As a pro DJ, having rock solid performance from Pioneer by your side really gives you the safety net to stretch out and do what you can to keep a crowd enthused. And the XDJ-1000 MKll is counted among those pieces you can now trust in the booth. It has all the attributes you’ve come to love from CDJ 2000. Without the glowing red smiley face to receive CDs. Aside from Slip mode which I hardly ever use it does everything IN Rekordbox that it’s Big Brother does. Pros know what I’m talking about. And so for the first time in Pioneers storied history they’ve handed the working pro a very well done and made product that doesn’t require the performer to hijack his daughters education fund to purchase. At $1200 you could hardly do better than the XDJ-Mkll! I have access right up the line to the NEXUS 2000 and for the pros you know what I’m getting at and that’s immovable pitch control. No more sweating the mix. It’s available for all level of DJ now. Set it and Forget it. Your rhythm track and outro and intro are safe from the vaguries of pitch twitch.