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| djjonas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Rememberence_
if you don't have money growing on trees! |
Doesn't everybody? |
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| djjonas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Progress Ent.
While I prefer Allen & Heath over Pioneer, I baffles me how people continually say this when Pioneer is pretty much neck and neck in the number of club installs around the world with Allen & Heath. The DJM-600 & the XONE:92 are the industry standards.
That being said, the Elcer Nuo 4 or 5 are some I was going to recommend for a four channel as well. They also have the Nuo 3, which is what I was getting at when I asked how much you plan on traveling with it. If you are not going to be carting it with you & just plan on using the venue's gear, I just don't see the advantage of dropping $1500 on the DJM-800 simply because you aren't tapping into a club sound system. You won't hear the sound difference that people talk about in the new Pioneer.
Go with the DJM-400, Allen & Heath XONE:32, or the Elcer Nuo 3. The 400 is only a 2 channel, but gives you the same Pioneer quality & only lacks the extra 2 channels & MIDI mapping, and the XONE:32 & Nuo 3 are three channels to give you the extra if you are looking to hook up an 8-track, err I mean vinyl deck.... Either way, all three will give you a good mixer to pair up at home with your studio sound system & the CDJ-800's. |
I really need the extra channels for the best part of my set...
Ballpark-How much are the A&H and Ecler? And it's Ecler, Matt, not Elcer. Hukt awn fawnix wurkt fer mee. |
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| diggerz |
I like the Allen and Heath Xone 92 over any mixer. It's on my "wishlist" for christmas. The Pioneer djm 800 is great, the EQ is solid, works very different from the Xone 92 (the filters are also very useful). Soundwise I would def go with the Allen and Heath, mind you that it all depends on how you use each mixer. For some, the pioneer djm 800 works better and for other people it's not as great as using an A&H.
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| Slow Motion |
I've not heard any reviews on the Nuo mixers.
John and Sasha use the Xone 92 (control mixers)
James Zabiela uses the DJM800 (function mixer)
(big difference in funtionality)
The DJM800 is Pioneer's answer to the Xone92. The Xone has 4 EQs. Which can make mixing smoother. The 92 sounds better. The 800 has only 3 EQs, however, it offers more functions than the 92. I do wish A&H EQ knobs were the same size and weight as the 800.
Both are very good. It depends on use. For club mixing, I like 800, for home mixing I like the 92. I own neither. I have a Vestax
VMC-004 and a CDJ1000 MKIII at home and record my mixes live or in Live, so it is a waste for me to drop $$$ on any mixer for home use.
Good luck
Lance |
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| progressiveMOJO |
as usual I couldn't have put it better than Lance just did.
The Allen & Heath mixers are "control" mixers, the Pioneer mixers are "function" mixers.
I personally favor control over function, and clean sound over just about anything else, so I'd take an A&H over anything else, no questions. If I want effects, I'll map out the MIDI on the Xone:92 to Live or get a separate effects processor.
It's also just personal bias but I've never liked the actual feel of Pioneer mixers. The radio station here at Stanford has DJM-600 and I just can't get used to the size of the knobs, layout, etc. compared to my A&H. |
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| Slow Motion |
| quote: | Originally posted by progressiveMOJO
The radio station here at Stanford has DJM-600 and I just can't get used to the size of the knobs, layout, etc. compared to my A&H. |
The 800 is completely different than the 600. The design and function is better. Basically, Pioneer stepped up to the plate. Have you played on a 800 yet?
def a great mixer
LC |
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| architect1803 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slow Motion
DJM800
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Look at that sexy piece of ass:toothless |
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| Zild |
| Ewww pioneer mixers ewwww. |
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| Rememberence_ |
| word the 600 and the 800 are on totally different levels. The 600 feels like a toy but the 800 is truly a professional piece of equipment. Don't compare them :p |
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| Zild |
| I think the only FX an DJ should ever need are some awesome filters. What I need is an A&H CTRL 92. |
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| Rememberence_ |
| Word @ hawtin stylez |
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| Zild |
| I'm going to beg his father to make me one. |
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