Prices valid in stores (all including VAT) until close of business on 27th November 2023. (Some of these web prices are cheaper than in-store, so please mention that you've seen these offers online.) Unlike what you might have heard before about budget speakers and how they sound, this budget speaker seems to raise the bar for how budget speakers should sound. For starters, beginner DJ would love the punch it produces when they play songs through it. It doesn't punch as hard as premium speakers, but I think it's simply impressive, especially for a portable budget speaker. The DM-40s have a 4inch fibreglass woofers that deliver the bass from the front, with bass ducts that have grooves which help reduce air friction, so that you can feel a tight, punchy bass even if your monitors are placed close to a wall.

If you plan on only practicing DJing, as well as enjoying some casual listening, then the extra punch can be seen as an engaging boost. The front bass reflex speaker delivers rich and deep basses, capable of 3D stereo sound and has a wide stage picture, providing clear, lively sound even when used for mixing music or just listening to music. However, they are not suited for professional applications. In the case that you enjoy or need your studio monitors to accurately represent soundscapes, then you should consider investing a little more money into your audio system. Pioneer is a company that has gathered a lot of reverence throughout the years. Their flagship gear is known to be the cream of the crop when it comes to delivering excellent audio quality DJ equipment. According to Pioneer, the curved front edges help minimize undesirable sonic reflections and the DECO convex diffusers aid in making the sonic sweet spot as wide as possible. These solutions also make for an intriguing smart design.

The Pioneer DM-40 Desktop Monitors are a pair of 4-inch high-quality speakers that produce a balanced, rich sound perfect for DJing, Producing, and general listening.

The inputs are certainly not extensive enough to suit a variety of applications, but they cover the essential needs. In any case, adapters can be of help if one wants more options. some of these web prices are cheaper than in-store, so please mention that you've seen these offers online) The Bluetooth module included on the DM-40 is simply for easier casual listening. Making the DM-40 an easier speaker to live with day to day, the inclusion of Bluetooth broadens the speakers appeal. Although we regularly used the Bluetooth connection with our phones and laptop we found the physical analogue cable sounded slightly better.

Tech spec

The low end is most certainly accentuated on the Pioneer DM-40s. Whether that is good, depends on what you want from your monitors. The woofer and the Tweeter are carefully aligned to eliminate crossover and also make sure that you get a balanced response across the frequencies while the class AB amp ensures outstanding clarity and little distortion with no compromise on quality. This is a nice surprise at the low price point. Wood helps to stabilize the cone movement, thus making for a tighter sonic punch. Anecdotally, people also say that over time the tone of a wooden cabinet improves.

There is a headphone port at the front of the master speaker for easy access when you want to switch to a different listening experience. Efficient and Smart Design These are especially helpful when placing your audio setup on a table because the table can act as a speaker extension itself.The DM 40 Pioneer DJ’s speakers are front-ported, which minimizes the problematic crisp sound quality reflection issues of putting them too close to a rear wall. With built-in Bluetooth connectivity, you can connect your smartphone, tablet, laptop, PC or other device – wirelessly. Featuring support for Qualcomm aptX and AAC, the speakers let you enjoy wireless music in high quality formats. Pioneer Corporation, commonly referred to as Pioneer, is a Japanese multinational company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, that specialises in producing digital entertainment products. The company was founded by Nozomu Matsumoto in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair workshop. Current CEO is Susumu Kotani. Features Although the connections are great for cheaper equipment, the DM-40 doesn’t feature any balanced connections. We don’t really expect any of the DM-40’s target market will be bothered by this exclusion though. With only more professional speakers and equipment requiring such a connection.

If you are hard-pressed to invest more into your monitoring system, then you can rest assured that the DJ DM 40s will still be impressive for your DJ practice, and casual listening. We would also like to make clear that it is also entirely possible to produce music on sonically inaccurate speakers.We tested the Pioneer monitors in a small studio, where we had already performed an acoustic measurement, and based on the results, the acoustic treatment was also done. On the walls were printed sound-absorbing panels depicting instruments and parametric diffusers in a rather modern style. In a music studio, perfect musical piece of work can only be made if the acoustics of the place are properly treated with the right acoustic elements. And actually, that’s one thing that this kind of speaker isn’t so good at, because for most DJs, I suspect having the speakers angled upwards slightly would be a better way to position them than flat on a table, which is how they’ll likely be used. You may want to get some speaker wedges to angle them so the treble is pointed directly at where your ears will be.