jonnysimpson

I guess it’s a confidence issue. A stubbornness I need to get out of my head.

In any case then, I may roll with the SZ for the pure luxury then (the size which is one of the biggest deal makers for me, added resale value which is important in controllers etc).

Feel free to admit that, are you suggesting that if I could CDJs then I’d regret it?

& how hard is it to prepare USBs for the club CDJs?

Cheers again for the discussion guys, this helping my mind to be pointed in the right direction!

First of all I’ll start by saying I appreciate all the feedback I’ve gotten from you guys.

My ambition to move from controller -> CDJ is fuelled by the fact that clubs use CDJs. The tag of being that club and industry standard.

I understand that the SX emulates this setting in reasonable manner, however, I feel reduced size of the thing and the fact that I am accustomed to looking at my laptop quite a bit doesn’t quite cut it, especially when I want to become more approachable to managers and owners alike. I also feel as though I would prefer having a generally bigger set up, which mirrors that of a club set up. It would feel more professional and solid. Portability is not an issue, as I don’t plan to take things to a mobile basis anytime soon. I also happen to have, as mentioned at the start of the thread, quite a bit of disposable income to raise the bar to the next level before I get back to being a poor student, and am keen to invest more money into my passion. Let’s rule out any economical stand point of the topic, aside from my budget.

In addition, contrary to what I said about sourcing my music via my laptop, I am more than happy to migrate to using USBs. In this respect, I wouldn’t even have to use a laptop to even practice on, and gigs would be stupidly easily to do. It’s easy to say ‘don’t look at the screen when practising, then you’ll know what CDJing is like!’, but because I started by using controllers, the laptop is all I know, it’d be nice to eradicate it from my set up. I’d love to transition my abilities and talents into a more traditional style of DJing if I am completely honest. The CDJs I would buy say, would sit in my room, and would be used to make me feel home in this environment – so as mentioned earlier, portability would no way shape or form be a factor.

I’ve been having a look at the 900s recently. Main things I’ve picked up on is that they can accurately loop (a feature I use A LOT on my SX), have a generally good enough display, and I think even a slip mode. Obviously the Denons are still in the ball park by far, the motorized platters on those are ever so enticing. Having talked to a few people I know, they don’t seem to up talk Denon in any way shape or form. I’m guessing this is because Pioneer are at the top of the market and that’s all they know? And what extra features do they have over the 850s, Vintage?

I guess the only reason I’d pick the 850/900 over the SC3900 is due to the fact that I’ve virtually seen 0 Denon players in my 4 years of clubbing, and so therefore would feel like a lacklustre investment if the purpose is to ‘feel at home’ on traditional club players.

And like mentioned, the reason the SZ comes into the mix (no pun intended) is because, as you guys have mentioned, it is like pretty much having a nexus with a few fancy unnecessary features. Oh, and it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than any of the other as well. But again, this contradicts my ambition to DJ without a laptop.

It’s safe to say we’ve scribbled out the TT option on my list guys, almost there now!

Also forgot to mention, with the TT route, I’d be happy to go with some Technics alternatively. Be wary however I don’t have a big record collection, and so would therefore would prefer to source my music digitally via my laptop. I have no idea how I would connect the two either. My budget in total as well, is just a little over £2000 for anyone who needs to do some maths on some recommendations.

Hi Chuck.

Thanks for your insightful response, you’ve answered a few of the questions in my head. I was just wondering, what makes you so skeptical of these speakers? I mean, looking at the specs of these and looking at what is ‘good’, they look pretty darn good, if not perfect for house parties/flat parties – although as you said, there’s no kidding some of that information could be fake. Is it back to your original point of getting what you pay for? i.e. do you these look too good to be true by the price they are being sold at? Do you suspect I try and find a local dealer to find out for myself physically?

At the end of the day, I’m not looking to get a full out PA. Just two active speakers like those and a subwoofer. If you could reccomend me any brands/your picks, that would be great.

Again, thanks for your time.