn't. Numark stuff tends to be ok for messing about at home (mixers particularly) or maybe a cheap spare cd deck, but there's no point comparing them to the top-of-the range, cos they just can't cut it.

Saw a perfect example of that today - a Numark 5000FX mixer fresh out of its box that morning, had been on display for about 3 hours and just from the Numark guy demonstrating it to people, he'd ed the crossfader to the point where you didn't get any sound unless you left it bang in the middle, regardless of where the crossfade curve knob was... very impressive.
djkoolaide
If you mix EDM, go with the CDJs. If you're a hip-hop DJ, go with the CDXs. Simple as that :)
spdandpwr
i prefer the cdxs but with all the problems that they have i won't be purchasing them anytime soon...hence why i have cdj's...btw does anybody know the pitch increments for the hdx...
Trogdor
CDJs, of course. There is no comparison.
Zoso
It's just a damn shame about the build quality of the Numarks! I love the look of the CDX, and since I bedroom DJ only I wouldn't be at a disadvantage of not being familiar with the Pioneers. However, I just can't sink that much cash on something I keep reading negative reviews about. :( Damnit, Numark get it together! I really want to add a CDX to my bedroom setup, but I want it to LAST, folks! :whip:
Stu Cox
Well the other moving platter CD player which is supposed to be quite good is the Denon S3500 - the platter's got a direct drive motor and feels pretty realistic, although I've heard mixed reports from others about that too.
Matt Jay
Good ..

I'm leaning to towards the pioneers...

Thanks everyone.
MiguelD
CDj`s...because they look better:D

Allied Nations
Pioooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Psychotron
I can get the CDJ1000-MK3 at a price of $1,049.00, im wondering if I should buy a pair. I think the CDJ200's work just fine, dont know if I really need the vinyl aspect to the 1000MK3's. Other then that is there a sound quality difference between them?
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