Comments on: Pioneer Vs Numark http://www.workingdj.com/2009/07/23/pioneer-vs-numark/ Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:18:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: OneMixDJ http://www.workingdj.com/2009/07/23/pioneer-vs-numark/comment-page-1/#comment-194 OneMixDJ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:25:34 +0000 http://www.workingdj.com/?p=2279#comment-194 As a long time user of many of the brands mentioned here, I'd like to shed a little more light in some areas if I may. In the world of us "Working DJ's", Gemini is most notorious for living at the end of the spectrum known as "you get what you pay for", whereas Pioneer (and Denon) reside at the higher end where you pay a premium for the "latest & greatest". In the middle you will find Numark who is most known for maintaining the balance at "affordability and price". All have their pros and cons in each respect. Both Gemini and Numark maintain a solid foothold in regards to mixers and have done so for years. I still have an early Gemini PMX-2200 as well as a Numark PPD DM-1775A that still performs with every day use in my home DJ studio. Today's models however lack the identity that was signficant from the earlier models. Look through a catalog of DJ mixers and you will discover that present Numark and Gemini models look more of the same. A DJ who purchases a Numark won't find anything of significance that differs from a present Gemini model; and vice versa. Mixers by Pioneer have been steadily improving, but at a premium price. Seriously, if I had $2500 to blow on a mixer, it most definitely wouldn't be Pioneer's flagship DJM-1000. Sorry, but that's money better spent on a rotary such as a Bozak; a true DJ mixer. CD players at the higher end of the spectrum continue their ongoing battle of supremacy between Pioneer and Denon. With the recent release of their DN-S3700 with 9" platter and media capability, Denon is poised to land a left hook to the reigning champ CDJ-1000MK3. However Pioneer is always known to have something up their sleeve when the time is right, so those among the Pioneer faithful have more than enough reason to stay tuned. Although Numark is all over the place in building a base with their NS-7 dual player ($1299.99 avg retail), Gemini seems to be trying for a piece of the action by offering obvious Pioneer knockoffs with their CDJ-202, CDJ-203, and CDJ-600 models. With all priced under $300, one may question durability as well as functionality with one of these units. If you're looking for USB on either one of these models, look no further because you will not find it. At the time of writing this, there is no CDJ-600 documentation available on the Gemini website. If someone has one, please feel free to provide an update as well as a review. As a long time user of many of the brands mentioned here, I’d like to shed a little more light in some areas if I may.

In the world of us “Working DJ’s”, Gemini is most notorious for living at the end of the spectrum known as “you get what you pay for”, whereas Pioneer (and Denon) reside at the higher end where you pay a premium for the “latest & greatest”. In the middle you will find Numark who is most known for maintaining the balance at “affordability and price”. All have their pros and cons in each respect.

Both Gemini and Numark maintain a solid foothold in regards to mixers and have done so for years. I still have an early Gemini PMX-2200 as well as a Numark PPD DM-1775A that still performs with every day use in my home DJ studio. Today’s models however lack the identity that was signficant from the earlier models. Look through a catalog of DJ mixers and you will discover that present Numark and Gemini models look more of the same. A DJ who purchases a Numark won’t find anything of significance that differs from a present Gemini model; and vice versa. Mixers by Pioneer have been steadily improving, but at a premium price. Seriously, if I had $2500 to blow on a mixer, it most definitely wouldn’t be Pioneer’s flagship DJM-1000. Sorry, but that’s money better spent on a rotary such as a Bozak; a true DJ mixer.

CD players at the higher end of the spectrum continue their ongoing battle of supremacy between Pioneer and Denon. With the recent release of their DN-S3700 with 9″ platter and media capability, Denon is poised to land a left hook to the reigning champ CDJ-1000MK3. However Pioneer is always known to have something up their sleeve when the time is right, so those among the Pioneer faithful have more than enough reason to stay tuned. Although Numark is all over the place in building a base with their NS-7 dual player ($1299.99 avg retail), Gemini seems to be trying for a piece of the action by offering obvious Pioneer knockoffs with their CDJ-202, CDJ-203, and CDJ-600 models. With all priced under $300, one may question durability as well as functionality with one of these units. If you’re looking for USB on either one of these models, look no further because you will not find it. At the time of writing this, there is no CDJ-600 documentation available on the Gemini website. If someone has one, please feel free to provide an update as well as a review.

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