Stanton C314 Tabletop CD/MP3 Player

Flagship tabletop CD player with touch-sensitive jog wheel for scratching and beat juggling.

Overall User Ratings (based on 41 ratings)
  • Overall:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted December 21, 2007 by a customer from hotmail.com

"A "must buy" product!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I'm happy with this product because it kicks at gigs. I've used it the next month at a big gig and i felt the satisfaction of playing music to an audience!
Sound
The sound on this machine is amazing. At first, I thought it would be something similar to behringer, making something as good for a cheaper price. I guess i'm wrong, this lil fellow plays whatever you want and sounds just fine. Compared to the pioneer mk3, i think they're the same in suond.
Features
The features on this machine are ill, very similar to the pioneer's altho i think that the looping have a small problem. Mine skips sometimes so i never get to cue at the right moment.
Ease of Use
When you first get it, you think "OMG, where am I guna start", looks very explicit and too many buttons, but in a matter of hours, you'll learn how to use this beast!
Quality
It's very rough and strong, I guess it will hold up for a while! Quality wise, perfect, altho it would've been nice if it were to have a bigger screen and more lighting on the buttons.
Value
I think 399 is a joke. Compared to bigger products such as the denon dn-s5000 or the pioneer cdj800 or cdj1000, its really cheap and offers you exactly what you need, altho denon and pioneer have their own way of producing their products.
Manufacturer Support
I didn't deal with them yet, mine works just gfine, apart from the looping, but i got very used to that so i'm fine for the moment.
The Wow Factor
It makes me drewl!

Musical Background:

Party Dj

Musical Style:

House, Progressive, Minimal, Electro, Tech, Tribal Tech House
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Submitted November 5, 2007 by a customer from hotmail.com

"Yo more fire this product is ranking with the pioneer 1000 why pay so much more and the stanton doing the same thing and more"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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When stanton bring out the new cd machine and mixer i would be buying it the qulity and duribility is awsome all i need is to upgrade.
Sound
great
Features
yes
Ease of Use
great
Quality
excellent
Manufacturer Support
i did not have as cause to deal with the company no problem
The Wow Factor
i wish it start to come in black

Musical Background:

hobbyist

Musical Style:

soca etc
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Submitted May 6, 2008

""Not bad for a fair price""

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Not a bad product, nice features and the ability to sample up to 8 samples (when using two decks) is nice...built in effects means you don't have to find a mixer with those in it nad had all the necessary feautres you would like in a CD deck
Sound
Not bad really, I use them at home and have only played out one time with them.
Features
Came with everyting you need...also came with a "fader start" line which is nice IF you have the fader start ability on your mixer.The effects are cool you can set them to how you like including time sequence,volume all that. 4 sample banks make it a little bit like a drum machine, you can hold 4 samples in them take out the CD and still have the samples to use at your liking.
Ease of Use
It will take some time to figure out the adjustments for the touch sensative jog wheel.....and for sampling and the effects.It's a little difficult at first but once you figure it out it's not bad.
Quality
I've had these for 2 years now and so far no problems.The jog wheel feels a little flimsy and the tray loading CD is not my favorite.
Value
Not bad....I bought these when they first came out so I dropped 800 on both, but now they have the C324 which is the same as this one but has a slot load for CD rather than tray
Manufacturer Support
Didn't have to contact them
The Wow Factor
It looks impressive, if you can't get CDJ's I would suggest these, however the scratching ability falls way behind in comparison to the CDJ's....the latency is just too much even if you adjust the jog wheel to it's lowest setting. Beat juggling and heavy scratching will fall far behind in comparison to the Pioneers

Musical Background:

Hobbyist

Musical Style:

Hip-Hop ,old school, funk
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Submitted May 1, 2008 by a customer from yahoo.com

"beginners will like it a lot"

Overall: 3 out of 5 stars
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I've had this product for 2 or 3 months and decided to get something else. it just don't cut it for me.
Sound
the scratching does not have a "vinyl sound" as much as the denon and pioneers but this is a much cheaper ($$) product than those.
Features
feature wise its the basic stuff you get on cd decks these days.
Ease of Use
the unit is big so the feature buttons are spaced out well. i did not like the feel of the jog dial.
Quality
it seems very sturdy, i would much rather have a slot instead of a tray for cd input. trays break easy.........
Value
its a cheaper priced deck for a reason, its a cheaper product.
Manufacturer Support
have had no problems so i have not contacted stanton.
The Wow Factor
its not astonishing to look at but if it was last call and i were a cd player I'd prolly hit it.

Musical Background:

dj

Musical Style:

hip hop rock country
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Submitted March 1, 2007

Stanton C314 Player Customer Review

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
I just got mine yesterday and it is sooo awesome!!! Very much like the Pioneers 1000s. Very easy to use. Love the sampling!!! Great addition to my set up.
Ease of Use
Very easy!!!
Quality
YEs I think it si very sturdy and should hold up for a long time! WAy to go Stanton!!!
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