Ahhhhhhhh!!! Thanks, not in the P4 category, that’s why I couldn’t find any! I thought this would be the most apt category to discuss it, in case any potential buyers were looking to see the differences
I think pioneers release of their Xz will actually help sell prime 4s. People will look at XZ and ask what’s new for 2019 and will find nothing, coz there is nothing then will buy a prime 4
I would’ve thought a whole team would be getting things done quickly. Virtual DJ sometimes gets updated within hours when there’s an issue - and that’s just Stefane and Gwen (AFAIK).
@kradcliffe I for sure like the method Denon used way more. It will prevent you from buying outdated gear when you know something new is coming up. It’s more transparent.
Pioneer is good if you are a rekordbox user, but the Prime 4 (despite all the lacks and bugs) is still THE standalone 4 chanels unit, and with a great sound quality, a big screen, fast and reliable.
One feature I like with the XDJ XZ is you can use the USB on channel 1 and 2. Channel 3 and 4 can use with SERATO DJ PRO, rekordbox or as a line for turntables ,cd players. I do not like you have to put the P4 in HID mode to use SERATO DJ PRO. Let’s say something goes wrong with your computer the music have to stop to put it back in standalone mode. or I can DJ with the USB on channels 1& 2 my friend can DJ we’ve channel 3 & 4 from their laptop
is a mcx8000 with steroids, or what should be more or less the 2020 version of this,if denon gave him the promised stagelinq support in my opinion it would be a better option than the pioneer for both price and performance, Engine is the only weakness of denon for now
I think that the concept of the Prime4 was originally to be a standalone system, so it’s either a controller or a media player, probably by design it can’t be both at the same time. But who knows, perhaps Denon have an ace up their sleeve?? Me personally, I just want elastic beat grids (for transition tracks or live drummers), accurate bpm analyses and the ability to adjust the bpm on the unit itself. Anything else is icing on the cake. The biggest point of contention with the entire Prime series is Engine Prime itself, the entire industry knows it’s not ready for the “Prime” time and we unfortunately are settling for 2nd (if not 3rd / 4th) best. You can argue with Pioneer fanboys over everything else, but as soon as they mention EP - sorry… you lose.
That’s easy because Pioneer devices have older components, easier to develop on these.
Despite this the ddj-xz is a very good standalone device… Too much big but very good, although I prefer my P4
