Mojaxx, you're an absolute gem of a human mate. The DJ community is bloody lucky to have you.

We will see this in beach clubs, bars, rooftop terraces and 5 star hotels... Looks stylish and has a good feature set. It will find its own market, no doubt...

I feel like this is more of a high end, in home, art piece. Like you're the DJ that displays this in their living room for guests when they come over.

The only thing I can tell Pioneer is “If it ain’t broke DONT FIX IT” - Mo this is by far the best review and most accurate review I have seen you do, yes a few updates could fix a few things but DEF the design is a miss, not a big one but def a miss for giving the XDJ XZ a proper follow up

Dear Pioneer, Thank you Denon for doing the research and showing the way by making the Prime 4 3 years ago. I just need to do a little more tweaks and add a few of our legacy. Then price is twice as the controller I emulated. I don’t need to use the “Club Standard” as an excuse anymore. Now let me see if our loyal Pioneerians get suckered into buying this. In the meantime, let me research on how to copy Serato’s and VDJ’s stems technology. Your truly, Pioneer

It's a beautiful design for use in high end cocktail lounge and listening room style wine bars or restaurant/club combo venues. As a club/festival DJ and as someone with multiple residencies at the aforementioned locales, I love this for the residency side to my DJ life. I would never expect to see this at a festival or banging nightclub, but that's not what it's for. Presentation can matter a great deal when landing new high end restaurant/rooftop bar gigs in a big city. This ticks that box in more ways than one.

I’ve ordered mine immediately. This thing is spot on and I love the looks. I’ve honestly never looked at the jog-displays on my XZ.

I don't use any Pioneer gear . Was never a fan of the cdj, I use Searto DVS on turntables. I would strongly consider this contoller. I think Pioneer was thinking of me when they made it. I think it was made to pull in those who are not a fan of CDJ's or Pioneer. I think the unit is extremely sexy and really would consider buying it as my first contoller!!! Thank you for the review!!!!!

The best DJ reviewer. Period.

Yes someone else that see this as the Atari of the dj world. Thanks Mojax. It’s $4599 in Canada which equates to $5200 after taxes. I’ll go buy 2 prime 4’s for that price

If this was a 4-deck XZ-2, it would be unstoppable, regardless of streaming being available. Its a flex of what they are capable of with standalone technology while at the same time missing a load of DJs with the aesthetic. Black knobs, black ribbed sides and it would already be halfway there visually 🤘

Mojaxx, this is absolutely my favourite video of yours ever. Your sign out, authentic taste review is absolutey beautiful. And nothing like a massive personal conundrum curve ball to show how vulnerable your willing to go! Asthetics vs Performance vs Potential. So good to see how your personal taste was really bringing tested by the top bar performance of this product. Great and thorough review as always and I didn't think it possible, but in my mind you just created a new top level of reviewer award. You are the Michelin 🌟. In my taste of course.

I agree with you about the looks. I would be happy with RX4 4 channels standalone with additional function that opus has.

Everyone else is jocking this grateful to hear a real review

Thank you for your honest opinion Mojaxx. Always spot on 👌

Loving this review Mojaxx thank you!

Brilliant review but just to point out that it's not the first time Pioneer have included wifi on a controller. The XDJ aero was their first controller with built in wifi. Thanks for your fantastic and concise review as always. I love the way you go through things and your honest and informed opinions. Thank you again Mojaxx.

First of all, great HONEST review (as always). I'm a long time user of the Prime 4 and, although it's comparable to the P4, I don't think it has enough to convince me to spend over $1k more for it. In my opinion, this is Pioneer's version of the P4 that still falls short when it comes to streaming and zone output. A OPUS-QUAD vs Prime 4 comparison video would be interesting!

Great review, thank you!!! We have one on order, and I actually can't wait to get my hands on it!

Great review, very well done! Just subscribed to your channel. Great job, very informative. No regrets buying the XDJ-XZ after watching this.

I’m so happy you mentioned the asymmetrical design with the play/cue buttons being different distances apart from the edge. I was actually thinking in my head how to overcome this and it’s rather simple. But with me being a graphic designer as well, I see things like that too and it bothers me probably more than it should lol. And to agree with what others have said on here… you are a true blessing to the DJ community. Thank you for the time and energy you devote to the community. I hope you never get tired of it! 😇

Cheers. Smashing it with the recent reviews

I want that cue system for my 3000s! I mean damn, they put all that power under the hood, and we haven't gotten a single added performance feature since they were released!

I love your honesty. Thank you for this nice review. Still, I LOVE this design. I instantly fell in love with it. But yes - it's just taste.

Man Mojaxx! This is an excellent review! Thank you so much for this. I feel the exact same way you do - I love the tech in this new controller, but I'm not a big fan of how it looks. I've heard rumblings of a Pioneer FLX10 - I'll wait to see what that device is before making a decision. Great review as always!

Best DJ gear reviewer out there, respect Mojaxx.

i 100 percent agreed with you !! awesome review like always!!

Thank you for another amazing and very helpful review ❤ your a true DJ legend

I have said it once but going forward you are always so good at your reviews and honesty you are so good at what you do and of coarse the brim is spot on cheers mate!!

I think it looks great and something different. Proper 4 channel setup that appears super easy to use when compared the XZ is brilliant. I agree with you re the left and right edge shapes and the temp sliders, they may be weird to play with in the dark. Not having Slip mode seems like something they forgot to add in.

I didn’t know about that hot cue/temp cue thing. Absolutely love it. Great review, but I personally think the look of the unit is great.

Mr Mojaxx, you look like you are withering away! good job.

Another wicked review Mojaxx. I didn't like the look at this at first but the more I look at it, it's starting to grow on me. I was a little disappointed with the A9 after using a S11 for the last couple of years I was hoping for the smooth echo and a X,Y effects control on the new mixer. I could definitely see myself purchasing the opus-quad as my next bit of kit. The 2 things I also would of liked to have seen on the opus are the pads and effects paddles form the S11.

Great review 👍🏾👍🏾. Thank you for "Your honesty''.

On a personal matter, I'll cosign what @JaRizzle said below, and I'll add that even tho this is not a piece of gear I would ever buy (perfectly happy with my new 1200MK7's, s9, and Rev7), but I always enjoy and respect your product reviews regardless of whether or not it's gear I'm shopping for. Always much appreciation Mojaxx!

Phenomenal review, thanks mate! 🙌

Mojaxx you’re the man. Great objective review. Way to be honest with Pioneer. A lot reviewers are Pioneer fanboys. You actually have the guts to call them out on their flaws.

I just got one. What a joy! I loved this review because you mentioned what I also felt.... I am lacking the waveform of the 4 decks at the same time... sniffing sniffing. Hopefully this can be upgraded. I am a woman of faith! haha

I think it’s a good step whether you like it or not. And was desperately needed. If you look at the studio world and what hardware and software is available it’s extremely healthy with so many high quality manufacturers pushing the boundaries. I remember the huge back lash when the CDJ1000 first appeared from all vinyl DJs and there beloved Technics which was actually a hifi turntable. Unfortunately Pioneer have dug themselves a big CDJ DJM hole where DJs expect this format. Change is good. Sometimes it does not work initially but when it does it far more exciting.

Another clinical review! A massive leap forward from the aging XZ however I'm with mojax on the aesthetics of the unit but the feature inovation is good to see.

Great review Mojaxxx!!! It's funny to see how Pioneer is trying to catch up with the 3 years old Denon Prime 4, even with less features and a higher price.

Mojaxx, best reviews out there Sir 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I’d love to see that joystick encoder on future Pioneer gear as well!

Denon tech anyone? Finally Pioneer moving forward. Love the single knob loop function. It's about time.

I love this thing the 3/4 inputs, I still use traktor and I love playing stems and adding some live drum machines... dope product!!!

It took almost five years for Pioneer to make a standalone four channel controller to compete with the old Prime 4 from Denon, yet they don't get it right at all. I like some of the features, but the unpractical shape, layout, colors, jogs, the unfinished mixer "a la Numark" without the white dots in the knobs or level lines in the faders are all together justification enough to not buy it, besides the price is not in line with the final product. Wasn't even better to release the XZ2 with all those improvements? I would have paid those 3200 bucks. This Opus thing is a Frankenstein's monster. A hideous behemoth in my opinion. Some may love it, but not me. I'll go for the FLX10. Great review as always, Mojaxx.

I bought the first one in Sweden. It looks great and works perfectly. I sold my XDJ-XZ and bought the Opus-Quad

The loop encoder and WiFi were both available on pioneers xdj-aero, it's first standalone all in one unit.

Great review always. Love the look apart from the colours.

What a review man. You got talent keep at it 💪💪💪

Nice review Mojaxx!

This was a very intelligent review.

Thanks for your review. If it had the looks of CDJ/DJM's i would buy for sure... now i'll wait for better times..!

Good review! I really like your honesty!!! I played 1,5 year with the XZ now I am spinning with cdjs and a mixer.... but really.... you are so right! I don't like the looks at all. I hoped on a XZ with this features! and a bigger screen... the thing I misses the most on this sets is a send and return...

Beautiful blend of form and function. Jog wheel loopers are GREAT. I've set up my Xone K2's to manage looping with the toggle nobs so it's a great surprise to now have them on this deck! COMPLETELY disagree with your aesthetics review and your approach to it. This was my first video to watch from your channel and I just don't understand why you'd open with loads of negative opinions about design. The tonally matched elements are thoughtful and look great. It's good to see some focus on aesthetics other than blinky lights and colors. Regarding the Cues, the 3000's have several ways to enable the cue's, screen and other buttons to perform the pad functions from the XZ and others. I'm sure that exists on this device too. What I love the most is the interface, cue buttons and other elements work to transition aspiring DJ's from a home or travel setup with this machine into a full club CDJ 3000 setup. They translate WAY better than the XZ to 3000. In that regard the price is not a problem if you view this as a combined 900 & CDJ3000 x2. I have ONE CDJ 3000 beside my XZ so I can practice on both, using the Zone K2 to control samples and effects on the other side. So this deck will fantastic in that setup and WAY less expensive and clunky than lugging the full 900/3000 x3 or 4 rig. GREAT JOB PIONEER! This is just what a lot of us need!

I understand why Pioneer went in this direction. I don’t dislike it, but it is not my favorite Pioneer design I have ever seen. This raises the bar for features I hope we see very soon on other Pioneer DJ gear. Something like this makes sense for the fact that they can experiment more and if the product doesn’t sell well, at least they have an opportunity to test features and gauge feedback from real world users to be able to fine tune and improve future products. As a concurrent Traktor user,it’s about time Pioneer introduced a loop encoder. That is my number one favorite new feature introduced on the Opus. I like this new risk taking Pioneer. This is worthy of applause 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.

Súper helpful. I was in love when I saw a still picture on my feed. Been wanting an all in one to not fork out on two more cdjs and still have the classic pioneer effects to compliment my technical and swap out the rotary occasionally. Sadly im put off thanks to the helpful info here. Apart from size. The biggest deal breaker was the fake wood. The beige thing 😢

best review hands down

If this is successful in sales, it will heavily influence future pioneer product designs as well. Even tho the A9 just came out and CDJ-3000 barely 2 years old, I suspect the sequels to these products will borrow some of the styling and features from this

Another great review. Thanks Mojaxx!! I didn't hear any mention of DVS. Does this unit support DVS like the XZ?

It’s a Fantastic looking piece of kit. It would be nice to have wrapping options to change the look.

Speak the truth! Thanks Mojaxx.

I wish it was an XZ2. You nailed it there Mojaxx.

Super detailed review 🔥🔥🔥

​ @Mojaxx Thanks for this video, currently looking at geting a new AIO unit and torn between this or the XZ - coming from a DJM900nxs2 & 2x XDJ1000mk2's the XZ is the perfect side step. But the updated technology of the OQ makes it more deirable even if I also hate the design and lack of some features (slip mode, Xpad control for FX etc). One thing that may be a deal breaker for me is that you say the DJ link on the Ethernet port doesn't support external players, so I assume by this you mean using the USB device that is inserted into the OQ doesn't allow you to play tracks via the link? If i may ask - how about the Sync features of Pro DJ link? As I have a DJS1000 that I would like to run alongside the OQ to layer additional samples during my mixes but this relies heavily on the Sync via the Link function to keep the new layers timed in perfect. Is this something you can confirm works or not? Looking to pull the trigger on an AIO as soon as possible but really need to find out about this first.. Thank you!

Great review. TY.

Nice job with the review, sold

Perfect for my home studio

Thank you for the awesome overview of the controller. I'm currently waiting on mines to arrive but do have a newbie question: After watching your review of the FLX-10, does the opus quad also have STEM functionality?

I like the look of it. I would prefer it in white and black though. It's quite high tech. Would love to play with it for a weekend. Peace, and love the review.

Am hoping this is not the successor to the XDJ XZ ,am been waiting for the release of the XDJ ZX2 then I see this release from pioneer 😕😕 pioneer could have simple put some of these features in the xdj xz with a screen like this and give us the XDJ XZ2, this is a big disappointment to me

Excellent review, thank you Mojaxx! I'm deciding between the Opus and XDJ-XZ to practice on at home and get familiar with pioneer gear to play at clubs. Do you know if it's possible to link a CDJ 3000 to the Opus? I'm wondering if I can connect a CDJ to it via DJ Link. It sounded like in your video in might not be possible. I have a CDJ 3000 already and hoping maybe I can link it to the Opus to still get to use it with it. Otherwise it looks like the XZ will be the better choice for me, but i quite like some of the new features of the Opus. Thanks!

Im getting some interesting classic Vestax vibes here … I remember going through their catalogs as a teen … they were so forward thinking … imagining a CEO’s office when decks sitting unobtrusive in the background … that’s what’s im getting from this one.

Good stuff, you did however forget to mention you can now assign loops of any length to the cue pads which is an awesome feature. I agree this thing looks weird but works fantastic.

I'm with you on this one. Ideally, design & colour shouldn't matter, ......but i don't think i could give house space to something as beige as this! I had an Austin Allegro in the 80's in the same colour (yes, I'm that old).

Great Review! For the Hot Cues, does it work in smart cues only? can you choose it to work as trigger or gate or toggle?

$3200 and not even a magvel crossfader pro? wtf

very good review as always brother, i agree with the aesthetics, looks weird tbh ... still personally contemplating between an 1210 setup, a CDJ 3000 setup or an all in one setup fr my home studio !

Interesting perspective on the aesthetics. I’m pretty fussy myself, and I think this thing looks beautiful! I also have yet to see one in person. Will soon find out though!

top notch review as per, keep them coming!!! the OPUS-QUAD is like marmite, you either love, hate or with time grow to love or hate. personally the brown trim should of matched the gold knobs for the beat loop. don't like the shape of the decks but the function with the cue, maybe PIONEER should make a limited edition CDJ3000 with the same looking jog wheel and function in the centre and gold loop button? as for mixer then yes i'm staring at the boundary pusher so to PIONEER, ALLEN & HEATH or PLAYDIFFERENTLY. could you please make a mixer with all the trimmings then as a added bonus! a ten inch of bigger if possible, touchscreen built to the mixer cause if you can do that. just think of the possibilities!!!!!!!

Well done! Salute!

They could easily add custom color options to the whole design.. Say when you buy an iPhone you can choose the color I think the same should be for this unit, also an XDJ-XZ2 available for purchase along side it, which would have the same feature set without the... well... interesting look. . . I could see this on things like cruise ships, maybe a home setting or centerpiece, fancy restaurants, hotels, etc. but not a mobile dj or mainstream device.

Another quality review from the best in the business in my opinion, i must say I don’t like the look of this thing at all, I would be happy if pioneer released a 4 channel stand alone xz with a big screen like on the opus, 3000 jogs and onboard streaming like the denon gear. With those few upgrades on the xz it would be hugely popular. I am an xz owner and I would love an xzmk2!!

Circled back to this review after Alpha Theta/Pioneer DJ Ominous Duo controller was announced. Glad to hear an honest opinion for once. If they go in this direction. I might have to roll with a Denon Prime 4+ or whatever they bring out in the near future.

Thank you for this review! Finally, I found somebody talking about the connectivity to CDJs. I think it's a shame that you can't connect a pair of CDJs via Pro DJ Link...

It looks great.

I agree this controller is the new way for standalone unit with addition of WIFI and bluetooth + a much better touch screan and a higher MPU chip Those are essentials now these days. It is the best one pioneer dj made yet! As for the style this is entirely subjective! But owning a XDJ XZ when you add another CDJ NXS2 or now 3000 to have a better piece of tech it is also amazing how it perform! When the XDJ XZ release everyone had a lot to say about why they didn't put 4decks standalone with this unit! It never was they idea behind it! The idea was that you expand your setup to 3 or 4 deck with Pro DJ link to get a full famously said Club standards + the possibility to add the DJS-1000! But now that the Opus is release i think that a lot of people who wanted a full 4 Decks standalone units will be happy with this one nice job Pioneer dj ! :)

Thank GOD!!!! Loop encoders are the best!! 17:02

This is the only dj gear channel I subscribe to. Mojaxx has the best delivery for critiquing, and is always very comprehensive and detail oriented. That being said, not a fan of this at all. I'll keep holding out for whatever Denon Prime series comes up with next. Greetings from Canada!

Absolutly agree with u! This controller knows everything what i would expect from the xz2 coming soon out (hope) And i would be very satisfied with this knowledge 100 percent but i would miss very much the industrial looks , this is i believe a very beautiful controller to someone who have a luxury living room and use that gear in it , looks better than the industrial design, but my heart is technics 1200 too and cdj 3000 looks so hopefully the xz2 will be with very similar features but with the industrial basic looks 😊

Thanks Mojaxx. Only reviewer honest enough to call out the Emperor’s New DJ Controller. Am I also the only person here who didn’t realize the previous ‘four channel’ Pioneer standalone controllers only let you play two at once, how is that even possible!

From an aesthetics point of view, this thing will do for DJ controllers/players what gaming laptops did for laptops.

They needed all the features, inputs and looks of the XZ with all the features this has plus maybe a send/return. That would be the all time best seller and they wouldn't need to refresh anything for a decade. Those angled edges make me queasy.

Curious if the name suggests there will be a DUO coming out soon. I’d love a smaller form factor unit with these features.

Pioneer has a new design language, which I now see started with the recent FLX controllers. I think it is a brave move and makes other controllers look cluttered and fussy. Personally, I would prefer it was all black (or black and silver like a premium camera) and I would also prefer that the top surface was horizontal, rather than sloping. Otherwise, though, it looks incredible and has a great feature set and may just tempt me to part with my cash.

This is a XDJ AERO on steroids. I still use my Aero and is one of my favorites! I can still connect wireless to Rekordbox and it is a standalone mixer with functioning effects. I wish the color choices were different but I do like the design. The Aero had an odd design as well but dam it is easy to travel with and fun to play on. This Opus Quad is a beast so I can't imagine using it for travel DJing. It's an interesting unit and I am intrigued.

Looks like a fancy controller to have at home and practice on. I wonder there's a two channel version coming out for affordability and mobile use?

This is the first of it's model, for that reason there will be many upgrades added to the next model that perhaps should've been added to this model. anyone interested in getting this should probably wait until it's UPGRADED to the FEATURES that were SUPPOSED/ Should've been applied.

Great review @mojaxx. Some useful new features on the unit but tbh I do not like the design.

I'm with you Mojaxx. Not keen on the asthetics. Much prefer the old-skool look.Awesome features though. Love the look of the xy touchscreen for effects.