Anyone tried Pioneer CDJ-2000's yet?

[Lantau]

Haven't been in a DJ shop since they were launched, and due to their limited quality and the fact they're made of solid gold I don't think I'll see one for a long time. Been online and every review either recaps the specs or is ridiculously biased ("it'll revolutionise everything" etc)

Was just wondering if anyone on here has had a chance to play with one, and if so what it was like?

[famoussas32]

Check out Ellaskins (The DJ Tutor) youtube channel. He's done a few review videos on them.

[Lantau]

Ah I had a look at those already (but cheers though), J is great at explaining DJ kit, but I guess I'm just wondering if anyone's had a go and genuinely gone "these are great" or "these are just fancy CDJ-1000's"

I mean the features look like a decent upgrade over CDJ-1000's but as someone commented on his Rekordbox video, nowt that Traktor hasn't done for a while...

[mmauve]

Used both extensively. The 900 is way better than the 2000 hands down in my opinion, and considering the 900 is cheaper, it was a done deal with me. The 2000 is just a fancy MK3.

[groundhog]

James Zabiela seems to really like them.

[sine143]

I haven't used the 2000s or the 900s (well, actually not even the 1000s that much haha), but I'll be honest, I've seen some guys tear it up on 900s (much better than they were on 1000s dont know why). granted, djm 800 was nice for them too.

[mmauve]

Thats because it has Slip Mode, which works in conjunction extremely well with the loop length adjustment buttons. It keeps the song in phase, running underneath the hood, while you do all sorts of sampling, stuttering, scratching, etc.

It basically allows anyone to do what James Zabiela does on the 1000's.

[midifidler]

A friend of mines should arrive sometime this week - very keen for a jam!

[sm00sh]

James Zabiela seems to really like them.

It seems like Zabiela likes anything with a pioneer logo. jk

I got the opportunity to beat up both of them for about an hour and a half. I would have to agree that the 900 seems like a better way to go. It had some really cool features that where missing on the 2000 and its cheaper!

[tekki]

I was present at the Global unveiling presentation.

Got to be honest, 'Dawn of a new Era' is too high of a name if you ask me. It's a nice new generation/evolution of the CDJ-1000, but no more than that.

All the, this is how the future is gonna be, well, that would have been the case 5 years ago.

It's a nice step up from Pioneer, but they still have a long way to catch up.

The Denon DNS-3700 still has my vote in favour of the CDJ-2000.