Radius or CDJ?

personally, i DO NOT LIKE THE PIOS, but the radius seem to have problems. the cdjs in my opinion are way overhyped, nothing special, just brand name to me. they do nothing special or different than other decks and break just as fast. I know there are millions of people that will disagree with me but that is my opinion.

sad to say that the aa line of products have lots of trouble working the way they are supposed to . they have great ideas with their products and i really like the company, its just that alot of the products messed up fast. sorry guys.

Thanks for the input always nice to hear from someone who isn't in the cult of pioneer . Ya i could see how the great ideas put into the deck might fall short of its intentions just because the price is just so dam low! So what problems do they Radius's have anyway?

a few people complained that they had problems with the external and sd cards. one guy said it would not read the dcs right. onother person said he could not get it to work with serato, but why would you get these type of players if you aregonna use serato?

The only real problem i was wondering about that i could see being kinda crummy is the buttons and jog wheel. Everything else looks pretty decent .I don't like the idea of the soft plastic buttons cause you want a crisp and swift click when hitting play or anything else, plus they would wear out faster too. And if the jog wheel has resistance when you spin it because some resistance is a good thing I'd say.

Denon has been using the rubber buttons for decades, and I never hear of issues or experienced issues with them, although I can see your concern. And the platter is a solid metal platter like on the ProScratch 2, the CDI500 & cdi500mp3 as well as the VSM4, and Velocity players. There is just a texorized coating on it more like the CDI series. I can vouch for the durability of the platters.

PS. American Audio used the rubber buttons before on the ProScratch series, and I can say they feel alot better than the plastic buttons on the CDI's.

haha oh cool well thanks for clearing that up for me I'm more confident in the whole button ordeal already. And if the platter is solid and works great then thats sweet too. I'm sold on them then i guess thanks for all the posts!

I never really had problems with the buttons with any of my AA gear. a friend has the ck1000 andsays oneof his loop buttons is pressed and stuck. i think you gotta hit it pretty hard to do that, maybe some people don't treat their equipment the way it is supposed to be treated.

if those are your concerns, i think you should be fine.
btw, the radius3000 seems to be one of a kind in features. if this works like it's supposed to, this is one hell of a product. is it made in china?

What isn't made in China nowadays i wouldnt be surprised.

I have the Radius 3000, I'm working with WD 500GB HD, transferred all my collection to MP3 at 320kbps, and only used 60GB, strap over using USB link, I can say I have had no issue as the use and functionality of the player, AA manual can or should have been more informative, but to figure things out gave me a more appreciative feel for my system. these players will do every thing the more expensive playes will do at a fraction of the price. Now granted that CDJ2000s does a trick or two more but not at all better. This is all suggestive. What's your level of performance at this stage will dictate which player is best for you. I co work with a DJ in a club he uses Serato, I use Radius 3000, there is no difference when we perform at all by the way his set up requires more time, with the two TT, laptop, PC, connecting the needles, vs. open the Radius case, bring up the laptop which help locate the files/songs/tracks/ plug in the HD and ready to play. I have everything I need to plug in and play inside the radius one case. HD, Radius 3000s, QD-5 mixer, headphone, three way extention cord, usb cables, RCA patch cable 1/4 rca patch, XLR cables I just pop the top, patch in and play within 5 minutes. it takes him at least 10 to 15 minutes to do what I do in less than 5 minutes. So bottom line up front the Radius 3000 will do everything you want for less dollars.

I spent about three months comparing both the Pioneers CDJ2000, and the American Audio Radius 3000, aside from a few minor differences and the obvious big screen of the 2000, they practically do the same thing.

A few dj's who swear by pioneer, tried to persuade me not to get the AA Radius, and instead buy the 2000, their claim was that the quality was inferior, they they don't work as good as the pioneers, etc, etc, etc.

When I purchased my radius, and after playing with them for at least two weeks, I invited one of the dj's that swears by pioneer, and asked him to take them for a field test. Need I add that this guys has been dj for a very long time, and has played at numerous major clubs. So he started to play with them, and after two hours he was in love with the Radius 3000. He even mentioned that the 3000 were way better than his CDJ400. His expression after playing with them on that day was "they are bad ass".

I don't really go for any brand in particular, but I must admit, that my last two dj sets, have been by American Audio, and now that I own a pair of the Radius 3000, I'm really happy with my investment.

However, as everything and anything, I would like to see a few improvements, which are not detrimental, but would be appreciated. I still cannot understand why the BPM's fluctuate, and would have love the addition of the BMP lock, but other than that, I'm really happy with my new toys. Its just amazing how you can go from one media to the other with these units, and satisfy every, or almost every dj needs. Weather if you are a CD dj, or an USB flash drive dj, or you prefer to use DJ software, these are the ideal toys to have, if you can't afford to buy the much more expensive cdj's which will do the same as the American Audio Radius 3000.