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Posted by tranceaholic on Aug-10-2004 01:58:

opinion on a cd deck and a mixer

what do u think of this CD deck American DJ PSX digital turntables. there is an offer for 2 of those decks and a Behringer VMX-300 for 599.

OR

2 cdj 100 and a behringer DX-626 mixer for 650

OR

2) Axis 8 professional tabletop �scratch� CD players with Anti-Shock�

(1) DXM01 digital DJ mixer with sub-bass synthesis
for 700

which is the best one...bear in mind i like to scratch help me pick.

Posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY on Aug-10-2004 03:00:

Re: opinion on a cd deck and a mixer

Posted by on Aug-10-2004 03:49:

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quote:
Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY
but don't buy a Berhinger or American DJ anything.

Here we go again...

Hey man, If you are interested in getting started with CD equipment, jump onto Ebay, and do a search for some used CDJ500's... Those are some great starter cd decks, better than the 100's but not nearly as expensive at the 800's/1000MK2... As for a mixer, do some research, it seems like EVERYONE bashes Behringer.. For the price they charge, which isn't expensive they sell great products in my opinion, and NO I am not trying to lie to myself, cuz I don't own Behringer equipment, but I have used it, and it does a pretty damn good job for bedroom DJing. Take a look at getting something Vestax, Stanton, or used Pioneer (not the DJM)...

Posted by tu_face on Aug-10-2004 10:59:

Re: opinion on a cd deck and a mixer

quote:
Originally posted by tranceaholic
what do u think of this CD deck American DJ PSX digital turntables. there is an offer for 2 of those decks and a Behringer VMX-300 for 599.

OR

2 cdj 100 and a behringer DX-626 mixer for 650

OR

2) Axis 8 professional tabletop �scratch� CD players with Anti-Shock�

(1) DXM01 digital DJ mixer with sub-bass synthesis
for 700

which is the best one...bear in mind i like to scratch help me pick.

forget the axis8, they have brought out the axis9 and its wicked! i think its the best cd deck in the price-range you are looking at.

i also toyed with the idea of the american audio ones (although i was looking at the PS-2) but i looked through the manual and read peoples opinions on here, and it all seemed a bit complicated to use, and thats the last thing you want.

as far as mixers are concerned, i wouldn't go for the behringer. its not just people on this forum that bash them for making equipment that doesn't last 2 minutes . i would have a look at some of the low-end vestax mixers, they are built like a brick shit-house

Posted by tranceaholic on Aug-10-2004 14:49:

Re: Re: opinion on a cd deck and a mixer

quote:
Originally posted by tu_face
forget the axis8, they have brought out the axis9 and its wicked! i think its the best cd deck in the price-range you are looking at.

i also toyed with the idea of the american audio ones (although i was looking at the PS-2) but i looked through the manual and read peoples opinions on here, and it all seemed a bit complicated to use, and thats the last thing you want.

as far as mixers are concerned, i wouldn't go for the behringer. its not just people on this forum that bash them for making equipment that doesn't last 2 minutes . i would have a look at some of the low-end vestax mixers, they are built like a brick shit-house

thanks for the excellent advice dude..one last question,. i looked at the numark website and didnt notice the difference between the Axis 8 and Axis 9 any ideas? since i am a newbie

Posted by tu_face on Aug-10-2004 16:14:

the main difference is that the axis9 has the touch sensitive jogwheel which makes the scratch features and pitch adjustments much better (plus you can make pitch adjustments at the same time as using effects), and you can store 3000 cue points (but to be honest i never use that feature). you can also use multiple effects at once, although this can get confusing even if it does sound good.

i also heard there were some major issues with the firmware on the axis8, which is why they brought out the axis9.

Posted by tranceaholic on Aug-10-2004 18:55:

the axis 8 has also a real time jog wheel for scraching...so whats the difference?

also whats ur thoughts on the numark DXM01 compared to the vastex pcsv002

Posted by jago on Aug-10-2004 22:52:

basically the axis 8 and 9 are the same apart from the touch sensitive jog wheel. There were lots of problems with the axis 8's thats why the 9's came out. I did have a pair of 9's and i thought they were wicked but unfortunalty they let me down. If i were u i'd save up and get some denon 3000's.

Posted by beats and beeps on Aug-10-2004 23:40:

quote:
Originally posted by jago
basically the axis 8 and 9 are the same apart from the touch sensitive jog wheel. There were lots of problems with the axis 8's thats why the 9's came out. I did have a pair of 9's and i thought they were wicked but unfortunalty they let me down. If i were u i'd save up and get some denon 3000's.

Just curious, what went wrong with them?

Posted by jago on Aug-11-2004 06:30:

basically one of the decks kept freezing on me. I took the decks back but it did the same thing. If i were u id wait until october if ya can as denon are bringing out a brand new cd deck the denon dn s1000, which is going to be around $450 or �250, which will rival numark but with the denon reliability and quality. Go to denons website and check it out!!!!!!!!

Posted by tu_face on Aug-11-2004 07:13:

quote:
Originally posted by tranceaholic
the axis 8 has also a real time jog wheel for scraching...so whats the difference?

also whats ur thoughts on the numark DXM01 compared to the vastex pcsv002

the touch sensitive wheel is much more responsive, and will turn your movements into scratches much much better. plus the fact that there are 2 points of contact. you can be altering your effect with the inner wheel, then release it for a moment while you nudge the track to keep it in time with the outer metal bit of the wheel. the amount of fucked up shit you can do with them is amazing!

jago: i just think you were unlucky mate, i've had mine for a while now and i have no complaints at all!

as far as mixers are concerned, i would go for the vestax over the numark, simply for the build quality. vestax pcv mixers are generally very sturdily built, and are easily serviceable. the pcv x-fader will also last you 2,000,000 fades