Pioneer Electronics, curators of the industry standard CD turntables have launched themselves into the market of high end of digital turntables with the CDJ-1000 MK3 and CDJ-800 MK2.
As with previous Pioneer Pro DJ enhancements they have heavily considered the feedback of previous CDJ owners and have promised these pieces of sexy kit will offer “more control for DJs the step-up features include jog feel adjustments, hot looping / re-looping, improved track and wave data display and MP3 compressed audio playback, providing DJs enhanced mixing and scratching capability to sharpen their craft.” Karl Detken, product planning director for DJ products for Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc describes the achievements of the technology:“The input we received from leading DJs who used the previous CDJ models helped in the evelopment of the next generation products - Adding MP3 playback to the CDJ-1000MK3 and the CDJ-800MK2 was a natural progression based on the growing use of MP3s. MP3 adds convenience and immediacy, making it easier for DJs to transport and access their music.”
Both new turntables will be available beginning in March 2006. Suggested price for the CDJ-1000MK3 is $1449 and the CDJ-800MK2 is $849. Full specs on both at the Pioneer Pro DJ site.