Comments of new HD2500 owners

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niagprem

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Nov 12, 2007
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So everyone has been buying the Denon HD2500 (mine hasn't arrived yet) at the new low price. I'd be interested in you initial impressions. Also if you have any tips, tricks or links for learning please share. Is it everything you hoped it to be.

Dean
Niagara Premier DJ's
 
It fits in the rack and looks pretty... :sqlaugh: :rofl:

I was playing with it last night for awhile, and it seems to work ok, and I think it would make a great backup unit at the current price point. I wouldn't use as a primary, mainly because of the screen.

Mine seems a little weird (unless I'm doing something wrong) -- on the A deck, if I hit the Cue button, it doesn't go back to the beginning of the song, but the B deck does... :dontknow:


Bear in mind, I haven't read the manual, so I'm not really sure what it's supposed to do anyway :)
 
DJ Wes said:
Playlists. IMO, you need to have extensive playlists made up before attempting to use it 'live'.
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Mine is still in the box, but that seems kind of "scary" in that it sounds like you can't just "wing it" successfully.
 
Papa Deuce said:
Mine is still in the box, but that seems kind of "scary" in that it sounds like you can't just "wing it" successfully.
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You can wing it, but you have to get used to using that little screen, the little knobs and buttons, etc. To me, a computer is much easier and faster...


BTW, is there some reason you are not taking your unit out of the box...?


Yeah, I know that sounded weird... :D
 
Yeah Papa outside the box thinking works well with the 2500. Rick my eyes are worn out and though the Denon single screen is small its easy to use and understand. After using the 4500 though Im sure it seems tiny.
 
Jon Tuck said:
Yeah Papa outside the box thinking works well with the 2500. Rick my eyes are worn out and though the Denon single screen is small its easy to use and understand. After using the 4500 though Im sure it seems tiny.
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When I use the 4500, I don't look at the displays on it, they are on the computer screen -- same when using the 2500 as a controller :)

All things considered, since the 2500 can pretty much do the same basic job as the 4500 as a controller (albeit lack of display), it would seem a better choice, since you can use it as a backup if yer computer crashes.


Granted, I've only had the 2500 for a couple days, so I do not know it's long term stability as either a controller or playback device...


I assume there is some reason they discounted it so much, and are discontinuing it.
 
SoftJock Rick said:
You can wing it, but you have to get used to using that little screen, the little knobs and buttons, etc. To me, a computer is much easier and faster...


BTW, is there some reason you are not taking your unit out of the box...?


Yeah, I know that sounded weird... :D
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Not really, other than I don't need it for at least 3 months....
 
Bill Kexel said:
A great tip....

Buy a zippy (luminated) keyboard to go with it. It makes searching a breeze. I use them in both my systems. I can find & cue up a song by either artist, title, genre, year, Etc. in a matter of a couple seconds.

http://techreport.com/articles.x/5054
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The Zippy has been discontinued and no one has that model in stock. The replacement (upgrade) keyboard will not be out until spring-time 2010.
 
Papa Deuce said:
Not really, other than I don't need it for at least 3 months....
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Then this is the perfect time to get it out of the box and get comfortable with it.


Like any piece of equipment, there is a slight learning curve to get it to do what you want quickly.

Yes, you can get it to play songs quickly, but like anything, it takes time to get comfortable to get the rhythm to do a show.
 
Hey Dave,

I heard from Silvio.... :)

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Just to let those of you who are getting used to the 2500 - it is a tool that has it's uses. Just like any other tool, it has some quirks.

Wes makes a good point - Playlists are a nice thing to have. Doing them off-line with the Music Manager software allows you to work with your external HD, then connect it to the Denon & go to work @ your gig.

Update the firmware within the Denon- I believe the most current unit is ver 1400. You'll need your serial # to register it online & get the download.

I have noticed that doing playlists for cocktail music/dinner sets, etc - if you want to let it play tracks back-to-back with no dead air, check your file to see if there is any quiet time @ the end of the track....I didn't have this problem with PCDJ FX, but since going to the Denon, it's something that has cropped up....no answer was ever given to me by Silvio about this...

Finally, in a note from Silvio, the reason for the drop was that the unit is approaching 3 years in age - WOW - I can't believe I've had my first unit for that long...:)
 
I also bought the zippy and their are others similiar I cant recall immediately but the zippy is cool with the flourescent lit keys. Im trying to find a roller ball mouse to install as well. Mine works and looks like it just came out of the box. I consider it the backbone of my system and havent even used it to its maximum.
 
Scott Hanna said:
Then this is the perfect time to get it out of the box and get comfortable with it.
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Nah, that would be too logical Scott...

The kid's gonna wait until the night before his show with it, then have an anxiety attack, then call me for support since he knows I have one now... :sqwink: :sqlaugh: :rofl:
 
Jon Tuck said:
I also bought the zippy and their are others similiar I cant recall immediately but the zippy is cool with the flourescent lit keys. Im trying to find a roller ball mouse to install as well. Mine works and looks like it just came out of the box. I consider it the backbone of my system and havent even used it to its maximum.
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Jon,

Have you actually taken delivery of the Zippy? If so, can you point me to where you bought yours?
 
Alphabet said:
Hey Dave,

I heard from Silvio.... :)

Finally, in a note from Silvio, the reason for the drop was that the unit is approaching 3 years in age - WOW - I can't believe I've had my first unit for that long...:)
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So is the unit being discontinued or not?
 
I think it was from another post where Papa's neighbor keeps calling him "Dave".
 
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