Pioneer have finally released details of the worst kept secret in the DJ world for some time - the brand new little brother of the "mother of all CD players" the CDJ800 - slashing approx £250 of the price of it's big brother, but still retaining most of the 1000's features, including the the huge jog wheel, and adding a few features found elsewhere in the range.

Extended information

If you've backed away from the CDJ1000 before now because of the price, now is possibly a good time to re-evaluate the features, because when they arrive, a pair of these are going to have a street price that is £500 less than the CDJ1000, whilst loosing none of the functionality of the big ones (as long as you can live without the memory card option)

Here's the details of the NEW features:

When using Vinyl mode the Quick Return feature enables a track to return instantly again and again to a cue point just by pressing the surface of the jog wheel.
The Auto Beat Loop feature uses four timing buttons to instantly create perfect one, two, four or eight beat loops. When a loop has been produced manually with the loop in and loop out buttons, this feature allows instant 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 beat cuts of the initial loop.
The Touch Release Dial allows CDs playing in Vinyl mode to be slowed, stopped and relaunched at different speeds when the jog wheel is touched or released.
Playing out can also be enhanced with the deck's "Wide" Pitch Control function. DJs can use the +/- 100 percent pitch control range to create new sound effects from opposite ends of the sound spectrum and also to BPM match completely different tracks.
The Digital Out function ensures that all of the CDJ-800's digital features are carried over to any connected digital environment
The CDJ-800 also includes legendary Pioneer functions such as Master Tempo and Cue/Loop Memory. Master Tempo locks the pitch of a track even when its speed is changed, allowing DJs to speed up or slow down the beat, without any difference to the vocals and instruments. Cue/Loop Memory allows a DJ to set a cue or loop point and then save it to the deck's internal memory. The CDJ-800 has enough capacity to save one cue point for up to 500 CDs, so that DJs can locate their favourite cue points instantly.

Technical specifications

Disc Formats supported: CD, CD-R and CD-RW
Power Requirements: 230V, 50Hz
Power consumption: 18W
Net Weight: 4.3 kg
Dimensions: 30cm (W) by 35cm (D) by 11cm (H)
Audio Frequency Response: 4Hz to 20kHz
Signal To Noise Ratio: 115 dB or more (JEITA)
Distortion: 0.006% (JEITA)