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Posted by DOOMBOT on Oct-26-2005 14:50:

Anyone with a mixer?

I am on the hunt for a semi-decent mixer. I hooked up my speakers to my reciever, then the reciever and tables to the mixer. Ended up getting "sound" from the speakers when I turned up the volume on the reciever and the mixer but no music. I am pretty much coming to the conclusion it is the mixer because it was a mixer just thrown in with my buy of the tables. The guy had no use for it and just gave it to me. Its a crapped out Gemini PMX40 mixer and its sole purpose, for now, was just to get shit connected and allowing me to atleast play records. But, its obviously not getting or sending out the right signals so now I need a new one. If anyone has one they are getting rid of lemme know please! I know there is a section of the forum for this stuff but I wanna stick local and people I suppose I can "trust".

Posted by fr0st on Oct-26-2005 14:58:

djm600....

Posted by DOOMBOT on Oct-26-2005 15:05:

Brand new? Yeah right, I don't have the money to spend like that. Used at a reasonable price? Maybe.

Posted by DJslantzz on Oct-26-2005 15:24:

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Originally posted by DOOMBOT
Brand new? Yeah right, I don't have the money to spend like that. Used at a reasonable price? Maybe.

if ur not tryin to spend too much on a mixer..id just get the behringer 700...its decent enuf to fuck around ur house with. But if u want to get a nice one for ur first moxer...then yes, the pioneer 600 is great.

Posted by DOOMBOT on Oct-26-2005 15:32:

Well, I want the turntables to connect to the phono 1 and phono 2 connectors right? And then I have the cables from the reciever going into the back of the reciever in the red and white phono connecters and then the Main connecters on the mixer.

Posted by DJslantzz on Oct-26-2005 15:40:

it probably is the mixer...also make sure u ground ur tables

Posted by DOOMBOT on Oct-26-2005 15:43:

Yeah I am pretty sure it is grounded properly. I mean, there are a couple washers on that thing but I have the 2 hooks in between a couple of the washers and its clamped tight. The one "hook" seems spread more then the other but it still gets clamped tight.

Posted by fr0st on Oct-26-2005 16:01:

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Originally posted by DOOMBOT
Brand new? Yeah right, I don't have the money to spend like that. Used at a reasonable price? Maybe.

PM maybe we can work something out im selling one

Posted by DOOMBOT on Oct-26-2005 16:57:

quote:
Originally posted by DJslantzz
if ur not tryin to spend too much on a mixer..id just get the behringer 700...its decent enuf to fuck around ur house with. But if u want to get a nice one for ur first moxer...then yes, the pioneer 600 is great.

I'm reading some not so nice things about that behringer 700.

Posted by Greedy on Oct-26-2005 17:07:

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Originally posted by DOOMBOT
I'm reading some not so nice things about that behringer 700.

nothing wrong with behringer if youre on a budget bro! Youre looking for something to replace a mixer that doesnt even work so you dont need a real nice mixer.

Posted by Zack Roth on Oct-26-2005 17:52:

Behringers are absolutely awful mixers, sorry if anyone on here has one. I actually have a Denon dx 400 mixer that i don't use anymore that is in perfect condition and a very solid mixer. look it up, see if you'd be interested. But for God's sake, don't go with a Behringer.

Posted by EarnYourKeep on Oct-26-2005 18:06:

try hooking up the TT directly to the receiver to determine if the mixer is shot?

Posted by DOOMBOT on Oct-26-2005 18:08:

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Originally posted by kid nyce
try hooking up the TT directly to the receiver to determine if the mixer is shot?

Yeah, nothing happened.

Posted by EarnYourKeep on Oct-26-2005 18:09:

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Originally posted by DOOMBOT
Yeah, nothing happened.

maybe its not the mixer then?

Posted by Zack Roth on Oct-26-2005 18:20:

the problem sounds like its not grouned correctly...did you attach those small thin wires coming out of the TTs to the mixer?

Posted by DOOMBOT on Oct-26-2005 18:49:

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Originally posted by zizack
the problem sounds like its not grouned correctly...did you attach those small thin wires coming out of the TTs to the mixer?

Yeah I unscrewed the bolt thing from the grounder and fitted both of those fork ends inbetween a washer and then screwed it back on tight.

Posted by sw1 on Oct-27-2005 02:34:

quote:
Originally posted by DOOMBOT
Well, I want the turntables to connect to the phono 1 and phono 2 connectors right? And then I have the cables from the reciever going into the back of the reciever in the red and white phono connecters and then the Main connecters on the mixer.

Umm...you connect the MASTER/MAIN out on the mixer to the AUX IN on the receiver. You do NOT use the PHONO input on the receiver at all! Select the AUX device on the receiver and that should do it.

If you don't have an AUX IN, you can use any line-level input (CD, VCR, DVD, etc.). Just make sure you connect to the red and white audio inputs only.

Posted by johnnykbumpz on Oct-27-2005 02:43:

IF YOU HAVE MONEY FOR DJM600 THEN YOU SHOULD GET DJM3000. THEN LATOR UPGRADE TO ROTARY KNOB. ITS MAKES MORE SENSE. I GOT MY DJM 3000 ON EBAY SLIGHTY USED FOR $540. TRUST ME ........AND YOU WONT REGRET

Posted by DOOMBOT on Oct-27-2005 13:27:

Okay last night I went to give it a go again. I had everything on and went to go "re-ground" the tables to the mixer. When I pulled the wires off the grounding bar on the back of the mixer, all of a sudden the mixers lights shot all the way up showing a signal. I put the plugs back on to ground the tables and then they went all the way back down again.

Posted by tranceaddict991 on Oct-27-2005 16:36:

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Originally posted by zizack
Behringers are absolutely awful mixers, sorry if anyone on here has one. I actually have a Denon dx 400 mixer that i don't use anymore that is in perfect condition and a very solid mixer. look it up, see if you'd be interested. But for God's sake, don't go with a Behringer.

they really are horrible i unfortunatly have one

Posted by jdat on Oct-28-2005 01:33:

Whatever you do don't buy a Behringer mixer you'll end up regretting it.

Sure they're cheap but trust me the equipment won't last long and the brand is synonymous with cheap and unreliable.

Don't risk it.