i hate to admit this guys...but you were right all along
behringer mixers are HEAPS OF SHIT
my djx700, after owning for 4 months and treasuring it has decides to break, for something this new and well looked after i am VERY pissed off
list of faults:
sound goes all choppy when master/booth volume is over 6
volume light strip things are all broken
EQ volume knob has to be pushed to the right to get the sound to come out of both channels
crossfader curve randomly locks on sharp cut
channel 1 fader has to be wiggled to get sound to come out of both channels
sound quality is so god damn bad its a disgrace
i cant believe im making my cdj800s suffer with this heap of crap!
so i'm gonna see if the shop can give me a refund/part exchange and get something half decent
what can you recommend for £200ish? i know i wont get 4 channels for that so 2 or 3 will have to do, but one that isnt shit would be nice!
thanks guys
i plugged the cdj directly into the amp to see if it sounded different, my god! do behringer use 1920s circuitry or something??!
Mar-19-2007 11:41
Spoonz
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2007
Location: Perth, Scotland
my vestax vmc-004 was £200
basic 4 channel mixer and solid build quality
have never had any problems in the 2 years i've had it... tho i will be looking to upgrade sometime soon
Last edited by Spoonz on Mar-20-2007 at 08:15
Mar-19-2007 11:46
agentdansmith
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Cannock, UK
The Numark DXM06 2 channel mixer is good for the money (about £175). Had mine for about 2 years and it still works perfectly and sounds good.
There's some good effects on there as well.
Mar-19-2007 11:47
Smiley :D
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2006
Location: UK
i've got 5 inputs at the moment and am planning on adding vinyl soon so 6 in the future...
i just cant get my head round how something thats been use in my bedroom caringly for 4 months from brand new has broken already? its not on
that vestax looks sexy, i will look into it more
the vmc004 looks really nice http://www.decks.co.uk/products/mixers/vestax/vmc004#
can anyone comment on how the SQ compares to the behringer? just after plugging the cdj straight into the amp and hearing lovely crisp treble and proper bone shaking bass its made me want a mixer with decent SQ
i have 2 cdjs, 2 from the pc, and 1 from my freeview box, and want to add a vinyl deck soon
so thats 5 line and 1 phono input
Can't say I've used one, but Vestax are a solid brand you can rely on - I guess that's the replacement for the PCV-275, which loads of people on here will vouch for being a decent mixer.
The VMC185XL looks like it's got some good features - a good fx send loop (i.e. for you to hook up an external fx unit), decent cueing facilities etc - looks like a good buy to me
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Mar-19-2007 12:18
Smiley :D
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2006
Location: UK
i am tempted to wait til mine goes completely then ring up decks (where i bought it) and see if they can part X for a Vestax VMC004 XL with me paying the extra on top
tge behringer seems fine now! but after realising how shit the SQ really is i'll moan about the intermittent faults when i've got some money
Mar-19-2007 12:25
RJT
last minute disco
Registered: Oct 2004
Location:
I have to say that as far as "budget" mixers go (or rather, "affordable" mixers), if you can find anything Vestax in your price range, you'll probably be pretty damn happy
Having done tons of live sound work ( concerts and the likes ) through the years I have often come across some Behringer equipment.
Either the equipment was installed or someone was borrowing it to me.
In any case I always tried to make do with the rest and simply not use anything with the Behringer name on it.
For cheap go Vestax or Ecler. Some of the older Ecler mixers are super strongly built without the plastic feel you get from Vestax with the cheap stuff at times.
Mar-19-2007 15:18
Stu Cox
Supreme smackaddict
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Southampton, UK
quote:
Originally posted by jdat
For cheap go Vestax or Ecler. Some of the older Ecler mixers are super strongly built without the plastic feel you get from Vestax with the cheap stuff at times.
Good point actually, a NUO2 or HAK310 would also be worth a look.
I'm not sure what people's views are on the cheaper Stanton mixers? I've always found they were pretty similar in built quality to Numark (who I still don't rate incredibly high, but they tend to be better than the budget brands: citronic/gemini/kam/behringer etc) although I haven't had a vast amount of experience using them and I know a lot of people swear by Stanton and Numark mixers, for some reason.
you were right :(
