Can’t decide if I want Technics or a CDJ 900s
Currently I am using a mixtrack pro, but I can’t decide what I want to get next :x
I’m going to need a mixer too :X
Opinions?
you can prob pick up a pair of 1200’s off craigslist for cheaper as opposed to cdj’s. i was faced with the same situation though and went turntables so i can play with vinyl and eventually go timecode.
that said its personal preference as to which you want to play
Do you have old vinyl you want to play? Are you willing (and do you want) to buy new vinyl - and do you play a genre where new vinyl even exists? Are you a scratch DJ?
If you answered yes to any of those questions, I’d say get the Technics. If you answered no to all of them, CDJs seems like a better bet.
I’m assuming that you actually have a use case for one or the other. You may not genuinely need either …
You can get a pair of 1200mk2s and TS A6 (or a used SL1) for the price of one CDJ-900.
For the price of the other CDJ-900 you could get a laptop that would easily run TS…you could almost get a 13" MBP.
And the same mixer either way (I like Vestax on a budget and Vestax or A&H not on a budget).
So…the question is whether you want to spin with CDs + USB keys or a DVS.
I think this is kinda one of those decisions you have to make on your own. Gather up the facts, play w/ a 900 (if you havent already), and figure out what you want to do.
I already have a MBP, I’d mostly like use Traktor Scratch with the technics. Blah this is hard, I kinda wanna learn how to scratch a bit. I wouldn’t be playing with old vinyls
1200 + DVS cheaper and better.
I looked around for almost two weeks and ended up driving 3 hours each way to get my M3Ds but I’m loving them sooo much. Only you can really decide about which way to go. That said, 1200s do hold their value very well so… even if you changed your mind later you could sell them and probably get most of your money back.
Personally I’m interested in learning everything so it seems to makes most sense to start at the beginning.
I kinda want a new controller also, maybe I’ll sell the mixtrack and get an S4 :X and then who knows get the technics later (I really want white technics)
Could be a good step, you can actually connect the turntables with the S4 and use TSP, so you wouldn’t even need to buy a mixer then.
Cdjs for sure
If you already have a laptop, the DVS is easily cheaper, and that’s the main reason I spin with SSL. If I didn’t already have to own a MBP for, well, life…I’d consider buying CDJs.
If I had still owned desktops when I got into the digital thing, I might never have owned a DVS. But it really is just preference at this point.
Lord knows I’d rather bring a pair of USB keys and IEMs to a club than a laptop, DVS box, and CV……even if I also had a small bag of vinyl with me.
go cdjs man… might cost more , but so much more you can do with them (HID control over software etc..), they are also MUCH LIGHTER to cary about if you are doing gigs at places.
If you go with the CDJS wait a couple of weeks or months because apparently the new ones are coming out and that means you could pick up the old cdj 900 for a cheaper price or just get the new ones