Pioneer

davylee

Hi all.
Looking at upgrading the decks and from all the research i've done, Pioneer seems to be the leader in the market.
If anyone is using or is familiar with the Cdj 200, Cdj400, 600 or 800 please advise me on what they're like
They range from about 500 - 800.
Is there much difference between them
Any help is brilliant

j-bone

i would personally go for the cdj800's as they are the closest to a cdj1000 which is pretty much the industry standard in clubs etc,,the bigger jog dial (7inch i think) is a pleasure to play with, and once you have the hang of them it be an easy adjustment to the 1000's,,the cdj400's would be my 2nd choice,,lots of features like midi output, and ou can plug a flash drive into em and play tunes directly off it...smaller jog dial but i think they have "vinyl emulation" like the bigger more expensive models..search for "cdj 400 vs 800 vs 1000" on youtube,,some geezer explains these differences in abit more detail,,hope this helps..

djdeclan

I have a set of 400s and 800s and have used 1000s in clubs i've worked in. I'd say go for the 400s. The amount of features you get for the money is serious. Unless you are a serious DJ thats going to go mad using all the features on the 1000s then IMO they are not worth the extra cash. The 400 allows you to play directly from usb keys (a godsend for smaller DJ boxes, you can use it as a controller for Traktor and other laptop based programs and you can use the (old fashioned) CD too.
That said the 800 has automatic loops and the variable speed control for the play button for a vinyl-like braking etc.
But definately the 400 are my first choice.

davylee

cheers for replies lads.
i was looking at the 800's on you tube.
the automatic loop looks like a brilliant feature
that might push me towards those
What kind of looping is on the 400's
i couldn't find much on them