Interesting choice of a secondary USB thumb drive port on the back instead of an SD card slot on the top. Note, only the top USB drive port can send out the link on the back, and with enough units linked it is possible to create some weird breakdowns of the file structure reading protocols, especially if you've got multiple drives linking and at the end of the strings of links you're linking into the rear port. Just be aware.
Amazing jog wheels. Tall, fluid, grippy, and feel every way you would want, even if there are no options for adjusting the simulated slipmat friction (i.e. pickup abruptness vs spin back capability) and the jog pitch bend is obviously still time-based and not rate-based (a.k.a. progressive jog bend)... the latter is sort of an acquired taste and may better emulate vinyl.
Great layout and button assignments. Not overly-complicated button combos.
Firmware is not glitchy. Track scanning is consistent, unlike the Versadeck.
Unlike some other countries' brandings for this Hanpin design, unfortunately, the firmware has never been updated and the pitch resolution is still only 0.1% in internal mode. This is my biggest gripe here.
Unlike the even smaller & CD-less DJ Tech version, there is apparently no track scanning by way of the jog wheel.
Sound quality from the internal stuff being done to it, as far as assuming the DA converters are all the same on the Hanpins, seems the least processed-sounding compared to the American Audio and the DJ Tech. It's a little harder to know for sure with the DJ Tech, since it lacks a SPDIF output, but the American Audio to my ear is some where in the middle, but does so with far more features than the other two.
And finally, as with all of the Hanpins still in 2016, there is no visual representation of the track density on the bottom of the screen like the later versions of the CDJ1000 and the Denon SC2900/3900. I do not like moving waveforms, but a crude track density graphic at the bottom of the LED/VFD would be welcome for quickly finding the breakdowns and drops like you can see on a vinyl record.
Nonetheless, like all the Hanpins it is certainly usable.
P.S. Don't cheap out on flash drives or USB cables. It makes a difference with the Link on the Hanpins, particularly the flash drives. Faster, name brand one can transmit across multiple units faster. Non-name brand flash drives will tend to have buffer problems because they don't transmit data across the link fast enough to keep the buffer full.
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Lot of pluses and a few minuses
Interesting choice of a secondary USB thumb drive port on the back instead of an SD card slot on the top. Note, only the top USB drive port can send out the link on the back, and with enough units linked it is possible to create some weird breakdowns of the file structure reading protocols, especially if you've got multiple drives linking and at the end of the strings of links you're linking into the rear port. Just be aware.Amazing jog wheels. Tall, fluid, grippy, and feel every way you would want, even if there are no options for adjusting the simulated slipmat friction (i.e. pickup abruptness vs spin back capability) and the jog pitch bend is obviously still time-based and not rate-based (a.k.a. progressive jog bend)... the latter is sort of an acquired taste and may better emulate vinyl.Great layout and button assignments. Not overly-complicated button combos.Firmware is not glitchy. Track scanning is consistent, unlike the Versadeck.Unlike some other countries' brandings for this Hanpin design, unfortunately, the firmware has never been updated and the pitch resolution is still only 0.1% in internal mode. This is my biggest gripe here.Unlike the even smaller & CD-less DJ Tech version, there is apparently no track scanning by way of the jog wheel.Sound quality from the internal stuff being done to it, as far as assuming the DA converters are all the same on the Hanpins, seems the least processed-sounding compared to the American Audio and the DJ Tech. It's a little harder to know for sure with the DJ Tech, since it lacks a SPDIF output, but the American Audio to my ear is some where in the middle, but does so with far more features than the other two.And finally, as with all of the Hanpins still in 2016, there is no visual representation of the track density on the bottom of the screen like the later versions of the CDJ1000 and the Denon SC2900/3900. I do not like moving waveforms, but a crude track density graphic at the bottom of the LED/VFD would be welcome for quickly finding the breakdowns and drops like you can see on a vinyl record.Nonetheless, like all the Hanpins it is certainly usable.P.S. Don't cheap out on flash drives or USB cables. It makes a difference with the Link on the Hanpins, particularly the flash drives. Faster, name brand one can transmit across multiple units faster. Non-name brand flash drives will tend to have buffer problems because they don't transmit data across the link fast enough to keep the buffer full.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016
Interesting choice of a secondary USB thumb drive port on the back instead of an SD card slot on the top. Note, only the top USB drive port can send out the link on the back, and with enough units linked it is possible to create some weird breakdowns of the file structure reading protocols, especially if you've got multiple drives linking and at the end of the strings of links you're linking into the rear port. Just be aware.
Amazing jog wheels. Tall, fluid, grippy, and feel every way you would want, even if there are no options for adjusting the simulated slipmat friction (i.e. pickup abruptness vs spin back capability) and the jog pitch bend is obviously still time-based and not rate-based (a.k.a. progressive jog bend)... the latter is sort of an acquired taste and may better emulate vinyl.
Great layout and button assignments. Not overly-complicated button combos.
Firmware is not glitchy. Track scanning is consistent, unlike the Versadeck.
Unlike some other countries' brandings for this Hanpin design, unfortunately, the firmware has never been updated and the pitch resolution is still only 0.1% in internal mode. This is my biggest gripe here.
Unlike the even smaller & CD-less DJ Tech version, there is apparently no track scanning by way of the jog wheel.
Sound quality from the internal stuff being done to it, as far as assuming the DA converters are all the same on the Hanpins, seems the least processed-sounding compared to the American Audio and the DJ Tech. It's a little harder to know for sure with the DJ Tech, since it lacks a SPDIF output, but the American Audio to my ear is some where in the middle, but does so with far more features than the other two.
And finally, as with all of the Hanpins still in 2016, there is no visual representation of the track density on the bottom of the screen like the later versions of the CDJ1000 and the Denon SC2900/3900. I do not like moving waveforms, but a crude track density graphic at the bottom of the LED/VFD would be welcome for quickly finding the breakdowns and drops like you can see on a vinyl record.
Nonetheless, like all the Hanpins it is certainly usable.
P.S. Don't cheap out on flash drives or USB cables. It makes a difference with the Link on the Hanpins, particularly the flash drives. Faster, name brand one can transmit across multiple units faster. Non-name brand flash drives will tend to have buffer problems because they don't transmit data across the link fast enough to keep the buffer full.
Amazing jog wheels. Tall, fluid, grippy, and feel every way you would want, even if there are no options for adjusting the simulated slipmat friction (i.e. pickup abruptness vs spin back capability) and the jog pitch bend is obviously still time-based and not rate-based (a.k.a. progressive jog bend)... the latter is sort of an acquired taste and may better emulate vinyl.
Great layout and button assignments. Not overly-complicated button combos.
Firmware is not glitchy. Track scanning is consistent, unlike the Versadeck.
Unlike some other countries' brandings for this Hanpin design, unfortunately, the firmware has never been updated and the pitch resolution is still only 0.1% in internal mode. This is my biggest gripe here.
Unlike the even smaller & CD-less DJ Tech version, there is apparently no track scanning by way of the jog wheel.
Sound quality from the internal stuff being done to it, as far as assuming the DA converters are all the same on the Hanpins, seems the least processed-sounding compared to the American Audio and the DJ Tech. It's a little harder to know for sure with the DJ Tech, since it lacks a SPDIF output, but the American Audio to my ear is some where in the middle, but does so with far more features than the other two.
And finally, as with all of the Hanpins still in 2016, there is no visual representation of the track density on the bottom of the screen like the later versions of the CDJ1000 and the Denon SC2900/3900. I do not like moving waveforms, but a crude track density graphic at the bottom of the LED/VFD would be welcome for quickly finding the breakdowns and drops like you can see on a vinyl record.
Nonetheless, like all the Hanpins it is certainly usable.
P.S. Don't cheap out on flash drives or USB cables. It makes a difference with the Link on the Hanpins, particularly the flash drives. Faster, name brand one can transmit across multiple units faster. Non-name brand flash drives will tend to have buffer problems because they don't transmit data across the link fast enough to keep the buffer full.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015
UPDATE:
The laser has since stopped functioning with very low usage.
Moderately priced digital and CD turntables but laser came with a critical issue
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015
Lots of features in a moderately priced digital and CD turntables Scratching back spinning and sound effects all included. I hooked these up to the Native Instruments Tracktor Audio 6. compatible and not difficult to operate. Using a Vestax PMC 280 mixer and Mac Book Pro.Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015
UPDATE:
The laser has since stopped functioning with very low usage.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2016
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