From what i read on diffrent sites one was djforum or something to that effect was that you dont want to get noobs confused with everything that some of these things come with. They have to get accostumed BPM, Cueing, diffrent types of cueing, faderscuts, blends, so to spend 500+ on a cd deck i think is a little to much. Like i said I am a noob myself and still learning but the more that is infront of me makes me want to try but i need to stick to the basics and master that 1st. So sound quality shouldnt be a 100% priority right now..when he actually DJ's thats diffrent. If he wants i hear the Pioneer 100s is a greta bang for the buck