Denon DJ SC5000 Prime Professional Media Player

I initially bought one to understand the ins and outs. Few months later or so, I bought a second one after acquiring the X1800 mixer. Needless to say, one can do the job But with two, you get the full experience of Denon DJ's Prime system. I use the system at my nightclub residency and they never have let me down! Not only they are powerful units on their own, but they can read Pioneer DJ's rekordbox drives with hot cues and loops readable! They are also Serato DJ Pro Official Accessories that can be used as controllers for the software! With the 6000's coming out, I would still point people to these players for the experience of the power of the future DJing.

Denon did a great job in the design of these decks, but forgot about the fundamentals. Simple yet important things are missing, like Time Remaining Display, and also the ability to jump back to the beginning of a track. Worst of all is that your entire music library must be re-scanned/analyzed using Denon's Engine software which adds another very time consuming task. These decks "can" work with Serato, but you will need the latest firmware update and 3 available USB ports. All things considered, the cost vs the hassles involved make them unattractive compared to other alternatives

Gonna keep it short but switched from XDJ-1000's to these and I can't believe I ever considered upgrading to CDJ-2000NXS2's. Got 3 of them + the x1800 mixer and have literally zero complaints. BUY DENON IT IS THE FUTURE.

Great sound. Use digital out for best sound. Can also use them as a controller along with Serato Pro if you are into that. If so, you won't get the detailed screen of the sound waves. You will get a zoomed out one on the unit which shows the whole track. Have to use the engine software in order to zoom in on sound waves. Buttons feel great, cue buttons don't feel as great as the ones on the Denon Mc7000 but still feel great. Many detailed options to customize. Can upload image to center of jog wheel or use album art work. Easily go through music library. Can use serato pro and rekord box files. Construction feels sturdy. Wire hookups behind the unit are pushed back, making it easier to run wiring in a tight flight case. "Layer" function allows you to run two separate tracks at once. Kind of like having two units. When linking them via Ethernet line, you can read 1 usb stick in one media player on either one. The link feature allows you to browse on either unit. I own 1200's, mc7000 controller and now the Prime set along with x1800. By far, the best feel in djing. The hand stroke of the jog wheel is very similar stroke lengths as turntables. Not sensitive like many of the smaller controllers. Great buy!! Watch out Pioneer!!

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