Si Thompson Junior Member
United Kingdom
132 posts Joined: Mar, 2016
Posted - 2019/04/17 : 22:24:54
quote:Originally posted by The drunken scotsman:
Nothing will ever beat having a pair of technics and the feeling of receiving your latest delivery of vinyl just in time for the weekend.
quote:Originally posted by MusicILove:
As someone who has tried and owned every type of setup Vinyl, Controller's & CDJ's I can say in my experience. Controllers are awful buy them if you want to be disappointed. I've had 4 of them and every one is bad. You will spend more time trying to get them to work correctly & diagnosing silly issues than using them. I hate how Pioneer DJ, Denon and the reviewers are all like this is all you need they work just as well as the club setup. THEY DON'T. It's just marketing rubbish to get more of peoples money. So when they get their controller and feel disappointed they then go and buy a full CDJ style setup after, or the next controller that they promise will be better and more like the CDJ style setup. It never is. The hardware in most cases is built well but the overall experience is bad. Vinyl I loved unfortunately I kept knocking the stylus and destroying the records, (Very bad vision is the reason.) As for the best setup it has to be CDJ's & a DJM. I love my Nexus 2 setup and would never consider changing it for anything. If you just want something that works buy CDJ's. Don't bother with the SC5000 Prime. I noticed the price has dropped quite a bit since the launch. Yet Pioneer DJ can put the Nexus 2 Price up and still sell them. Denon's engine Prime software is no where near as good as rekordbox. I personally care about build quality, having the CD slot & performance & stability. Not fancier buttons.
In summery
Controllers - Waste of money
Vinyl - Very Good if you can use it and afford it and enjoy the feel.
Pioneer CDJ's - Best.
Denon anything - Rubbish (Unless you are a mobile DJ in which case the Prime 4 or the MCX8000)
These are my experiences.
Now back to the question I would never part with my CDj's & DJM so no not selling. I would recommend you buy new if you can. it's worth it.
Guest Advanced Member
United Kingdom
736 posts Joined: Feb, 2015
Posted - 2019/04/19 : 12:31:55
quote:Originally posted by DjCirrus:
quote:Originally posted by MusicILove:
As someone who has tried and owned every type of setup Vinyl, Controller's & CDJ's I can say in my experience. Controllers are awful buy them if you want to be disappointed. I've had 4 of them and every one is bad. You will spend more time trying to get them to work correctly & diagnosing silly issues than using them. I hate how Pioneer DJ, Denon and the reviewers are all like this is all you need they work just as well as the club setup. THEY DON'T. It's just marketing rubbish to get more of peoples money. So when they get their controller and feel disappointed they then go and buy a full CDJ style setup after, or the next controller that they promise will be better and more like the CDJ style setup. It never is. The hardware in most cases is built well but the overall experience is bad. Vinyl I loved unfortunately I kept knocking the stylus and destroying the records, (Very bad vision is the reason.) As for the best setup it has to be CDJ's & a DJM. I love my Nexus 2 setup and would never consider changing it for anything. If you just want something that works buy CDJ's. Don't bother with the SC5000 Prime. I noticed the price has dropped quite a bit since the launch. Yet Pioneer DJ can put the Nexus 2 Price up and still sell them. Denon's engine Prime software is no where near as good as rekordbox. I personally care about build quality, having the CD slot & performance & stability. Not fancier buttons.
In summery
Controllers - Waste of money
Vinyl - Very Good if you can use it and afford it and enjoy the feel.
Pioneer CDJ's - Best.
Denon anything - Rubbish (Unless you are a mobile DJ in which case the Prime 4 or the MCX8000)
These are my experiences.
Now back to the question I would never part with my CDj's & DJM so no not selling. I would recommend you buy new if you can. it's worth it.
You are one smart a**!!!!! Thanks man!!!!!
more of a shit talker
brisk using and fixes the beatsync non stop using slider, as do most people, or jog wheel nudge
Guest Advanced Member
United Kingdom
736 posts Joined: Feb, 2015
Posted - 2019/04/19 : 12:48:41
if you want to be technical, then controllers use the same tempo/pitch hardware encoder's as XDJ's while in rekordbox, it has the EQ/crossfader from the XDJ mixer hardware firmware if the controller is'nt standalone
most of the knobs and buttons use the same hardware chips
quote:Originally posted by MusicILove:
As someone who has tried and owned every type of setup Vinyl, Controller's & CDJ's I can say in my experience. Controllers are awful buy them if you want to be disappointed. I've had 4 of them and every one is bad. You will spend more time trying to get them to work correctly & diagnosing silly issues than using them. I hate how Pioneer DJ, Denon and the reviewers are all like this is all you need they work just as well as the club setup. THEY DON'T. It's just marketing rubbish to get more of peoples money. So when they get their controller and feel disappointed they then go and buy a full CDJ style setup after, or the next controller that they promise will be better and more like the CDJ style setup. It never is. The hardware in most cases is built well but the overall experience is bad. Vinyl I loved unfortunately I kept knocking the stylus and destroying the records, (Very bad vision is the reason.) As for the best setup it has to be CDJ's & a DJM. I love my Nexus 2 setup and would never consider changing it for anything. If you just want something that works buy CDJ's. Don't bother with the SC5000 Prime. I noticed the price has dropped quite a bit since the launch. Yet Pioneer DJ can put the Nexus 2 Price up and still sell them. Denon's engine Prime software is no where near as good as rekordbox. I personally care about build quality, having the CD slot & performance & stability. Not fancier buttons.
In summery
Controllers - Waste of money
Vinyl - Very Good if you can use it and afford it and enjoy the feel.
Pioneer CDJ's - Best.
Denon anything - Rubbish (Unless you are a mobile DJ in which case the Prime 4 or the MCX8000)
These are my experiences.
Now back to the question I would never part with my CDj's & DJM so no not selling. I would recommend you buy new if you can. it's worth it.
You are one smart a**!!!!! Thanks man!!!!!
It's cool. Learn from my mistakes. Whatever you get I hope you enjoy it.
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Posted - 2019/04/17 : 22:24:54
