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Posted by Zack Roth on Jun-09-2004 05:03:

two day old Xone 62 for sale....

This is gonna sound weird, but I've decided to sell my two-day old Allen and heath Xone:62 mixer. I bought it two days ago at Guitar Center brand new for $1150. Its an amazing mixer, but its just not the mixer for me. I'm looking into getting the new Denon instead, maybe even a DJM. The Xone is too much for me. If anyone is interested, PM me or reply. I'd like ot get around $1000 for it. Thanks for any interest.

Posted by james sound on Jun-09-2004 05:04:

why not just return it at guitar center if its 2 days old?

Posted by Ibiza Dreams on Jun-09-2004 05:12:

quote:
Originally posted by james sound
why not just return it at guitar center if its 2 days old?

Uh oh busted

Posted by Zack Roth on Jun-09-2004 05:29:

busted?

I never really considered taking it back. I figured I used it for a few days, it's not new anymore. I guess its worth a try.

Posted by djtrinity on Jun-09-2004 23:57:

yeah i brought back a pioneer 3000 to guitar center after 2 weeks...there great like that.....keep the mixer for a couple weeks give it some time.......its a nice piece......even so if u like it bring it back and buy it on line...u can find it in the $800 range

Posted by dj chex on Jun-10-2004 02:01:

yup i did the same thing a few times over. first was a older blue axis9, than i returned it for a smx-501, than that was doa so i returned that for final crash, couldn't get it to work stabily on any of my 3pcs, than i got a sl-1200mk5 in the end. That's alot of gear. lol

Posted by Zack Roth on Jun-10-2004 03:06:

took it back today and picked up a DJM 600 in exchange. Totally happy with it.

Posted by DR86 on Jun-10-2004 03:36:

quote:
Originally posted by zizack
took it back today and picked up a DJM 600 in exchange. Totally happy with it.

sweet deal. what didn't you like about the A&H?

Posted by Zack Roth on Jun-10-2004 03:47:

The fact that you can't hear eq changes in regular cue mode. The onyl way to do it is through the AUX function, and even that way only allows you to hear eq changes in one cup. Add to that, the general quality of the sound while using the headphones is awful. I had two people play with it and confirm the fact that it is considerably more difficult to hear and distinguish beats coming out of the Xone 62 than almost any other mixer. The filters were cool, but other than them, I really really don't see what all the fuss is about.

Posted by Nemesis44 on Jun-10-2004 11:29:

quote:
Originally posted by zizack
The fact that you can't hear eq changes in regular cue mode. The onyl way to do it is through the AUX function, and even that way only allows you to hear eq changes in one cup. Add to that, the general quality of the sound while using the headphones is awful. I had two people play with it and confirm the fact that it is considerably more difficult to hear and distinguish beats coming out of the Xone 62 than almost any other mixer. The filters were cool, but other than them, I really really don't see what all the fuss is about.

Must admit I don't bother with eq on the CUE channel. Don't need it anyways.
Would be interesting to know what headphones you have?

Cheers
Nem

Posted by Zack Roth on Jun-10-2004 14:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Nemesis44

Would be interesting to know what headphones you have?

Cheers
Nem

mdr-v700's, and I also used my friend's hdj-1000's with the mixer.

Posted by Nemesis44 on Jun-10-2004 14:51:

quote:
Originally posted by zizack
mdr-v700's, and I also used my friend's hdj-1000's with the mixer.

Hmm... strange that it should sound bad. Well, either way you have a good mixer at your disposal and that's the main thing.

Actually when you think about it the A&H is overated in my humble opinion. I find the faders too long to be able to get really creative with it and prefer working on the DJM 600 myself even if I own a Xone 464.

Enjoy either way.

Cheers
Nem

Posted by AndskiSpeed on Jun-30-2004 20:52:

Congrats on ur wedding nem! no more dj bitches now

Posted by Psiweaver on Jul-01-2004 19:16:

Congrats Nem.

I'm glad your happy with your new mixer though how do you like the Pioneer Mixer.

Posted by tu_face on Jul-01-2004 19:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Nemesis44
Actually when you think about it the A&H is overated in my humble opinion. I find the faders too long to be able to get really creative with it and prefer working on the DJM 600 myself even if I own a Xone 464.

Enjoy either way.

Cheers
Nem

i totally agree about the faders, its really annoying.. then theres the x-fader which is just plain dogshit..

tbh, the only thing i actually like about the mixer is the filters. i would settle for a djm600/3000 any day!

Posted by ESMdjm600 on Jul-08-2004 00:35:

wait how is the cross fader dog shit if its a p&g?

Posted by Zack Roth on Jul-08-2004 02:05:

quote:
Originally posted by ESMdjm600
wait how is the cross fader dog shit if its a p&g?

not every piece of equipment with a fancy name is necessarily great?
Have you ever used a P and G crossfader before? If not, don't assume they're good because other people say so.

Posted by dj chex on Jul-08-2004 02:39:

The fader isn't dog shit. it's just the curve of the fader.

Posted by DjJade on Jul-08-2004 13:46:

i think that the long faders are geared towards smoother longer mixing and not cuts necessarily. i think its just a question of style... i guess in the extreme case, its just like rotary mixers: noone complains about how they feel becuase thats how they are supposed to feel. i am sure that if allen and heath wanted to make faders with a shorter throw or xfaders with a steeper curve they could... well i guess i better ask if they did that in their two channel scratch mixer before i make a fool of myself lol....

anyhow long smooth fading goes together with my style pretty well and coupled with the great sound quality, i personal prefer it over the pio even though it is a great mixer also