Quality and price
Quality and price Posted on: 11.03.2013 by Jefferson Grigor Hi everyone first time posting here so please be patient.I have been a member of this community
for a while but have generally found any questions I wanted to ask had been already answered saving me a lot of time and hassle, but one thing that confuses me is the massive hate / love for certain gear
,let me explain I have had various types and brands of dj and production gear
for about 15 years my current set up is a mixture of top quality and mid quality brands of gear
and it really confuses me where people's approach changes when it comes to dj gear
.For example when ever someone says they are going to buy some cdj2000 nexus's there always a big group that jumps on it saying its a waste of money to buy the best quality gear for use ONLY at home but I bet these people or at least some of them would buy the best brand of other gear
because they could afford it example IPAD, MACBOOK or a top brand tv that does nothing better than a smaller brand so why do they feel that dj gear
is any different? there are many brands of tablet out there but people buy iPads for the brand and quality even though we all know that iPad does nothing different to all the tablets available and yes I'm typing this post on an iPad . So I guess this is my first question on the community
do people really believe that some cdj2000's are a waste of money for home or is it down to price vs functions or is it jealousy that someone can afford to buy these pieces of gear
because they possibly have worked many hours extra to save for the top gear
that they trust and has been proven over and over again to be reliable and after all we have all at some point brought the slightly cheaper version of something only for it to break and have to be replaced with another or even what you were going to buy in the first place.Just my opinion and would love to here others reasons / opinions for selecting different brands and quality of gear | |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
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| Doreen Schurle 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by Bubbles82
Oh, and as for the CONSTANT Pro-Mac bullshit on here, here's an example: MacBook Pro 15" w/ i7 3720QM, 8GB of DDR3, and a 500GB 7200rpm HDD, as calculated by Apple's configurator: |
| Antoine Wasiewicz 11.03.2013 | Do you really need answers to your post? Your opinion is as valid as anyone elses - and the great thing about opinions is that they are neither right or wrong. They're just opinions. If I had a million in the bank, my opinion would be that spending a grand on a mixer was not a problem. But if I earned |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
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| Doreen Schurle 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by Bubbles82
Oh, and as for the CONSTANT Pro-Mac bullshit on here, here's an example: MacBook Pro 15" w/ i7 3720QM, 8GB of DDR3, and a 500GB 7200rpm HDD, as calculated by Apple's configurator: |
| Jefferson Grigor 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
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| Antoine Wasiewicz 11.03.2013 | Do you really need answers to your post? Your opinion is as valid as anyone elses - and the great thing about opinions is that they are neither right or wrong. They're just opinions. If I had a million in the bank, my opinion would be that spending a grand on a mixer was not a problem. But if I earned |
| Alphonso Deitchman 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
A large tension-adjustable jog wheel, long high-res fader, large responsive cueing buttons, 10cm LCD display. SD card, USB, and CD slots for mixing completely independant of a computer. Soundcard with a high-end DAC and both analogue and digital outputs. HID control integration with all the major DJ software options.
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
Have you ever considered giving constructive arguments, especially to those new to the community ?
Originally Posted by Bubbles82
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| Doreen Schurle 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by Bubbles82
If there's no benefit to spending more on something, then you might as well just take your money and set fire to it. Seriously; take the lowest denomination bill in your wallet right now, and set fire to it... that's how it feels wasting money on Pioneer gear, or Apple, or Sony, etc etc. In fact, buying CDJ2000s is even worse, because you get LESS features than even the most basic MIDI controller. Buying one of those is like taking your money, setting fire to it, and then inserting it into one of your more private orifices. |
| Jefferson Grigor 11.03.2013 | Hi everyone first time posting here so please be patient.I have been a member of this community
for a while but have generally found any questions I wanted to ask had been already answered saving me a lot of time and hassle, but one thing that confuses me is the massive hate / love for certain gear
,let me explain I have had various types and brands of dj and production gear
for about 15 years my current set up is a mixture of top quality and mid quality brands of gear
and it really confuses me where people's approach changes when it comes to dj gear
.For example when ever someone says they are going to buy some cdj2000 nexus's there always a big group that jumps on it saying its a waste of money to buy the best quality gear for use ONLY at home but I bet these people or at least some of them would buy the best brand of other gear
because they could afford it example IPAD, MACBOOK or a top brand tv that does nothing better than a smaller brand so why do they feel that dj gear
is any different? there are many brands of tablet out there but people buy iPads for the brand and quality even though we all know that iPad does nothing different to all the tablets available and yes I'm typing this post on an iPad . So I guess this is my first question on the community
do people really believe that some cdj2000's are a waste of money for home or is it down to price vs functions or is it jealousy that someone can afford to buy these pieces of gear
because they possibly have worked many hours extra to save for the top gear
that they trust and has been proven over and over again to be reliable and after all we have all at some point brought the slightly cheaper version of something only for it to break and have to be replaced with another or even what you were going to buy in the first place. Just my opinion and would love to here others reasons / opinions for selecting different brands and quality of gear |
| Jefferson Grigor 11.03.2013 | My final post on this topic as like I stated in the start this is all a matter of opinion but would like to finally say most people have already made there mind up when they post here on what they are going to buy regardless of what others believe and they would just love to here peoples ideas and suggestions even if they can be taken two ways as genuine advice or a matter of opinion or just someone being narrow minded.I am a member of many community s on different subjects and would love to see a community that people give there opinions on and accept that they believe that way and others believe different and don't constantly reply to posts across all subjects just to step on others ideas.I would like to wrap this up by saying always buy what YOU want/ can afford never apologise for working hard or be patient enough to save for the best of what is available or being able to only afford a certain amount because of family/ income I come from a childhood of not having anything because my parents were hard up and have worked hard to get where I am so if you believe something's over the top say but only if you believe it is NOT because you haven't got one or just to be a**e I'm off now to the gym in my 300 horsepower car because it's what I want and have worked hard for even though it is MORE THAN I NEED/ OVERKILL AND NOT AS HIGH A SPEC AS OTHERS |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
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| Klara Kinnebrew 11.03.2013 | Mdc, Ill take the 39% tax to get the sexy osx GUI that is wrapped around the unix based OS. You can stick with your winbloze... Just my opinion of course |
| Doreen Schurle 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by Bubbles82
Oh, and as for the CONSTANT Pro-Mac bullshit on here, here's an example: MacBook Pro 15" w/ i7 3720QM, 8GB of DDR3, and a 500GB 7200rpm HDD, as calculated by Apple's configurator: |
| Jefferson Grigor 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
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| Antoine Wasiewicz 11.03.2013 | Do you really need answers to your post? Your opinion is as valid as anyone elses - and the great thing about opinions is that they are neither right or wrong. They're just opinions. If I had a million in the bank, my opinion would be that spending a grand on a mixer was not a problem. But if I earned |
| Alphonso Deitchman 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
A large tension-adjustable jog wheel, long high-res fader, large responsive cueing buttons, 10cm LCD display. SD card, USB, and CD slots for mixing completely independant of a computer. Soundcard with a high-end DAC and both analogue and digital outputs. HID control integration with all the major DJ software options.
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
Have you ever considered giving constructive arguments, especially to those new to the community ?
Originally Posted by Bubbles82
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| Jefferson Grigor 11.03.2013 | Thanks for the reply was more of a survey style question than what should i buy question but nice to have a reply .I already have all the gear anyone could ever need including cdj 's mixer ,keyboards,maschine, ableton ,apc20, launchpad, 2x f1's ,a traktor s2 and full studio mixing desk set up at home I was aiming more for why people buy the best tv's,dvd players,washing machines and other electrical goods that do the same as all the cheaper brands but won't buy the best dj gear coz they see this in a different light and that when it comes to dj gear the more than you need type gear is all of a sudden a waste of money but a MacBook pro is ok/ not overkill that's twice the price of an equivalent windows laptop of the same or better spec |
| Doreen Schurle 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by Bubbles82
If there's no benefit to spending more on something, then you might as well just take your money and set fire to it. Seriously; take the lowest denomination bill in your wallet right now, and set fire to it... that's how it feels wasting money on Pioneer gear, or Apple, or Sony, etc etc. In fact, buying CDJ2000s is even worse, because you get LESS features than even the most basic MIDI controller. Buying one of those is like taking your money, setting fire to it, and then inserting it into one of your more private orifices. |
| Alphonso Deitchman 11.03.2013 | Yes, getting brand new CDJ 2000 Nexuses for bedroom use is overkill. You may want to look at an all-in-one controller like the DDJ-SX if it's just for home use, or possibly a used pair of older CDJs. |
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