i sell all types of CD deck, and play with them all for hours most days. i've had a chance to figure them all out properly and i think people aren't gonna like my view. :sad:
technics:
altogether an awesome deck, but definately aimed at the hip-hop/d&b DJ. nice features like Stylus emulation and 4 hit sampler pads are pretty damn cool (play your own live drums hits over the top!). The inbuilt dynamic effects are a bit useless except autopan and no-one seems to know how to alter the effect parameter depth.
But the SD card not only allows you to play off of a big old 2GB card (no more skipping ever!) but future possibilites of downloading new operating systems with new effects. + you can copy from CD to SD
The platter FEELS GOOD! and is excellent for scratching and the solid metal construction is probably the most durable, only time (and desert & swamp parties) will tell.
The RRP of £799 is less good
Pioneer
obviously the time tested classic! and slightly more friendly on the wallet at £750 (RRP). So happy they also put in SD!
The only deck with a FULL wave preview of your tracks, a necessity i you like jumping around your tunes to reconstruct ineresting scenes.
These ones have performed in all adverse situations with very little failures (have yet to see a pair come in for repair!).
I think the platter on these can't compare with the new wave decks and their vinyl feel, but not every one likes/cares about that especially when not scratching. But ask a proper turntablist which they prefer and the technics will win!
and now the shocker :no:
Numark CDX!!
These are my favorite decks of the moment for several reasons.
RRP £599!! hurray!!
More useful feature than any other deck of the kind!!
A real spinning vinyl on slipmat for totaly wicky feel (works like a IR mouse), and a separate jog wheel for effects (all of which are cool!! like all numark decks) with useable sonar(phaser), filter, slide, chop & echo. the easiest deck to use and an awesome smart loop feature just like traktor (including halfing & doubling the loop length)
No SD on this one but it still plays MP3s.
The bad bit about these decks is that the are Huge (same size as vinyl deck) and completely plastic, they might not survive the harshest of outdoor festival life but time will tell...
The CDJ1000s will continue to be the Psy favorite as they are already so well established, and we know how afraid of change people are...
but since the technics were released weve only sold a few sets of pioneers, your average off the street punter comes in and instantly notices the Technics and laughs and the oldschool looking CDJ's. Still pumping out the CDJ100s though!! they will never die...
hope this is a little bit of help (gettin tired of people telling me to piss off/shut up) tring to be as neutral as possible.
Never forget the NS-88's my favorite! and look out for the tascam CDX1700, they got sum features! but keep on being sold the millisecond they come into the shop (not too sure about the Turntable Magic though)
