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Numark Axis 9 vs American Audio PS2

i am looking to get a cd deck to complement the rest of my setup.. i have looked long and hard at the two and i can't really make up my mind! the PS2 i can get for �299 (on special offer) here in the UK, and the axis 9 is �249. they both have very similar specs so i am tied.

without telling me to go and buy a pioneer ( ), which of these two would you guys reccommend?

i owned the american audio for a day. i hated the layout. the axis is just more user friendly to me.

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Originally posted by CosmoKid i owned the american audio for a day. i hated the layout. the axis is just more user friendly to me.

yea i thought a similar thought.. but i do like the look of the american audio. both look flashy, but i want something that will last, and in my experience numark stuff doesn't really last long..

dilemma

i have just bought the numarks axis 9's and there a really good deck to play on, the seamloops work realy well and the hot starts are really cool, cos you can start from any point of the cd, nice!

One gripe is that one of the decks has developed a fault, and to say i have not had them a week is not good. I got them from sapphires but they have another web name www.decks.co.uk

With these u get a 2 year warrenty, plus u can extend to 3 years if u want for �25 per deck. They said they would replace the deck for me. If the new deck is good, then i'll have no probs recommending them, as the denon's pio's i'm sure will go wrong from time to time.

I've had my Axis 9's for almost a year now, and I have NO complaints. I find these to be absolutely awesome decks. They aren't bogged down with senseless features and are very user-friendly. I highly recommend them.

none of the two are good. the best cdj ever is cdj800 or cdj1000. if u have lots of cash go for the cdj1000, if u dont have enough cash go for the cdj800.

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Originally posted by djshan none of the two are good. the best cdj ever is cdj800 or cdj1000. if u have lots of cash go for the cdj1000, if u dont have enough cash go for the cdj800.

cdj 800 is still a lot of money...

I got the axis 9 for 315$ each and it was worth it...good price , good cd deck highly recommended ...

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Originally posted by djshan none of the two are good. the best cdj ever is cdj800 or cdj1000. if u have lots of cash go for the cdj1000, if u dont have enough cash go for the cdj800.

you didn't read my post did you

the cdj800 is �469. if i had an extra �169 to spend i would have listed the pioneers too

thanks for the info's ppl , anyone got any opinions on the PS2's?

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Originally posted by tu_face you didn't read my post did you

lol haha, well i just read the title of the thread and didnt bother reading the post, lol. i do that most of the time, too lazy u know.

got a new axis 9 back from sapphires, and its cool, no probs. These decks are really good, great to mix on, and half the price of the denons and pios. Dont know are truly reliable and if theyll stand the test of time, hope they do, all i can say is that they are wicked to mix with. Hope thats helped.

heh i got my axis 9 on friday, and with a weekends playing with i am very happy with it! you were right with it being very user friendly, and the looping is wicked.. the effects are a bit wierd to get the hang of (select on release, not select on press like the rest of the buttons) but they sound wicked, and i'm getting used to it now.

all in all, �250 well spent

good to hear u got ya deck man, sweet arnet they, some people reckon they give pioneer 1000's a run for there money, and i can see why, with the loops and hot starts, u can do some mad things with them.

What set up do u have?

I have 2 9's and a vestax 275 mixer, mission speakers and a cambridge amp, decent set up, i need some headphones though, cos mine are rubbish.

see u live in chesterfield, i live in sheffield. Just started learning how 2 dj, got loads of old skool, hip hop and electro tunes to mix with, nice!!!!!

enjoy!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by jago hip hop and to mix with, nice!!!!! enjoy!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by jago good to hear u got ya deck man, sweet arnet they, some people reckon they give pioneer 1000's a run for there money, and i can see why, with the loops and hot starts, u can do some mad things with them. What set up do u have? I have 2 9's and a vestax 275 mixer, mission speakers and a cambridge amp, decent set up, i need some headphones though, cos mine are rubbish. see u live in chesterfield, i live in sheffield. Just started learning how 2 dj, got loads of old skool, hip hop and electro tunes to mix with, nice!!!!! enjoy!!!!!!!

well.. i was definitly surprised at how good the axis 9 actually is.. if it had the 0.02% precision like the cdj1000 then it would definitly give it a run for its money, but unfortunatly that kind of digital precision costs lots of money :/ but hey i can manage great on these!

my setup consists of; 2 x vestax pdx2000, 1 x numark axis 9, vestax pcv-275 mixer, pioneer efx-500 with sennhieser hd280 headfones.. all hooked up to a NAD c320 amp + 2 wharfedale valdus400 speakers.

it goes loud

where abouts in sheffield do you live?

i live in abourthorne, i know bad eh, even the babies round here have tatoos.

Had problems with my deck, cant f***ing believe it, same fault as before, and they said they had replace it for new. I was mixing last night and i pressed the scratch button and the thing kept freezing on scratch and wouldnt play properly, it went all funny, kept switching all by itself from scratch to normal mode, and when i put my hands on the unit is played ok, weird or what!!!!!!!!1

Having the decks picked up tomorrow, by sapphires and thinking of getting the denon 5000, big jump i know, but am pissed off with numarkk, hope yours works fine!!!!!!!!!1

no problems with mine as yet.. its been perfect!

which scratch mode are you using? some of them do the scratch differently, as in when you let the wheel go it will carry on playoing, and when you touch it it will stop, this can be confusing if you are running another effect over the top of the scratching..

dont know if thats owt to do with it?

good thing it comes with 2 years warranty

it was happening in all of the scratch modes, the first deck when switched on would just freeze on scratch mode and not play at all, the second deck would freeze, then play, then freeze, but even more stangley when i touched the crossfader it would freeze. I'm now thinking it was an electrical current problem, because i had one deck plugged into the wall socket and another plugged into a 4 way flex lead socket, which was attached to the wall socket, so the 2 decks werent attached together. I dont know naff all about electricity, or the implications plugging in your decks through different plug sockets.

i aint no electrician myself, but that definitly sounds strange..

i hope that doesnt happen to mine!

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