A somewhat obscure question about a pretty old mixer I realise..
I bought a DJM-300 a number of years ago, as I’d heard from several friends that the sound quality was actually very good for the price, and that it was a well-made, all-analogue mixer.
I use it mainly for sampling, so the only aspects that really matter to me are the sound quality (channels, preamps, phono stage etc) and the EQ quality.
I noticed recently that the early models (late 1990s to early 2000s) say ‘Made in Japan’ on the back, and have a little logo after the Pioneer text on the top and back or the mixer. My model is a slightly later one from 2003. There’s no logo next to the ‘Pioneer’ text, and my model says ‘Made in China’ on the back.
i wanted to ask if anyone here knows if the components etc. used in the two versions (made in Japan and made in China) differed, whether there was a drop in quality of some kind components or sound-quality wise.
If there is I might sell and rebuy one of the earlier mixers as the overall design works great for me. If there’re essentially the same, change in manufacture location aside, I won’t go through the hassle, as mine still works great.
Thanks for any advice you can give me.
The manufacturing for all products was moved out from Japan to Malaysia and China a few years ago, but they are still our production lines in factories overseen by Pioneer DJ. I don't expect there was any change to downgrade components, however the components used may certainly be different due to changes in supply and availability.
I'm glad to hear you enjoy the DJM-300 so much!
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Thank you, is there anywhere I might find out more what if anything was changed internally after the move to China?
Other than tearing them apart and comparing the components? No, sorry - it's unlikely that our product teams would provide that information.