The Pioneer CDJ-2000 is hailed as one of the most advanced and feature-rich mult-format players in the entired DJ industry right now. It can deftly handle any kind of media format, whether it be, WAV, MP3, AAC or other audio files, or if it’s a CD, DVD-ROM, USB devices, etc. It’s also very flexible as you can assign different buttons on the CDJ-2000 to activate other software and devices. Pioneer has also a “Pro DJ Link” feature which allows you to connect up to four of these units so that they can share a single music source from just one player. The 6.1″ Full Color LCD panel allows DJ’s to find information or select a song easily. Finally, the CDJ-2000 includes “rekordbox”, Pioneer’s state of the art music management software, which organizes the DJ’s working music library. It analyzes and prepares those music files for use with the CDJ turntables.

Pioneer has learned much when it comes to their almost 15 years of producing CDJ players, and they’ve incorporated their latest and best technologies into this product. The layout is intuitive for those who are first-timers, and it’s familiar to anyone who has tried any of the old versions. Even if it may be considered by some as “expensive”, this is a worthwhile investment for any serious DJ.

The CDJ-2000 also present as significant improvement when it comes to traditional turntables. The CDJ replaces the turntable with its 7.5 inch “jog wheel”. A DJ can interact with this jog wheel just like he would with a vinyl record, the main difference being that the CDJ-2000 eliminates the vinyl noise, always produces pristine CD-quality sound, and the jog-wheel can also be adjusted when it comes to its resistance, so that it can be customized to fit the DJ’s personal touch.

Reviewers and users are unanimous in their praise for the Pioneer CDJ-2000, calling it the best deck on the market. If you look at the pictures of world-class DJ’s, chances are you would see them using the CDJ-2000!

I think that the only answer is that it’s really is that good, and Pioneer has certainly come out with a winner. And I’m not really surprised, since they’ve been in this business for more than a decade. I’m sure that they know what professional club DJ’s really want. But more than that, I think that they’re also in tune with the changing technology of the sound business. There are so many new media types right now, and so many different data sources, that people are in need of a product that will just be able to give order to all these varied media files and players. That’s what the Pioneer CDJ 2000 is, a way to make sense out of the madness hehe. Just set it up, and suddenly you’re a master at every kind of sound file, and every kind of music output device. I think that really gives a sense of empowerment to anyone who wants to be a DJ, since a DJ is after all, at the heart of it, a music and sound manipulator, and not an instrument player.

I haven’t been to a dance club in a very long while, but I have been to concerts. I think that this product also enables the DJ to cross the boundaries between dance club, where he’s in the background, to a concert, where he is positioned in the spotlight, in front of the stage. Of course, in terms of performance I still have some reservations. I don’t think that a DJ alone can suffice, I think he needs a band to take advantage of stage presence and stage performance aspects, but who knows, maybe some people can prove me wrong? After all, there are big name DJ’s who hold their solo concerts, people like DJ Tiesto and the like. Ah, but we’re getting away from the central topic here. Is the Pioneer CDJ 2000 going to be worth it? From what I’ve been seeing, yes, it can indeed turn a nobody into a kind of professional. Just make sure you know how to use it to its fullest extent!