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Allen & Heath Xone S2 Mixer
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| djkatmaus |
| I was at my local music store earlier today picking up supplies. I came across the Xone S2 and was messing around with it. Has anyone worked on this mixer before? Any thoughts? It's a lot cheaper than its bigger brother the 92, and cheaper than an 800. I found that it has much more connection capabilities too. So I'm curious. This model has the rotary faders too. Price was $970.00 |
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| i got big pants |
| Not sure if you know but the connections are on the bottom...so might be a pain to have it in it's own dedicated case or rack and you plan to take it out. |
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| djkatmaus |
| quote: | Originally posted by i got big pants
Not sure if you know but the connections are on the bottom...so might be a pain to have it in it's own dedicated case or rack and you plan to take it out. |
Yeah the connections are not an issue. It would be going into a coffin with lots of clearance for the connections, and I have panel which connects to the existing mixer which is currently in this coffin. Makes connecting anything a little easier. I'm just curious about its performance. How it compares to the other Xone models. |
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| terrytutone |
I've used the mixer. Great price but there are a couple things about it that would probably prevent me from buying it. Personally, i found the eq knobs to be WAY too close together. I could barely reach in to grab anything and accidentally turned other knobs with nearly every twist. And, I really hated the location of the headphone jack.
The cueing system wasn't ideal but they rarely are on a xone.
Just a poor layout. Great price though. |
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| Shudder |
| is this the fancy rackmount one? |
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| djkatmaus |
Yes it's the fancy black faced one.
Terry, that's what I felt too. Everything seems too close together especially the eq section. Another thing I found was the lack of a mid eq cut/gain knob on the mic inputs. Why in the world would you cut that? Even the 800, and even the Denon 1700 lack this. Why? |
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| cmay119 |
| $970 is a really nice price for that mixer. If you have a way to rack-mount it at home and can afford it. I personally would be all over it. I think it's sexy as . The only real complaint I have against it, is the placement of the headphone jack. |
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| Tony Morello |
this thread needs pics
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| miamitranceman |
| Looks nice but as someone above said, those knobs look VERY close together. |
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| orTofønChiLd |
connecters on the back =  |
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| miamitranceman |
| quote: | Originally posted by orTofønChiLd
connecters on the back = |
They're on the bottom. |
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| orTofønChiLd |
| quote: | Originally posted by miamitranceman
They're on the bottom. |
wow looks like an illusion lol
Edit: by looking at rack holes they look like their on the back |
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