PLAYdifferently Model 1 & Model 1.4 Review – Hands-On Deep Dive

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Model: PLAYdifferently Model 1
Release Price: $3,249 (contact by livechat, phone or email for discount)
Released: January 2021

Model: PLAYdifferently Model 1.4
Release Price: $2,299 (contact by livechat, phone or email for discount)
Released: June 2016

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The Great DJ Equipment Shortage of ’21/’22: What’s Going on & What to Do About It [Podcast] Ft. Alex Pyatetsky, CEO of The DJ Hookup

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Front Row Seats to the Biggest Equipment Shortage We’ve Ever Seen

Alex Pyatetsky, CEO at The DJ Hookup, shares his front-row seat to the great DJ equipment shortage of ’21/’22 with David Michael on The Passionate DJ Podcast.

Inside, you’ll learn what exactly is going on, how we got here (and could it have been avoided), 5 strategies and adjustments for getting the stuff you need ASAP (+2 things that’ll double your wait time), and opportunities unique to this strange time.

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Numark Mixstream Pro Review – Hands-On Deep Dive

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Model: Numark Mixstream Pro
Release Price: $599 (contact by livechat, phone or email for preferred pricing)
Released: July 2021

This Numark Mixstream Pro review was produced by David Michael, host of The Passionate DJ Podcast.

Want more coverage? Watch David literally test drive this portable standalone in the car!

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Rane Seventy A-Trak Limited Edition – Hands-On Deep Dive + Performance

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Model: Rane Seventy A-Trak Limited Edition
Release Price: $1,699 (Limited Quantity Available. Order Here.)
Released: July 2021

Model: Rane Seventy
Release Price: $1,499 (contact by livechat, phone or email for preferred pricing)
Released: August 2020


This Rane Seventy A-Trak review produced by David Michael, host of The Passionate DJ Podcast with production help from Tony DeSaro.
Special performance by Dave Chapelle’s resident DJ, Fatty Lumpkin.

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Rane One Review – Hands-On Deep Dive + Performance

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Model: Rane One
Release Price: $1,499 (contact by livechat, phone or email for preferred pricing)
Released: January 2021


This Rane One review produced by David Michael, host of The Passionate DJ Podcast.
Special performance by Dave Chapelle’s resident DJ, Fatty Lumpkin.
Written review by Alex Pyatetsky, co-founder of The DJ Hookup

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Pioneer CDJ-3000 vs Denon SC6000 vs CDJ-2000 NXS2: In-Depth Review & Comparison

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Model: Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000
Release Price: $2,299 (contact by livechat, phone or email for preferred pricing)
Released: September 2020, Available Now.

Model: Denon SC6000 Prime
Release Price: $1,499 (contact by livechat, phone or email for preferred pricing)
Released: January 2020, Available Now.

Model: Pioneer DJ CDJ-2000 NXS2
Release Price: $1,999 (contact by livechat, phone or email for preferred pricing)
Released: January 2016, Available Now.

This CDJ-3000 Review review was produced by David Michael, host of The Passionate DJ Podcast.
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If you’re considering getting CDJs/media players, you don’t want to make the wrong choice. In a perfect world, you’d have a pair of each to play with for a few months, discuss with your friends and then make your decision. Unfortunately, this test would run you a cool $10,000+.

That’s why we sent David Michael, host of the Passionate DJ Podcast, a pair of each the current flagship media players. He’s been playing with them since September, had in depth discussions with other pros and synthesized his findings about how these players stack up and which one is right for you in this review.

Disclaimer: this isn’t just a feature dump. It’s a detailed consideration of features that actually affect your workflow & experience as a DJ. He goes deep into hard-to-see, “you have to get your hands on them to understand” differences that you’d need to spend hours in a showroom to appreciate.

If you’re totally content with your current non cdj-style setup, you probably want to skip this one. But if a new set of CDJs/media players is on your horizon, you definitely want to check it out.

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