I am looking to get an inexpensive home set of CDJ’s and a basic mixer so I can play out on them at gigs.
I am looking into getting a DJM-250 as it has filters on each channel and kill EQ’s for a low price, I am confident there, but I need some feedback on the players I’ve picked. I’ve picked the Numark NDX400’s as my player of choice. I’ve got no interest in Rekord Box as I want to use physical CD’s. Call me old fashioned but I love the idea of physically flipping through a collection of music.
There is lots of great feedback on these players and they come at a great price. Anyone here know anything about them? Used them? What do y’all think? Thanks in advance.
Does the DJM 250 have a USB port for you to record your sets?
I guess you can stick with Numark to start off with but Numark can only ever be beginners gear. The 350s are still beginners gear but at least you get the hang of the original layout and structure of Pioneer gear which at the end of the day is world-standard.
Not needed. I record everything to a Zoom H6. It does however have filters on each channel which the 350 lacks.
I may be missing something, but what is so different on the NDX400 from the 350? Obv, pioneer build quality of course, but as far as the actual use surface, what is so different?
I have not tried the Numarks, from a first look at them they look similar in terms of functionality. I do not know about the build and feel of the units though.
IMHO I would only go with Numarks to play at home. If I wanted to use equipment to make money off it and use it to play out I would go with nothing below Pioneer 350s.
Totally agreed! These are strictly for home and house parties. I’m a controllerist and plan to continue to be, but I want to be able to spin CD’s if I need to. I figure dropping like $480 to learn on a barebones set of decks to learn to spin with no sync or really help of any other kind than my ears would be beneficial.
If you just want to learn how to beatmatch, why not just use a pair of Denon SC2000s? Pretty much the same as a CDJ. No reason to shell out extra for a CD drive if you still plan on using Traktor.
Ah. I think CDJ1000 MK3s are the way to go. They’re not too hard to get a hold of, and they’re fairly priced. I’ve only messed around with the Numark NDXs at Guitar Center, and they’re not even close in terms of build quality. And if you want to practice CDJs for club use, you might as well get Pioneers.
I don’t think it’s very cost efficient to get CDJs just because you want to use CDs though. I would only get CDJs if you plan on moving solely to CDs.
They were my second choice. They’re like 2/3 the price of the CDJ-350’s.
I just want to have the talent to do so and an inexpensive station to stay fresh at. I want to remain a controllerist primarily, but as a gig I recently had over in NYC showed me; It is sometimes just easier to have a CD book with you too rather than slipping your controllers in the cracks as your only option.
Ha just skip the forums, call some pawn shops or listings on craigslist and see if you can find a seller that’ll let you try them - I think it’s safe to assume you’re going to mainly get unconstructive advice here.
All the stupid responses in here I’m amazed no one has chimed in “get a controller”
All this talk of using Pioneer to get used to the layout is bullshit. The Numark are more that good enough if you are looking for a CD player for home use. The Pioneer 350’s aren’t worth the money. you can get better units for much cheaper. Numark, Stanton, american audio all make CD players that offer better value for money than the pioneer 350’s.
Most 1000s tend to be pretty knackered, though, so if you do decide to get a pair, make sure they’re in good condition. Most notably, the cue button is quite often sticky cos people have been abusing it for a while.
If you want to play with CDs, want not to spend much and want quality the CDJ-1000s MK3 are the best. Actually, without rekordbox, CDJ-2000s Nexus are nothing more than CDJ-1000 MK3s with big screens.
Yea, somethings are better, but I’m saying there is little to no progress on pitch faders, jog wheel, general precision…
Also I don’t see any progress on loop stuff, without rekordbox the loop system is exacly the same on all CDJs, what makes a difference is the frame accuracy which is the same on the 1000s and 2000s (1/75 seconds). Auto loop without rekordbox is almost useless (drifts like hell, and can even drift with rekordbox slight_smile:
Without rekordbox a CDJ-2000 Nexus is a CDJ-1000 MK3 with a big screen, which I’m not saying is irrelevant but definately we all have to agree that the overall precision for the ones who don’t use rekordbox (like the OP) has absolutely not changed.
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