Holy friggen buttons and knobs batman Pioneer over did it again

So as I have stated in the past I am/was a Dj, and back when I used to get down cd turbtables or "decks" were uncommon, today more so than ever but . .

I played on one deck at every rave i frequented , the Pioneer CDJs, various models and damage levels depending on the miles , but that aside they were great for mixing cds, believe me carrying around 50 to 60 vinyl all night was a pain, and leaving it somehwere was always a risk, because you didnt know if somone would steal them while you were away at the party

so when i found my favorite music formats on mp3 i was hooked, to say that cd spinning is easy is and understatement, the only thing different was the layout, and that was fine by me

purist hate cds, but all the things that can go wrong with vinyl almost always did, needles busting dirt on the records from all the desert parties, so on , and so on and so on

in the meanwhile since i dont actual own any cdjs or tables anymore i have had to resort to virtualdj, but more on that later

so its been a while since I actually researched more equipment that is out of my price range and went over to my fav website to take a peek see at the newest overly technically advanced piece of "it mixes itself"

i found these the CDJ2000

So holy cow this thing does it all apparently from on screen beat wave display to bpm to mp3 orginizing , memory card loading dvd playin goodness

If anyone out there has a pair of these laying around I sure would love to give them a try , i need the practice

About $1700 out the door (and another $1400 for the DJM800 ) your looking at a small car purchase in owning them, but as I have played with the MK2s and 3s, they are probably worth it

In my experience big clubs usual hop onto the newest equipment in this format , but rave promoters and sound guys are usually behind the times on stuff like this due to cost effectiveness, and that they know 20 or 30 dj will beat on them in any given weekend, in a dust wherehouse or desert rave , so durability is still a factor

but for studio use, i am sure they are a dream, and i keep saying "i am sure" because it not easy to demo this stuff, usually considered high end Guitar centers or your local music shop wont let the random ravey wanabe dj dork play with their demo version , but "here go play with the old ones everyone else had ruined"

If i could pick a job in life would be to demo and provide feedback to companies like Pioneer to tell them just what i think , if anyone has a job like that out there, i am very very jealous . . . very