CDJ-800’s

well mate being from the uk im not sure on US prices but if u r serious about what you do and are on a budget the 800s would fit perfect for home use along with a pioneer djm 600 that wud be a quality set up right there but if u ahve more get 1000mk3s and a pioneer djm 800 – but thats a fortune! cdj 800s are good and u will find alot of clubs have them n e way, from the 800s u instantly know most features on 1000s n e way! i bought 400s coz im poor lol and i find them quality played out in a club on 1000s for first time last week and i knew the basics straight away no problem. go for 800s and a djm 600 mate bang on!

2 800’s MKII & 1 DJM 600 mixer is just fine!

[quote quote="deevid":2mlht2z6]i’d say that the 400’s are better than the 800’s even though they’re cheaper! many more effects n fun stuff to play around with..
but anyway any pioneer is the way to go if you ask me[/quote:2mlht2z6]

i agree. i’ve used a cdj 400 before but not an 800. but from the stuff i’ve herd about the 800 in terms of effects and stuff. the 400 is better

I have to say I quite like the Denon DN-S3500’s. I think they are a little more instantly accessible then the CDJ1000’s and I think have a better feature set. The effects are nicely laid out to the left of the platter and you can also use the platter to selectively control the main source (CD/MP3) or the built-in sampler. There’s a new ‘version’ of the DN-S3500 called the and that little box o’ tricks is just mind blowing! It takes the S3500’s look and combines that with some unique features like actually being 2 decks in 1 (with two stereo outs!) you can even play both tracks from the same CD or the optional HD or a combination of both. Its got MIDI capability, USB, computer controllable and all sorts! Its truly an astounding bit of kit and its easier to list what it doesn’t do!

Anyways, if you can afford I’d still go for the CDJ1000’s for the moment as this is what you are most likely to encounter out in the real world.

As far as mixers go I’d take a look at the brand new , this uses the Pioneer DJM800 as a target, takes all its features and then just goes completely mad!! Internally its a digital mixer (using high quality DACs) and as such you can do some completely insane things with it, far more than a ‘traditional’ analogue mixer like the Pioneer. Effects can be assigned here, there and everywhere, it is a MIDI controller, EVERYTHING can be tweaked, changed and user profiles stored! Best of all its very cheap for the what you get too… Behringer has certainly just raised the bar with that little powerhouse!

you don’t have any vinyl? so what, get some used technics 1200’s for like 450 then cop the rane ttm 57sl mixer. built in serato!

i rekon that cdj 800s are defiantely a good thing to have at home. most clubs seems to have cdj 1000s but if you can mix on the 800s then youll be fine on the 1000s and thus save yourself a few hundred pounds/dollars. the best mixer i think is the djm800 but it is expensive

that setup is insane….

Got to tell you the denon 3500’s tend to get a little wacky when they get hot, speeding up and slowing down in the middle of a song. Ecler is under rated, but you’re not gonna see them in the clubs, so IMO practice on what you’ll be using in the club. CDJ’s and DJM’s.
As for the DJM600 being crap, nothing could be farther from the truth. Probably the best entry level professional mixer on the market, and again, once you know it mixing with the 800 is a cinch.
Are Pioneer products over priced? Absolutely. But A-B test them with any other manufacturers product and you’ll see (or hear) why they have us over a barrel with them being the industry standard.

Hey DanTheManc Where did you get your cd stand from?

Sorry took a while to reply, been busy as hell. I work in professional audio sales and tech at the largest location on the east coast. The problems that I mentioned with the DNS3500’s have been first hand. I was really thinking hard about getting them and within the last 6 months I’ve had three different clients complain about them overheating and getting wacky and then one of the demo decks started doing the same thing. But if yours have been trouble free their probably gonna stay that way. I definitely think the features and layout are great, thats why I almost got them as a second set of decks.
As for the 600, it’s not much more than the 4, a lot less than the 8, and has been prob free for me for years. And with the layout being real similar to the 800, going from that to an 8 when playing a club is a cinch. though I gotta say I still use my 909 once in a while and think its the best of the 10".