Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200375 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Pioneer

Manufacturer's Description
The CDJ-800 is built around the company's acclaimed Jog Wheel technology. In response to feedback from the pro-DJ community, Pioneer has also added completely new and unique features:

Quick Return
Scratch the same sound repeatedly, without re-cueing every time

Auto Beat Loop
DJs can create a perfect 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 or full bar (1/1) beat loop instantly, just by touching the right button.

"Wide" Pitch Control
Create new sound effects and BPM match completely different tracks

One button touch release
Adjust Jog Wheel sensitivity to suit individual DJing styles

Digital Out
Ensure digital purity and functionality in hi-tech environments

These ground-breaking functions are packed inside a compact and durable casing that makes the CDJ-800 ideal for surviving life on the road and for playing-out in tough club environments. A world-beating combination of new and proven features, the CDJ-800 feels like a vinyl deck and delivers digital player power to home-DJs, mobile professionals and superstar DJs everywhere.

Customer Reviews

Just make sure you pay the right price!
Personally, as a DJ, I feel CDJ's are still in their infancy. I was allowed to use this Pioneer for quite some time in a bar, and for my first experience of CD-Jing, realised that the feel and control of vinyl simply can't be matched.
This isn't to say that technically this is inferior - in fact its quite the opposite, as it features some quirky functions that are now standard for DJ's. I find it quite sad in some respect that CD's have taken the 'art' out of slapping on a vinyl, and actually controlling it. The plastic platter on top of this 'deck' can feel a tad cheap, which when spending hundreds is the last thing you want. Overall though, the build quality is descent and its very portable, again as it should be.
The scratching is pretty good, no 'digital' sound when running backwards, and the screen gives a good view of whats what. I should admit, I haven't been given a chance to explore it fully, but from the way I've been treating it, its help up well.
Though as I suggested at the start of this review, theirs no escaping the feel of vinyl, and even on 'vinyl' mode, spinning the fake platter just doesn't feel right - it doesn't have the same friction or mobility of traditional deck.
Most of this is just my opinion on why, traditionally, this is inferior. For bars and fairly straightward mixing techniques, this could be the future of more practical DJ'ing (when these are cheaper) but for the avid session mixer on a friday night, like moi, a pair of Technics MK2's can't be beaten. With a vinyl, you're connected to the music :o)