Product comparison · 2 dj controllers

Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 vs Hercules DJ Essentials Kit

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The Hercules DJ Essentials Kit has 80 mm more width than the Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 (480 mm vs 400 mm). The Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 has 5.1 mm more depth than the Hercules DJ Essentials Kit (291.1 mm vs 286 mm). The Hercules DJ Essentials Kit has 7 mm more height than the Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 (52 mm vs 45 mm). Product colour: Black on the Hercules DJ Control Wave M3, Multicolour on the Hercules DJ Essentials Kit.

Product colour
- DJ Control Wave M3:Black
- DJ Essentials Kit:Multicolour
Width
- DJ Control Wave M3:400 mm
- DJ Essentials Kit:480 mm
Depth
- DJ Control Wave M3:291.1 mm
- DJ Essentials Kit:286 mm
Height
- DJ Control Wave M3:45 mm
- DJ Essentials Kit:52 mm

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Comparison of DJ Control Wave M3, DJ Essentials Kit
37 specifications	A Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 View product	B Hercules DJ Essentials Kit View product
Technical details1 differ
Mixer section	Yes	Yes
Built-in optical driveKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backlight buttonsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Multicolour
Number of drum padsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of mixer channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 channels
CrossfaderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EqualizerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sample rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44.1 kHz
Bit rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Required softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DJUCED, Serato DJ Lite, Serato DJ Pro
Ports & interfacesidentical
Apple dockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Apple docking compatibilityKnown for one	iPad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Deck 1 (L, R) outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Deck 2 (L, R) outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 mm
Booth out (RCA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processor speedKnown for one	1.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Built-in display	No	No
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	400 mm	480 mm
DepthDiffers	291.1 mm	286 mm
HeightDiffers	45 mm	52 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	538 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	344 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	377 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphones includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Speakers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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