Ask professional DJs what their first choice of CD player is for any application, and you'll almost always receive the same answer: the Pioneer CDJ-1000. You will rarely see any other brand or model installed in a venue or listed on a DJ's equipment rider. Given my extensive experience playing on the original 1000 (as well its successor, the CDJ-1000MK2), I was excited to see what improvements Pioneer was offering in its latest edition, the CDJ-1000MK3... more >>

Nobody knows how much further technology will take us, but Pioneer seems to think there is no end in sight —and this new CDJ is a reflection of that mindset. Featuring MP3 compatibility, a hot loop feature with on-the-fly looping and editing, it ’s obvious that we will be seeing new hardware for at least the next few years —and these new decks seem to be pioneering the way. Smart Card support, record mode, on-the-fly loop editing, digital in/out, a raised jog wheel and a brighter LCD screen fully enhance what was already the “industry standard ”of CDJs.