My left deck has a chrome Denon DJ logo, but the right one is printed in white. The left deck also came with firmware 1.2.0, but the right one was a lot lower. Anyone else notice any subtle differences in their setup?
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The Chrome logo is the newer model than the white logo. Where did you buy them from?
The updated firmware is available to download on the website for the SC5000 
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MIne also ! One is Chrome printed and one in White and flat printed, And Actually I am not happy with that. I would like to have a pair of SC5000 with the same look. Is there any way,to do something with that ?
Yikes! seeing stuff like this and buttons being wrong etc. is very concerning to me personally. I just moved from the NXS setup to the Prime series and don’t feel very comforted when I see things like this 
I will check mine tonight and post back if I have the same issue.
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I think it’s cosmetic. I just noticed one of my three non-Ms has white letters on that spot. Really dumb idea to do such a thing out of probably their marketing dept, though. The Ms have white lettering, by the way. If they used a focus group, did they tell the focus group the white was already in the wild? Cosmetic consistency is more important than whether it’s chrome or white.
There’s a part of me that is super comforted by this forum discussion of a minor material difference in the construction/affixation of the 1.5" Denon logo on the sc5000. I suppose I get why people might point it out (as one might note a minor differences between labels of the same vinyl record run), but basing enormous deductions and concerns on a purely (and minor) cosmetic difference is probably not the best path to go down. I just put my NXS2 CDJs up for sale today and I feel fantastic about it.
Though this thread did remind me that late last night I was experimenting with Serato and the sc5000, and - perhaps because of the rather elegant pairing (all things considered re: HID control) - I had a wave of annoyance that the sc5000 only played 2 tracks instead of 4 tracks in standalone mode. But that makes me feel kind of good to, because,…let’s say that like many of you I did some time on a certain other forum and it feels like straight up luxury to have these sorts of thoughts via Denon material. Maybe I’m rambling, but you vaguely get my point I hope.
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I dont disagree with you Matt and perhaps my concerns are a product of overthinking and speculation but when I spend a few thousand dollars on professional gear, I would expect the product to be uniformed. I don’t like to wonder why my deck has this and yours does not, what else could be different in the player I may not know about etc.
Having said that, I am with you! I just sold my entire Nexus kit (2CDJs & DJM) and can’t stress this enough (keep in mind it’s my personal opinion readers), Denon has put out a product that is superior in many ways and it’s slightly cheaper than the competition. I know things may not be flawless at the moment but that only happens with user experience & feedback and for that reason, I am happy about my move and purchase and will back this product/company and help them succeed which intern will give me a better product.
FWIW, I like the chrome looking logos and was disappointed to see my SC5000s didn’t have them (but my X1800 does).
Cheers
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If the white version is the older one according to @Chloe_DENONDJ, than your reseller sold a unit that’s at least older than mid 2017. Because mine are both chrome.
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What is the difference in the new model other than the logo? Thanks in advance
My white logo one is a replacement unit… the one that had a stuck jog out of the box and still isn’t as loose as the others. Otherwise seems identical, though.
I wonder if the chrome logo is available as an applique or sticker that Denon can send to customers. Both of mine have the chrome logos.
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No difference atall 
The factory may have just ran out of white stickers!
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OK great; thank you!
I figured white was newer stock, Chrome was original stock. I got a replacement one with Chrome which I hated at first but now it helps me know which is on the left and right. lol So I’m ok with it now!
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It’s not stickers on the white one, rather part of just the plastic coloring. Not sure what the chome stuff is.