I have both the DJM600 and The dn-x1500 and the denon owns Pioneer in almost every respect including the effects. The P+G fader is awesome! SOund quality is quite good too, not yet A&H but a really good all round mixer. The only other mixer i would replace this is with the Xone 92...

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Current Gear:

2 Technics 1210 M5G
Denon Dn-X1500
Pioneer DJM 600
Pioneer HDJ-1000
Americandj CDI-500
Rane Serato Scratch

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