The digital and analog worlds finally collide today with the release of the new PLX-CRSS12 from Pioneer DJ. This hybrid turntable gives artists quite the double-header of features, with the ability for both analog playback and tone-arm-free DVS control. No more concerns for needle skipping either, thanks to its new MAGVEL clamp that holds the record in place.
Since the Rane Twelve in 2017 and the Phase DJ controllers before that, many DJs have wondered when Pioneer DJ would release their own similar style device: wonder no longer. It comes in at a whopping $1,399 (about $300 more expensive than a Rane Twelve), and is set to be…