Hmmm...thanks for the comments.
i guess i will have to go try out a DJM800 before i commit to buying one. I am now condidering the following mixers to upgrade too. Anyone care to comment please feel free, i wantto get as much info as possible before making the purchase.

-Ecler Nuo 5
-Denon DNX-1500s
-Pioneer DJM800

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Originally posted by orange_j Hmmm...thanks for the comments. i guess i will have to go try out a DJM800 before i commit to buying one. I am now condidering the following mixers to upgrade too. Anyone care to comment please feel free, i wantto get as much info as possible before making the purchase. -Ecler Nuo 5 -Denon DNX-1500s -Pioneer DJM800

I'd get the nuo 4 and an efx for fx if i were you, i have a nuo 2 and everything about the mixer is just quality, dont think i will ever want another mixer unless i need more chanels.

i like the idea of a few on board FX. I dont use them too much so i wouldnt buy an external fx unit. so having them in the mixer is enough. I like the looping feature offered on the denon and pioneer but ecler has no looping. I use serato with tech 1200 so i have no looping available until i buy a CDJ1000.

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Originally posted by orange_j i like the idea of a few on board FX. I dont use them too much so i wouldnt buy an external fx unit. so having them in the mixer is enough. I like the looping feature offered on the denon and pioneer but ecler has no looping. I use serato with tech 1200 so i have no looping available until i buy a CDJ1000.

Have you considered the Xone:92?

Doesn't the latest version of SSL feature looping? I know the pre-release version I tested almost a year ago did.

Yeah it has looping.

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Originally posted by starboy I'd get the nuo 4 and an efx for fx if i were you, i have a nuo 2 and everything about the mixer is just quality, dont think i will ever want another mixer unless i need more chanels.

Good suggestion... the more I see and use different setups, the more I think that anyone wanting to use fx is better off with an external fx.

Of course if you've got onboard fx and external fx then you've got even more power...

Although mr orange_j says he doesn't really feel the need for external fx.

I've got a DN-X1500 and I'm very happy with it, but it has it's drawbacks - the channel faders have a lag (crossfader is fine so cutting/scratching isn't a problem if you use that for it) and we're still yet to receive the promised update to correct it. Also, the fx take a little while to get used to using and aren't quite perfect in certain ways, like the bpm timing isn't incredible and with things like the transformer effect, it literally just cuts the sound instead of putting on a sharp fade, meaning you often get a little click every time it cuts in/out (this affects a few other effects as well). The build quality isn't incredible but it's fine for home use. It used to have loads of advantages over the DJM600 in that it had manual filters, the looping echo etc but now Pioneer have copied all of those fx!

A couple of things the Denon's still got over the Pioneer though are matrix input assign (so you can put any input on any channel, or one input on more than one channel if you like - you can do some cool stuff with that) and the fx send section is separate from the onboard fx, so if you were to get a separate fx unit, with the X1500 you can apply onboard and external fx at the same time - something you can't do with the DJM800.

Dunno if this helps your decision, just thought I'd add it.

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Originally posted by orange_j i like the idea of a few on board FX. I dont use them too much so i wouldnt buy an external fx unit. so having them in the mixer is enough. I like the looping feature offered on the denon and pioneer but ecler has no looping. I use serato with tech 1200 so i have no looping available until i buy a CDJ1000.

What version of Serato are you using? Serato has had looping since version 1.5. You don't need CDJs to use it.

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Yea, Serato has had looping for awhile now, you can do it when it is set in Internal or Relative mode, Relative mode rocks my socks.

I'll stick to trusty Old Pete thanks... (My cheap analogue Numark)

I am in the same boat:

ecler nuo5
xone 92
djm800

I'm going to wait till i can go to a store and physically try each mixer because 1200$ is a lot of money...

from what I've gathered on this site, the nuo 5 has a new crossfader and big controols and some good effects (their website gives awsome demos of each effect.

the xone92 is the highest quality and has a unique sound which sets it apart from the competition, great filters, and not as many efx.

the djm800 is packed w/ effects, midi capability, and sounds better than the djm600

I'm leaning towards the xone though...

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Originally posted by discobiscuit the xone92 is the highest quality and has a unique sound which sets it apart from the competition, great filters, and not as many efx.

Well it has analog filters and an LFO, but no digital effects like the others. And aside from a better build and sound quality, it has two send/returns, and more cueing options than any of the competition.

It also has limited MIDI capabilities. You could, for example, control an EFX-1000 or Korg KP2 (or 3) from the mixer.