DJ setups/Mixer porn/New toys thread...

IndustryStandard

Im no expert, but mixers with a valve in the signal flow seem an interesting concept in regards to using CDJs . Having an affordable rotary with a value element, making the sound for all formats feel “warm” would be good. Seems like that Mastersounds valve rotary is the best bet.

Im sure back in the day there was a valve box you could add in between a source line out / then line into the mixer, or master out / into speakers . RED sounds maybe? Time for Google……

Unbroken1

IndustryStandard …can’t think of anyone that’s made an affordable valve mixer, seems to be a feature on premium models these days, valves themselves don’t seem to be that costly, but whenever they are integrated into audio gear it does seem to ramp-up the ££'s considerably.

Yes, pretty sure I’ve seen something like that… quite a lot of expensive audiophile amplifiers use this approach

NasserAlazzawi

IndustryStandard mixers with a valve in the signal flow seem an interesting concept in regards to using CDJs .

Lost me here but interested to know what you mean

NasserAlazzawi

Unbroken1 I’m a fair whack into some vodka and on the decks, but I could swear that belongs in a car or a Spitfire.

Theconsole

Speaking of mixers there’s a used Allen and Heath Xone 43 for 550 usd and in great condition.
Should I pull the trigger? It’s at guitar center in Tacoma Washington.

NasserAlazzawi

Theconsole Speaking of mixers there’s a used Allen and Heath Xone 43 for 550 usd and in great condition.
Should I pull the trigger? It’s at guitar center in Tacoma Washington.

@Homegrove you know much about these? I think the 92 is a step up but for the real gains a DJ needs I have no idea about the difference.

Homegrove

Theconsole a new 43 is about a hundred more, so I wouldn’t. It’s a great mixer for the money though.

Homegrove

NasserAlazzawi I wouldn’t buy a 92 anymore, 96 all the way anytime I’ve played with either. The 96 sounds a lot better, and has the dual soundcards, and headphone-setups. Worth the extra 500 € easily. All you’re missing is the LFO. Though the crunch effect A&H replaced it with is useless outside of EBM maybe.

Unbroken1

Homegrove …interesting. Not played on a 96 but a lad I know who hires kit out all over Ibiza says he’d take the 92 over the 96 any day of the week.

Homegrove

Unbroken1 I’ve heard that a lot too, but my subjective opinion having played both a lot is that I much prefer the 96. The filter pop of 92 missing is one more thing I also forgot to mention.

Heno

Homegrove I’ve one of the original grey 92’s tbh I don’t even notice the pop, such a great mixer would never sell it bought it new around 04 for €1400 so it owes me nothing it’s been rock solid

whatever

Thinking of upgrading my speakers for DJ’ing. Got really shit, cheap ones. New ones would need to be quite small/compact and still at the budget end maybe circa £250 max.

Any recommendations?

Homegrove

whatever Adam T5V. About a hundred quid a piece.

whatever

Homegrove

They look very decent. Seems to fit the bill, cheers.

Homegrove

whatever they’ve been my monitors for 3 years now. Still happy with them.

Homegrove

Bought 4 of the Swedish House Mafia Ikea-monitor stands to make a shelf/ hide my cables from the main room direction in my home set up. 35 € with postage, as the local Ikea didn’t have them/ was sold out.

Homegrove

Heno the grey ones are supposedly better than the black ones, made in the UK as opposed to China.

Amps

IndustryStandard

I have a lovely grey/blue Xone 62 sitting on my shelf i’m not using at the moment. Using my DB2 , but the sound of the 62 is so much better. Built like an utter tank too. Sometimes think about selling it but cant bear the thought……..

Xone 43s are pretty nice mixers. Id pull the trigger, but im a bit mental collecting A&H gear. Also have a Xone 23 and at one time had a Xone 32 with the stupid gains round the back but a fliter/LFO from heaven…….storm grey too. Regret selling that🤣

IndustryStandard

Thoughts on the new Denons ? Not sure about this trend of adding speakers to these controllers. Interested to hear how they sound and if they could replace a standard $100 set of 4 or 5″ monitors, that in fairness a lot of people use.

Would they be good enough for home listening, mates round playing a few tunes etc?

Mojaxx needs to get his arse in gear

https://www.denondj.com/products/dj-systems

NasserAlazzawi

IndustryStandard Would they be good enough for home listening, mates round playing a few tunes etc?

I reckon for Denon to do something like this they’ll be decent and have read they’re good for home practising and even monitoring in a smaller bar scenario.

The main difference on these Denons is:

No metal casing, it’s plastic. Which is still fine
The screen is quite small for 4 channels. But they are 4 channel stand-alone and the cheapest on the market for that.

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