I’d recommend the CDJ-3000s, played on them 4 times now as more venues are installing them and they are absolutely lush.
Plus in firmware updates coming shortly I’m certain the inbuilt streaming from Beatport link will be added.
There’s a lot of mileage to be had on those CPUs. You can add a lighting system which listens to the usb analysis and moves the lights for you on these (Denon also has something like this) but the CDJ-2000 nxs2 Cpu can’t power it.
Aside from the feel of them and the increased size, I realised there is just something iconic about the orange and green play / cue rings - which seems a trivial thing to bring up, but feels like a truth people just don’t talk about.
It is a lot more money but you’re also not in danger of needing to hire kit out if you get into events nor do you have to deal with peoples confidence issues when you have them round for a mix and put them in front of a Denon for the first time, you just get on with it.
