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Posted by DJ-Igloo on Sep-23-2004 16:42:

Mixer Question

Well Im sure this has been asked beforebut does anyone know the current DJ Mixer that AVB is using atm Im looking into getting a new one want to check up on the price of the one he uses.

Posted by auujay on Sep-23-2004 21:49:

According to his website (http://www.arminvanbuuren.com/studio/) his home mixer is the Dateq XTC which I have heard great things about. However they are very hard to come by in the US. Someone on TA was selling one here a few months ago which had been converted by the factory to work in the US. The XTC is a 3 channel with really long upfaders as I recall.

I am not really sure spending almost a grand on a mixer mainly because Armin uses it is sucha great idea

Posted by beats and beeps on Sep-23-2004 22:28:

Its a fine mixer, but its name cracks me up.

Posted by djtrinity on Sep-23-2004 23:47:

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Originally posted by auujay
According to his website (http://www.arminvanbuuren.com/studio/) his home mixer is the Dateq XTC which I have heard great things about. However they are very hard to come by in the US. Someone on TA was selling one here a few months ago which had been converted by the factory to work in the US. The XTC is a 3 channel with really long upfaders as I recall.

I am not really sure spending almost a grand on a mixer mainly because Armin uses it is sucha great idea

that was me!....u can order it from holland if u contact via there website....they will also convert it to 110v.....it is an excellent sounding mixer and made very very well.....i sold it because i really didn't like the linear faders...but if u like them i recommend it.....when i mean excellent sound quality.....i would say it comes 2nd in my list:

1a- urei 1620 -- a tie with the urei & bozak...they both sound incredible but i prefer the shape of the urei kick while the bozak has better overall sound IMHO
1b-bozak
2-dateq
3-allen heath

Posted by BeatSMiTH on Sep-23-2004 23:54:

It was I who bought that mixer! But yeah, simplistic mixer thats real smooth. Ditched my piece of shit DJM500 for that in a hurry

Posted by djtrinity on Sep-23-2004 23:56:

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Originally posted by BeatSMiTH
It was I who bought that mixer! But yeah, simplistic mixer thats real smooth. Ditched my piece of shit DJM500 for that in a hurry

u having fun with it?...its very crisp and clean sounding!!!

Posted by DjVash on Sep-24-2004 19:46:

It's an XTC allright.

"Clean sound"... sound quality is pretty good, but I've heard better. What is REALLY amazing with this thing is the fact that it's indestructable. I've had occations where the Dateq drank more than the person standing behind it and it didn't give one shrimp!

Posted by djtrinity on Sep-24-2004 20:00:

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Originally posted by DjVash
It's an XTC allright.

"Clean sound"... sound quality is pretty good, but I've heard better. What is REALLY amazing with this thing is the fact that it's indestructable. I've had occations where the Dateq drank more than the person standing behind it and it didn't give one shrimp!

out of curiosity what did u hear that sounded better in your opinion?

Posted by DjVash on Sep-24-2004 20:10:

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Originally posted by djtrinity
out of curiosity what did u hear that sounded better in your opinion?

Ecler Nuo 5, Dynacord M1, stuff like that