CDJ-3000 VS. CDJ-2000NXS2: Side-by-Side Comparison

Sam from Pioneer DJ talks us through the benefits of upgrading to the CDJ-3000 in terms of the unprecedented speed of the processing power, and moving onto why the larger screen helps provide a smooth workflow for professional DJs.
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[@renegade43]

Makes it sound like the 2000nx2 has been around FOREVER. It really hasn't. Just now 5 years as of 2021, and it took a min for them to be standard at events/clubs. But I am pretty surprised how many people have dropped $$$ for the 3000s during a pandemic and with no proper events going on anywhere. It seems to be mostly established djs that had plenty of money already before we all lost gigs. Pioneer has reached Apple status when it comes to gear I guess...some people just have to have the newest thing. Meanwhile I'm still using original 2000's in the home studio. I will be able to afford nexus 2's in about 5-7 years :P PS Its about time proper cpu/gpu's and other components are getting put in these things for how damn expensive they are. Two of them are worth the same price as my car

[@ImpactSpace]

Summed up perfectly. The sad thing is that even the SC5000 for $800 (with 2 decks in one) is *still* superior in most ways, minus the slightly smaller screen and 24 vs 32bit audio which is irrelevant for 95% for all people anyway. Pioneer became lazy and greedy.

[@andykelly7321]

@Kyree Grey You definitely bum Drake.

[@RC75]

@@ImpactSpace Build quality is worse with the Denons.

[@cun7us]

@@ImpactSpace there's an argument that Pioneer became lazy and greedy, because they know they can get away with it. I don't know any club in the world who uses Denon and only a handful of DJs decided to use them. Everybody and their aunty wants Pioneer. That being said, their products are great and the 3000 seems to be a warranted upgrade from it's predecessor. I think they got a bit scared when Denon released the SC6000 as you can tell they copied a lot from it, but doesn't change that fact that it's a quality product. The problem is that it's overly expensive in comparison.

[@GalestianMusic]

Great overview, cheers!

[@adriangorski5460]

Why the jog wheel on cdj3000 is wobbling I noticed they're a problem with a new cdjs

[@sukai3258]

For the loading speed, the CDJ200nxs2 is a bad example, I don't know why but its slower than the old NXS, I have both the NXS and NXS2 and I normally prefer the NXS if I'm using pre-analyzed tracks just due to the loading speed. And somehow, This is even slower loading a song than mine NXS2...

[@falcon81701]

that job spinning sound has been there since the original CDJ1000. Its finally quiet!

[@substance90]

Does the touch cue work with the XDJ-XZ or only via the DJM-900 / V10?

[@Guide-you]

V10 Yes and DJM-900 NXS2 after Firmware Update

[@4nd1ist]

Heloo im newbie in here, im use DDJ 1000 Rekordbox, is that worth for upgrade to CDJ 2000 (used) or Denon DJ ?

[@djfuzzofficial]

Curious, why do you feel you need to upgrade from the DDJ-1000? Your thinking will help people give you some advice

[@4nd1ist]

@@djfuzzofficial because play or practice in bedroom is really different in the club,most of the club use cdj 2000 min 3deck..theres huge diffrent betwen ddj and cdj

[@djfuzzofficial]

@@4nd1ist ok I've used both and if you already have the DDJ1000 it's not a big leap to play on club gear. The layouts are very similar you'll get it after 15 minutes of use. In my opinion buying used 2000s would be a step backwards. If your goal is to be a big club DJ I wouldn't recommend Denon even though their gear is amazing and technically more advanced than Pioneer.

[@4nd1ist]

@@djfuzzofficial thank u for advice...well for right now im stick with DDJ 1000...and learn DAW such ableton or FL studio

[@seeroy4597]

I personally think that the less you depend on watching your laptop screen the better. I felt so nervous for my first gig on CDJs coming from the laptop. I bought the XDJ 700 bundle and it helped me huge. I had a DDJ 1000.

[@RobZombieHFN]

and im still banging with 800 and two 1000 xD

[@Avegas77]

For industry standard its taken this long to perfect the CDJ, how long did we suffer with small displays before the 2000's?

[@BopDJstore]

We will only see more and more improvements as our technology advances and how we utilise the tools at our disposal changes too! :)

[@justino9042]

And that's all I mean they could do that long time ago in the two 2000s and instead of that screen that looks really bad another improved

[@soulshiftn]

Can it play wav files?

[@BopDJstore]

Yes you can! - Key Note: Bandcamp WAVs use a different format for Meta Data so I always advise download 320kbps MP3's on their site!

[@djsarumawashi]

UAUU😀😀😀 GREETINGS from CABO VERDE ISLANDS🤩🤩🤩

[@BopDJstore]

Greeting, love & respect!

[@blackcyborg009]

1:48 2:32 2:40

[@eduarddobroiu]

Him: CDJ-2000NXS2 vs. CDJ-3000 Also him: "A NEW DIMENSION CDJ-3000"

[@justino9042]

Not at all its like the screen its more standard at this time the jog wheels are a bit better I don't like nothing at all the screen of the 2000s looks like outdated

[@eduarddobroiu]

@@justino9042 I meant his T-shirt.

[@keymad4]

NICE SAFE.

[@BopDJstore]

Safe! 👊

[@risquedj]

It's a shame the contrast on this video looks so bad.

[@ericburgos]

“The brand new MPU chip is of industrial standard. This is the first time this has been done with any player on the market.” What does that even mean?

[@substance90]

Industrial standard means not consumer grade. Usually that means extra reliable but not necessarily faster. Like Intel Xeon vs Intel i9.

[@xEugene123x]

It's just marketing. It doesn't mean anything.

[@ibizalifestyle6529]

Means nothing. Blinding you with science

[@davegreen7853]

Did cd decks not load as fast as the 3000? I know my old denon sn5000 did anyway with stored que's ! I have not had decks for 8 years, I am looking to get a new set. If the 2000 nexus were so slow , why was they rated so much, Just proves market share does not mean they are the best just means more gullible people were conned into buying inferior equipment , I always knew denoon cdj players were superior to pioneer back when i brought mine, and considering Denon invented the 1st cdj decks, then this side by side compression just proves this to me, Denon are what you should be looking at still if you want real equipment aimed at professionals music magicians.

[@BopDJstore]

The CDJ-2000NXS2 does hit low load times in cases when hot cues and memory cues were also used. If you compare the two load times, you can see the NX2 waveform loads 5.48 seconds after the CDJ-3000 (0.15 seconds). This is utilising all 8 hot cues on the CDJ-3000 & 8 on the NX2. This 5.48 seconds would be considered quite a long time in a high pressure club situation. The CDJ-3000 loads the track first allowing you to play instantly then loads all 8 hot cues which take a fraction of time, in comparison to the NX2 where you cant actually play the track until all 8 hot cues are loaded. In regards to tracks without hot cues the CDJ-3000 takes 0.15 seconds to load and the CDJ-2000 NXS2 takes 1.15 seconds, once again in those high pressure situation where you dont want to miss this is quite some time and has caught me off guard before. This is all in regard to the CDJ Series, its entirely down to preference in regards to Pioneer DJ vs Denon at the end of the day, but this upgrade to me makes the CDJ-3000 a next generation unit!

[@nbenja3]

When you are talking about speed what are you referring too? It's a cd player! My cdj1000 will play any mp3 or wav instantly

[@rumdore]

Did you listen to anything he said?

[@Rickky007]

I think 🤔 they should stop making them bigger , cdj3000 should be the standard size more then that ill be too much.

[@DJGeorgeDisco]

Still way behind from the Denon SC5000 and SC6000. The jogwheel turning rough like that on previous generations of CDJs is a total joke. You'd think that paying over $2000 for a CDJ-2000nexus would get you a smooth platter, but no. Cus Pioneer DJ is Pioneer DJ and somehow we need to stick with Pioneer DJ because it is the "industry standard" in overpriced and underperforming DJ gear.

[@ImpactSpace]

The sad thing is that even the SC5000 for $800 (with 2 decks in one) is still superior in most ways, minus the slightly smaller screen and 24 vs 32bit audio which is irrelevant for 95% for all people anyway. Pioneer became lazy and greedy. $2400 for ONE player, wtf? I had been using Pioneer for years, CDJ400, 850, 900, 2000 and the DDJ-SX. Those times are over.

[@rumdore]

They are industrial grade players, the glitches on denon are frustrating even for a bedroom dj…

[@10essee10titans]

@@rumdore pioneer doesn't care what the pro-sumer or mobile DJ care about. it's for clubs and festivals. for the $$ that they bring back, i'm sure clubs would still spend $4000 on these if they needed to. people singing the praises of Denon need to realize pioneer aren't competing with Denon, they're competing with themselves to stay familiar yet modern to DJs and continue to be the choice in clubs and festival circuits

[@rumdore]

@@10essee10titans Pioneer DJ care about what makes djing djing... denon cant even make the phase meter work in 2022 yet are releasing phillips lighting control, like who tf wants phillips lighting control when basic functions dont work... I'll happily take an XDJ 1000 over an SC6000

[@Tommaso_Squarzoni]

HE’S SOOO CUTEEE

[@jesypro2004]

Same of the shit denon sc6000 prime it’s 10x better dude

[@RefugeetheDJ]

Justo Santos Theres always some one who has to mention denon 🥴 if you don’t like pioneer dont watch. We get it denon is awesome.

[@gatisrimss]

@@RefugeetheDJ its not just awesome its much better

[@starlite3597]

if you like slamming rubber cue buttons lol

[@DBLG65]

@@RefugeetheDJ And they don't even own either one of them.

[@ImpactSpace]

@@starlite3597 It's not even made of rubber, fool. Did you even try one? No you didn't, brainwashed sheep.