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Posted by Brandt Slater on Feb-27-2010 00:14:

Allen & Heath Xone S2 Mixer

I was at my local music store earlier today picking up supplies. I came across the Xone S2 and was messing around with it. Has anyone worked on this mixer before? Any thoughts? It's a lot cheaper than its bigger brother the 92, and cheaper than an 800. I found that it has much more connection capabilities too. So I'm curious. This model has the rotary faders too. Price was $970.00

Posted by i got big pants on Feb-27-2010 00:49:

Not sure if you know but the connections are on the bottom...so might be a pain to have it in it's own dedicated case or rack and you plan to take it out.

Posted by Brandt Slater on Feb-27-2010 01:04:

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Originally posted by i got big pants
Not sure if you know but the connections are on the bottom...so might be a pain to have it in it's own dedicated case or rack and you plan to take it out.

Yeah the connections are not an issue. It would be going into a coffin with lots of clearance for the connections, and I have panel which connects to the existing mixer which is currently in this coffin. Makes connecting anything a little easier. I'm just curious about its performance. How it compares to the other Xone models.

Posted by terrytutone on Feb-27-2010 03:29:

I've used the mixer. Great price but there are a couple things about it that would probably prevent me from buying it. Personally, i found the eq knobs to be WAY too close together. I could barely reach in to grab anything and accidentally turned other knobs with nearly every twist. And, I really hated the location of the headphone jack.

The cueing system wasn't ideal but they rarely are on a xone.

Just a poor layout. Great price though.

Posted by Shudder on Feb-27-2010 06:21:

is this the fancy rackmount one?

Posted by Brandt Slater on Feb-27-2010 11:30:

Yes it's the fancy black faced one.

Terry, that's what I felt too. Everything seems too close together especially the eq section. Another thing I found was the lack of a mid eq cut/gain knob on the mic inputs. Why in the world would you cut that? Even the 800, and even the Denon 1700 lack this. Why?

Posted by cmay119 on Feb-27-2010 18:55:

$970 is a really nice price for that mixer. If you have a way to rack-mount it at home and can afford it. I personally would be all over it. I think it's sexy as fuck. The only real complaint I have against it, is the placement of the headphone jack.

Posted by Tony Morello on Feb-27-2010 19:16:

this thread needs pics

Posted by miamitranceman on Feb-27-2010 19:57:

Looks nice but as someone above said, those knobs look VERY close together.

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Feb-27-2010 21:59:

connecters on the back =

Posted by miamitranceman on Feb-27-2010 22:09:

quote:
Originally posted by orTof�nChiLd
connecters on the back =

They're on the bottom.

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Feb-27-2010 22:20:

quote:
Originally posted by miamitranceman
They're on the bottom.

wow looks like an illusion lol

Edit: by looking at rack holes they look like their on the back

Posted by Brandt Slater on Feb-28-2010 00:43:

quote:
Originally posted by cmay119
$970 is a really nice price for that mixer. If you have a way to rack-mount it at home and can afford it. I personally would be all over it. I think it's sexy as fuck. The only real complaint I have against it, is the placement of the headphone jack.

If I do get it, it would go in the coffin I take out to my gigs. Currently I have a 1500s in that coffin which I do like, just looking at other options. The placement of the headphone jack is in a bad place, and the lack of the mid eq boost/cut on the microphone inputs are its downfalls. Plus the knobs being so close. I think this model is marketed more to the mobile Dj.

I have photos of my gear in the bedroom dj's thread if you want to take a look. Get an idea of what I'm replacing.

Right now it's a toss up between the Xone S2, Xone 92, and 800.

Posted by SPACEMASTERS on Feb-28-2010 06:03:

quote:
Originally posted by djkatmaus
If I do get it, it would go in the coffin I take out to my gigs. Currently I have a 1500s in that coffin which I do like, just looking at other options. The placement of the headphone jack is in a bad place, and the lack of the mid eq boost/cut on the microphone inputs are its downfalls. Plus the knobs being so close. I think this model is marketed more to the mobile Dj.

I have photos of my gear in the bedroom dj's thread if you want to take a look. Get an idea of what I'm replacing.

Right now it's a toss up between the Xone S2, Xone 92, and 800.

92 or 800 are solid mxers.
audio quality i would do 92.