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CDJ choice help Posted on: 29.11.2013 by Dominic Kokocinski Aloha, I am trying to figure out what cdj i should buy to compliment my current setup that i am building. At the moment I have a Kontrol Z2 mixer and thats pretty much it. I need a cdj recomendation one that doesnt require an actual cd is preferable. I am new to this so I'd appreciate a simple explanation of why I should get a particular cdj. Thanks!
Shan Bauerly 25.12.2013	Originally Posted by SlayForMoney Denon SC2900. Originally Posted by makar1 The SC2900 got reduced because it isn't selling. The Nexus is a much better player, and can be bought for
Alphonso Deitchman 16.12.2013	The SC2900 got reduced because it isn't selling. The Nexus is a much better player, and can be bought for
Shan Bauerly 25.12.2013	Originally Posted by SlayForMoney Denon SC2900. Originally Posted by makar1 The SC2900 got reduced because it isn't selling. The Nexus is a much better player, and can be bought for
Alphonso Deitchman 16.12.2013	The SC2900 got reduced because it isn't selling. The Nexus is a much better player, and can be bought for
Shan Bauerly 25.12.2013	Originally Posted by SlayForMoney Denon SC2900. Originally Posted by makar1 The SC2900 got reduced because it isn't selling. The Nexus is a much better player, and can be bought for
Alphonso Deitchman 16.12.2013	The SC2900 got reduced because it isn't selling. The Nexus is a much better player, and can be bought for
Antone Kazim 25.12.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 Denon players are a great alternative to CDJ 850s and below for standalone use, but they are not a directly comparable to the 900 and above. Surely you mean the 2000 and above? They are extremely comparable to the 900 considering they offer almost identical feature sets except for hot-cues (2900) & HID mode (900)? They both have network links, quantized looping, slip mode, similar waveforms, digital outputs etc. I sold my CDJ900s to buy the SC2900s and they are an improvement in every area for my use- i.e. using them as standalone players or linked to Engine software (as I used my 900s with Rekordbox). The only advantage the 900s have is the HID capability, and if being used for software control I would almost certainly recommend them ahead of the 2900 for this reason. For all other applications though the 2900 is more than comparable to everything apart from the 2000 & 2000nexus.
Shan Bauerly 25.12.2013	Originally Posted by SlayForMoney Denon SC2900. Originally Posted by makar1 The SC2900 got reduced because it isn't selling. The Nexus is a much better player, and can be bought for
Alphonso Deitchman 16.12.2013	The SC2900 got reduced because it isn't selling. The Nexus is a much better player, and can be bought for
Cassie Sangermano 16.12.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 CDJ 2000s are worth
Alphonso Deitchman 14.12.2013	Originally Posted by SlayForMoney And yet...completely true. If you wanna talk about little ridiculous try about pushing Pio gear as a best buy choice to a bedroom dj. It's not true at all for the end buyer. Noone is buying CDJ 2000s new anymore as the Nexus model has replaced them. I haven't been pushing Pioneer to anyone in the thread, only correcting the exaggerations about CDJs coming from all the Denon fans. The 2000 Nexus is the only CDJ you can legitimately claim has a
Isa Erik 14.12.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 Continuing to quote the Mk1 2000s as being
Alphonso Deitchman 13.12.2013	Originally Posted by robdquick And I would have been happy to pay
Isa Erik 13.12.2013	If a user REALLY needs a big colour LCD you can easily use any iPad or cheap netbook to display waveforms, playlists. If a remember correctly, you can even load songs via that. For DJ's that need to scratch there's the Hybrid mode (on both 2900 & 3900) maxresdefault.jpg
Antone Kazim 13.12.2013	Originally Posted by robdquick And I would have been happy to pay
Cassie Sangermano 13.12.2013	And I would have been happy to pay
Antone Kazim 12.12.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 I'd expect Denon players with large colour screen to cost at least
Alphonso Deitchman 12.12.2013	They're still missing HID which is a huge benefit of the CDJs. I'd expect Denon players with large colour screen to cost at least
Antone Kazim 25.12.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 Denon players are a great alternative to CDJ 850s and below for standalone use, but they are not a directly comparable to the 900 and above. Surely you mean the 2000 and above? They are extremely comparable to the 900 considering they offer almost identical feature sets except for hot-cues (2900) & HID mode (900)? They both have network links, quantized looping, slip mode, similar waveforms, digital outputs etc. I sold my CDJ900s to buy the SC2900s and they are an improvement in every area for my use- i.e. using them as standalone players or linked to Engine software (as I used my 900s with Rekordbox). The only advantage the 900s have is the HID capability, and if being used for software control I would almost certainly recommend them ahead of the 2900 for this reason. For all other applications though the 2900 is more than comparable to everything apart from the 2000 & 2000nexus.
Alphonso Deitchman 24.12.2013	Where exactly do you see me "hating" Denon? I'm only pointing out the differences between the players, which you seem to be well aware of yourself. Denon players are a great alternative to CDJ 850s and below for standalone use, but they are not a directly comparable to the 900 and above. HID integration is not limited to Traktor Pro (read - no Scratch necessary); it also works seamlessly with Serato, VDJ, and Cross - all with 0 setup process required. It's all plug-and-play on both Windows and OSX.
Shan Bauerly 25.12.2013	Originally Posted by SlayForMoney Denon SC2900. Originally Posted by makar1 The SC2900 got reduced because it isn't selling. The Nexus is a much better player, and can be bought for
Alphonso Deitchman 16.12.2013	The SC2900 got reduced because it isn't selling. The Nexus is a much better player, and can be bought for
Cassie Sangermano 16.12.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 CDJ 2000s are worth
Alphonso Deitchman 14.12.2013	Originally Posted by SlayForMoney And yet...completely true. If you wanna talk about little ridiculous try about pushing Pio gear as a best buy choice to a bedroom dj. It's not true at all for the end buyer. Noone is buying CDJ 2000s new anymore as the Nexus model has replaced them. I haven't been pushing Pioneer to anyone in the thread, only correcting the exaggerations about CDJs coming from all the Denon fans. The 2000 Nexus is the only CDJ you can legitimately claim has a
Isa Erik 14.12.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 Continuing to quote the Mk1 2000s as being
Alphonso Deitchman 13.12.2013	Originally Posted by robdquick And I would have been happy to pay
Cassie Sangermano 13.12.2013	Good point. I don't really need a nice full colour LCD screen, as I use it linked up with engine software on my laptop (too many songs to fit on a couple of USB drives!!). The iPad browsing of USB sticks is really cool though, if the decks could support a nice large hard drive with about 170gb of music on I would definitely ditch the laptop and just use an iPad to find and load songs!!
Isa Erik 13.12.2013	If a user REALLY needs a big colour LCD you can easily use any iPad or cheap netbook to display waveforms, playlists. If a remember correctly, you can even load songs via that. For DJ's that need to scratch there's the Hybrid mode (on both 2900 & 3900) maxresdefault.jpg
Antone Kazim 13.12.2013	Originally Posted by robdquick And I would have been happy to pay
Cassie Sangermano 13.12.2013	And I would have been happy to pay
Antone Kazim 12.12.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 I'd expect Denon players with large colour screen to cost at least
Alphonso Deitchman 12.12.2013	They're still missing HID which is a huge benefit of the CDJs. I'd expect Denon players with large colour screen to cost at least
Cassie Sangermano 12.12.2013	Originally Posted by Irrational Fear I've not seen many second-hand CDJ2000s go for less than
Antone Kazim 12.12.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 You (effectively) can't buy CDJ 2000s new, and SC2900s are extremely rare on the used market. The used price of the 2000 is only slightly more than the new price of the SC2900. I've not seen many second-hand CDJ2000s go for less than
Alphonso Deitchman 11.12.2013	You (effectively) can't buy CDJ 2000s new, and SC2900s are extremely rare on the used market. The used price of the 2000 is only slightly more than the new price of the SC2900.
Cassie Sangermano 11.12.2013	Originally Posted by DJ Mint Well It doesnt matter if the cdj can use cdjs or not but it be nice if i could get both in one. I was looking at the cdj-2000 but thats really exspensive. Originally Posted by SlayForMoney Denon SC2900. ^^ What this guy said. If CDJ-2000's are too expensive but you want something that is pretty much identical (Bar HID support and a full colour screen), go for these. Can get 2 of these for the price of 1 CDJ-2000!
Isa Erik 10.12.2013	Denon SC2900.
Dominic Kokocinski 11.12.2013	Well It doesnt matter if the cdj can use cdjs or not but it be nice if i could get both in one. I was looking at the cdj-2000 but thats really exspensive.
Nereida Jasnoch 02.12.2013	Get second hand CDJ-400s, then let them control traktor with HID. Smoothest experience for the least amount of money.
Nikole Resende 01.12.2013	And if you don't want to use actual CDs, why does it have to be a CDJ? If you absolutely want a CDJ, and one that doesn't require CDs, the Pioneer CDJ 350 is the cheapest model that hast USB/Rekordbox capability.

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