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    The Behringer BCD-2000. I bought one in 2006 to my excitement right after it was released. Sold it 2 months later after so much disappointments.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nikoo View Post
    i have a love / hate relationship with my my coffin for my 1200's. the thing is a beast.

    -- i love being able to show up to a gig/radio station / party and just plug in 2 cords ( power and output ) and im ready to go

    -- hate having to always have a buddy help me lug this thing up and down my stairs and in/out my truck
    OMG YES, worst purchase ever! I even got the one with LED lights. This thing definately is a two person lift. Lugging it out of my basement, into the van, then unloading it at the gig, then setting it up on my table is back breaking.

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    The Arturia MicroBrute. I was pumped for it, and after a few weeks with it, I just couldn't get into it. Sold it off within 3 months.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nicadraus View Post
    The Behringer BCD-2000. I bought one in 2006 to my excitement right after it was released. Sold it 2 months later after so much disappointments.
    After holding back on the move to digital from vinyl for years, I tested the water with one of these.

    Yes it was crap, but it was cheap and from there purchased the DDJ-T1.

    You cant expect top end from the price tag of the BCD2000 though

    Edit - It was the BCD3000 i had
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    Quote Originally Posted by nikoo View Post
    i have a love / hate relationship with my my coffin for my 1200's. the thing is a beast.

    -- i love being able to show up to a gig/radio station / party and just plug in 2 cords ( power and output ) and im ready to go

    -- hate having to always have a buddy help me lug this thing up and down my stairs and in/out my truck
    Ye, I have a coffin case for mixer and two technics, I can just about lift it on my own (long arms! lol) but cant move it far without help!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KLH View Post
    Now THIS is a question. When I look back, I'd have to say CDJ 800s.
    What didnt you like about the 800's?

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    Quote Originally Posted by KAL View Post
    What didnt you like about the 800's?
    This was way back at the beginning of my DJing days. At the time my library was in MP3s and I used Torq. If I wanted to play tracks as MP3s, I either could use the Torq DVS (which had sticker drift) OR burn CDs (which is a huge pain in the ass). I also used the Xponent controller.

    Time after time, I noticed that I could mix faster with the Xponent than with the CDJs. Adding to it that the Xponent had buttons for about everything right on its surface, when I used the CDJs I was always switching between them and the mixer. After a while, I just stopped using the CDJs because they just seemed clunkier and slower... for everything. Searching for CDs instead of just typing a track into a search box. Dealing with absolute vs relative mode on the DVS. Setting up loops. Everything.

    Advance the clock and I'd likely still feel the same way. I don't hate CDJs; I just like having a tight workflow on a controller and computer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KLH View Post
    This was way back at the beginning of my DJing days. At the time my library was in MP3s and I used Torq. If I wanted to play tracks as MP3s, I either could use the Torq DVS (which had sticker drift) OR burn CDs (which is a huge pain in the ass). I also used the Xponent controller.

    Time after time, I noticed that I could mix faster with the Xponent than with the CDJs. Adding to it that the Xponent had buttons for about everything right on its surface, when I used the CDJs I was always switching between them and the mixer. After a while, I just stopped using the CDJs because they just seemed clunkier and slower... for everything. Searching for CDs instead of just typing a track into a search box. Dealing with absolute vs relative mode on the DVS. Setting up loops. Everything.

    Advance the clock and I'd likely still feel the same way. I don't hate CDJs; I just like having a tight workflow on a controller and computer.
    But CDJs were designed primarily to be used with CDs, thus the name... "CD"J. Since you weren't a DJ yet when turntables and CDJs were the norm of DJing equipment, I'm not surprised you had so much difficulties adjusting. But had you started with the proper gear and not controllers, then it would have been a breeze. It's not that I hate using controllers, but the feel is just not right. It feels very toyish to me (and so many others). I know a few "new" breed of DJs who learned their way from turntables first, then CDJs. Although they're young, they still refuse to use controllers.
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    Pyle microphones- They was so bad I can't even remember the model number. What made it so bad was the support. Totally non-existent! However, they make a few things ok like laptop stand, speaker stand- non electronic items.
    Back in the 80s, this company use to have such a good reputation, very sad now...

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    Quote Originally Posted by superdj1 View Post
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