Denon DJ Prime 2 and Prime Go Are They Worth Buying?

0:00 Today Denon DJ have brought out the Prime 2 and the Prime Go

So today Denon DJ have brought out the Prime 2 and the Prime Go. Apparently they will be featured at NAMM 2020 in Antheim. Go and check it out if you can, I'm sure they're wonderful products. But before you just throw away what you've got and just go and buy the Prime 2 or the Prime Go, just think first. Watch this video. It could save you a lot of money. Now, I like cycling and apart from a bit of asthma, I am hopefully relatively fit. And I like road cycling and I'll do miles and miles. So listen to this analogy and it may help you decide before or it may make you think before you start buying some new bits of kit. Now let's imagine there were two bicycles. Road bikes, both roadworthy, both will get you from A to B.

But one of them is 100 quid, $100 pounds euros. The other one is five or 6,000 pounds euros or dollars. Now, so long as I have good power in my legs and I have air to breathe, I should be able to cycle relatively well on both of those bicycles. Yes, there's going to be a slight difference in quality, but they're still both bicycles so long as they both work. And all of the parts are in good order. They'll get me from A to B. Now think about it. Okay, companies are very clever because they bring out a new product and all of a sudden the promotion around that product makes you, the buyer, think I need to buy that. I need to get it because I'm going to be left alone while everyone else is getting the best items and I'm stuck with my old controller that I only bought six months ago. Think about it.

1:54 Serve purpose, something, money

Now, similar to the analogy about the cycling, what you have to think of with DJing is it's not about the kit, it's you. So if you have a good ear for music and you understand phrasing and beatmatching and so on, then does it really matter if you have a controller that is, say, a year old? If it works, it still runs, it still makes you money, Please, before getting rid of it and going out to buy something new. Because will that new item that has now cost you even more money serve a purpose? Will it make you a better DJ? When you buy that new item, will you all of a sudden become fantastic and you'll look back and think thank God I got rid of my old controller because now this one has made me better.

I would find it highly unlikely that the answer to that will be yes, because most modern day controllers pretty much do exactly the same as the old ones. There are little tweaks, of course. And as time moves on, technology gets better and things do get cheaper. So something that you bought 10 years ago for £1,000, nowadays you can buy with better technology for a fraction of that cost. Think before you ditch and get rid of what you've got. Look at it. Does it work? Does it run? Is it broken? Does it still serve a purpose? Does it still make you money? If it does, then please try not to jump on the bandwagon of just ditching it, selling it for next to nothing and buying something else because sure enough...

3:46 Denon, yes, have brought out new kit

Denon, yes, have brought out new kit. But guess what? There will be more kit to follow from Denon. There will be more from Pioneer. There will be more from Numark. It's going to happen. So if you buy products that are new... Out right now. In six months time, something else will be out and there'll be a whole load of media coverage over it. There will be top quality DJs telling you how wonderful it is and you look back and think, why did I buy this? I need to now buy the newer product, alright? Companies are very clever at making you spend your money. So think first. Now this isn't to say that the new kit from Denon is not good. I'm sure it is. Good stuff, alright? A lot of you think I'm a pioneer head. Well, let me show you something. Check this out. There you go. There. There are the DNS-1200. To this day, I class these as good players because they're like bricks. They're solid, robust and they work. Okay? They work. Now guess what? I've still got them. See? They're there. Alright? Do you know why? Because they still...

Work, alright? So, before you commit to getting rid of what you've got and buying new items, think first. And by the way, Ryan and Ella, if you ever watch this video, I've still got all of your old fluffy toys. You see, I'm a dad. Practice and enjoy. Thank you.

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