Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Close south suburb of Chicago, illinois, usa.
New upgrade: mixer?
ok... so excuse the fact that im making two posts... im simultaneously in the market for both a mixer and speakers. so im splitting them up to get specific info on specific things...
preface: i've had a sucky numark dmx-3002 since when i first started djing. it sucks.. the crossfader is crackly, the upfaders crackle at the very top... the eqs arent the best.
i use SSL, but as of yet don't use ableton. so, midi functionality would be nifty, but not necessary.
i (usually) spin using 2 decks, a 3rd input from my lappy, but my roommate also djs, and has 2 decks of his own, so ultimately, i'd like to tinker around with mixing on multiple decks, or spinning 2x4..etc.
3 channels are minimum.
effects aren't necessary, but they'd be a perk.
mixers in question:
mackie d.4
xone 42
rane tm57sl
denon 1500x
ecler nuo 4 (or possibly EVO 4)
pioneer djm 6/700... maaaybe 800.
rane empath
other suggestions welcome.
budget isn't so much an issue of how much i want to spend, more a question of what would be the best bang for buck.
furthermore, i can't test these out beforehand (no local guitarcenter or anything that stocks everything to tinker around with. and you gotta pay for special orders upfront.. lame)
so. advice? input? people selling mixers?
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Sep-27-2008 01:15
shuni
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Tecate, Mexico
i would say go for the nuo4
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Sep-27-2008 02:02
epdarks
mnb4fl
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: mpls mn
Figure out if midi is a priority before you buy something. If it's not, I'd go for the Xone, Rane Empath, or either of the Ecler models. Check craigslist and ebay ... sometimes you can find some killer deals.
Sep-27-2008 03:54
Yohan
Champion of Deep&Nu-disco
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Kitchener, Ont, Soviet Canuckistan
*obligatory xone vote here*
can't go wrong with xone for sound quality, durability and it's got lots of channels (62 and up). might be tad expensive for most bedroom DJs but heck, it sounds so damn good
Originally posted by chinamon
not true. i say "ugh"
but i am a tranny.
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Originally posted by kotsy
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Sep-27-2008 07:08
MACBOOK69
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: United States
go with the evo 4. they ecler's sound just as good if not better than the xone's and you get way more features for your money. also did i mention that the eclers are built in europe and the xone's are built right next door to pioneer in china
Sep-27-2008 14:56
epdarks
mnb4fl
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: mpls mn
quote:
Originally posted by Yohan
*obligatory xone vote here*
can't go wrong with xone for sound quality, durability and it's got lots of channels (62 and up). might be tad expensive for most bedroom DJs but heck, it sounds so damn good
Does the 62 sound as good as the 92?
Sep-27-2008 16:03
Yohan
Champion of Deep&Nu-disco
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Kitchener, Ont, Soviet Canuckistan
quote:
Originally posted by epdarks
Does the 62 sound as good as the 92?
I don't have much experience on the 92 so I can't give you a definite answer.
But, if you're just going to play in your bedroom, won't make that big of a difference. (though TBH, a lot of mixer sounds just fine in a bedroom, but shite at clubs)
Originally posted by chinamon
not true. i say "ugh"
but i am a tranny.
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Originally posted by kotsy
lol colour me retarded
Sep-27-2008 18:16
Zild
Ten City
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
quote:
Originally posted by epdarks
Does the 62 sound as good as the 92?
I'll let you know as I have one being delivered to me next week. But I can't see there being much of a difference. They aren't Urei or Bozaks, but they are still nice.
My vote goes for the Xone or the Empath. The Xones have been built in China since 2004, but I haven't noticed any difference in the build or sound quality.
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: San Antonio, US : TXTA #156
Been playing around with my new Xone 62 and yes it is made in China, but I think it sounds better than the Ecler it replaced which was still better than most other mixers.
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I've never been able to eat a whole baby.
Kill the women. Eat the children.
It's just one of those days where you want to bend over everyone you know and kiss their ass goodbye with a big sideways boot.
Originally posted by Zild
Been playing around with my new Xone 62 and yes it is made in China, but I think it sounds better than the Ecler it replaced which was still better than most other mixers.
