Pioneer DDJ-T1 - A slap in the face for Traktor users !!!

[MiL0]

not all 1/4" jacks are balanced, as a side point... do we know if Pioneer are using balance or unbalanced connections? hopefully the former!

I like the Pioneer effort a lot - its a hard call between it and an S4...

[Maxted]

I know that balanced TRS's are the same soundwise:higher dB output with less signal-to-noise ratio

They have a higher signal to noise ratio than unbalanced, not lower, because the noise floor is much lower.

And XLR and TRS transmit the signal in exactly the same way, with a seperate ground and two signals running out of phase. There is no difference.

The only advantage, as mentioned before, is that XLRs are more secure in hardware terms.

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Mil0 - They will definitely be balanced.

As for the DDJ-T1, i like the look of it, i think for somebody who wants a solid bedroom set-up and the ability to feel comfortable on CDJs it would be a good choice.

[kooper1980]

All i can say is not bad for Pioneer 1st pair of DJ midi controllers. If you dont like, hey their are plenty of traktor controllers on the market.

Agreed.

It's down to personal choice which you prefer. I dare say I could come up with an equal number of faults for most controllers on the market.... Yes even the beloved s4 (which in my opinion is FAR from perfect). If you like the look of the T1 then try it. If you don't like it then steer clear. Each to there own!!

[Dragonfyre]

OK, the quibbling over if the unit has 1/4" or XLR is pretty funny since no matter what, guess what's coming out of that? MP3's!! Highly compressed audio folks! So, will your audience really notice the difference if your 320 kbps mp3's are coming out of 1/4" or XLR's? Very seriously doubt it. Unless of course, you're buying and playing only 1411 kbps WAV files.

[Steve Zorilow]

once again, there's no difference in sound quality about 1/4 & XLRs... XLR are just more "secure" ... just to quote Maxted...

We could even fit some Screws Terminal and the sound would be the same

[ALan]

AMEN I couldn't agree more theres a lot of plastic junk out there and manufactures are asking top dollar be a WISE shopper. ME I love my Denon DN-S3700s and my Allen&Heath Xone 4d both are built solid and you can feel it I use my 3700s in Hybrid mode but I can also switch to cd or usb mode which is great for me.

[josh@firestorm]

i dont care, i wont be buying one

If you dont like, hey their are plenty of traktor controllers on the market.

[BradCee]

i feel one of my 'definative' polls coming on... it's just like the S4 last year, but at least that was happy fun time debating. not PIONEER SUCK trolololololol....

yes, they are priced too high. yes they could've done more. and yes they should focus more on their car stereos than these pieces of shit.

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[BradCee]

hand dandy link to a thread that solves ALL of this

http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23733

[drmarciano]

Aviatorman has made a great and agressive review on the "downs" of Pioneer gear. I'm going to get a new controller and i don't know what to choose between Traktor S4 or Pioneer T1. A good question is I have Traktor Pro and I was thinking of updating to Traktor Pro 2. But if I buy a Pioneer i will not use it at full because of the sample decks, because Pioneer doesnt have the "sample" buttons like. =( I have a LPD8 and it is a solution but not the best. I was told that Traktor S4 has audio issues on Windows. That's true? Because I not thinking of buying a Mac only for this. =(