hi last night i checked out some turntables spanked out the vinyls and wow i know i wanna get some even if i dont go hardcore or anything just for personal setup with mates would be great anyway i know technics are the way to go and i got some tables hooked up (i hope! please tell me if any of the newer vestax/whatever are better/good price wise) but where im in the dark is a mixer i dont know SHIT about a good mixer what it needs all that crap so can someone please help me out to give you a rough i dea i really just want a private setup but it has to be quality (hence the technics) so nothing top of the line but nothing shonky either thanx!

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I suggest the Vestax PCV175 .. it has everything you should need (at this point), 3 channels (3 phono, 5 line), eq's on each channel, kill switches, and a good quality crossfader. And it's very reasonably priced, about $370 US. This will give you nice clean mixes.. but If you want to go alittle crazy, I suggest the KORG KM-2. It does look cheaper, and doesnt feel as nice, but you get an insane Kaoss pad for sampling and fx. I've read alot of very good reviews about this mixer. But, it only has 2 channels.. Depends whaat you want. Quality, Reliability, Versitility = PCV175. Psychotic FX, Looping, Sampling, and messed up mixing = KM-2.

http://www.djgear.com/urecords/prod...M1J89MMPQHQ3E7F pcv175

http://www.djgear.com/urecords/prod...M1J89MMPQHQ3E7F km2

or u could buy the PMC 170A and a Korg Kaoss pad....(when TTs r paid off, I get a kaoss pad)

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Retired TA.

wats the kaos pad ?
a sampler?

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you could call it an effects module.

it does hella lots of things, and is well worth the money. The effects are better than the craptacular ones w/ the DJM-600, simply cuz u can do so much more. But it aint cheap!

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But keep in mind, when you get a Kaoss pad alone, or in the Numark series, they are 1st generation.. The pad in the Korg KM-2 is 2nd generation, this means you have 24 seconds sampling time instead of 4 (i think) and 80 fx programs instead of 60 (..dont know for sure). It is an insane fx processor and sampler, adds alot more fun to mixing.