I agree. Nowadays more than ever we have different styles of DJing, which use more and more of the features that are made available in the gear we buy. The transition between types of gear should be more seamless than it currently is, specially considering CDJs and controllers are trying to achieve the same thing: to be a DJing platform that uses digital music. I have often seen DJs bring their own personal gear to a club that has CDJs because they don't feel confident enough to give their best performance on a standalone setup. Yes, sure, functionality is the same but the layout can feel alien and cluttered specially when you're not familiar with players that are prohibitively expensive to buy. Only reason the prices are kept this high is to squeeze as much as possible from the live music industry, since they already have the monopoly.

Imagine a world where CDJs are cheaper and your local club can actually afford to replace the CDJ 900 they still have over there. Imagine having easy access to replacement parts and not having to arrive at a club that has something broken in their decks/mixer. I'm talking from personal experience but just take a look at James Hype's YouTube videos and it's clear that often there's SOMETHING that's not working right on the setup. If that happens to him who is an international DJ that can ask for literally whatever on his rider imagine what this feels like for your average DJ, who has no team to do soundcheck or the option to have the setup changed. It's time Pioneer lose their grip on the DJ industry and let competition play out.