Im using djm400 for 9 years now, its a great dj mixer for begginers because of the bpm screen. You dont need to use it all the time (can be switched off ) but will help you to remember what tempo your tunes are. (im mixing vinyl only and helped a lot) The effects are also a nice addition especially roll and echo. However after years of use they may have some issues with left master out channel. If you can record a song to audacity or cooledit to see if the volume output is the same on L and R channel do it before buying. It also appear on my djm400 and less but still visible on my friends djm400. Secondly I need xlr outs now for my new loud speakers so think if you will also need them in the future. Dont now much about 250 but would prefer to spend money on a brand new mixer from a store. Have bought yamaha10mg for xlrs then changed to zedi 10 to connect with djm 400 and im still not 100%happy. Buying a new mixer can be areal pain.
Yeah nice one cheers for the input guys, think itâs gonna be the DJM-250mk2, was a good point about the 400 not having split cueing, also a good point was getting something new rather than second hand. Fader and filter seem to be the same as whatâs on the 900 Nexus, plus XLR output is what sold it for me.
Was also thinking of the Xone 23c but the one filter control kinda put me off.
A bit gutted I donât have some reverb to mess around with the dub tunes, but I was gonna have to sacrifice something.
Thanks again for the help 
I got Rane TTM 57SL for $500 and its a good deal for me.
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Didnât want to clutter things up with another thread so necrobumping this one.
Iâve got my turntables serviced and set up (basic duo of Citronics PD1 MK3 I think).
Now Iâm in the market for a mixer.
Nothing too fancy
Not overly bothered with FX units
2 channel (but 4 if itâs worth investing in as I might maybe perhaps get CDJs as well one day)
Very durable crossfader (want to teach myself to scratch)
Some way of connecting it to my laptop to record mixes.
Simple but heavy duty, nothing plasticy and cheap.
Been looking at the A&E XZone 23
Worth getting orâŚ
nah donât go A&H if you want to scratch, theyâre dogshit for that. or at least, all of their old models are. the crossfader curve isnât sharp enough and theyâre just not laid out for that purpose.
imo go on ebay, cop a 2nd hand technics DMC mixer or pretty much any vestax mixer. ÂŁ150ish probably.
DMC mixer is built like a brick shithouse. i dropped mine and it was all good.
vestax arenât super solid but the faders are nice, theyâre laid out very well and theyâre mad cheap 2nd hand.
if you really do want heavy duty shit then go buy a rane. shitâs expensive though and a bit overkill if youâre on the casual side of things.
go 2nd hand vestax imo. rag that bitch and sell it on in a year or two for the same price you bought it for, then get a rane or something if you really want.
edit: tbh the xone 23âs specs do look sick, i just checked.
iâve not used one so canât confirm the crossfader curve is tight enough for scratching.
for <ÂŁ250 it sounds like a fucking good deal but yeah, if the curve is loose itâs basically useless for scratching. bear that in mind
Whatâs your budget?
If you willing to shell out enough doe for a new high end battle mixer, Iâd personally go with a Rane 72, especially if you want to use Serato DJ with visible wav forms on a display on the mixer.
Pioneer DJM-S9 is worth a mention as well, although both are fairly pricey and have numerous memory banks/midi pads which you said you canât be overly bothered with.
Taking that into consideration and if you want to save a bit of for, I could sell you my Rane TTM-SL72 mixer with a flight case.
Itâs battle ready, has heavy duty mag faders, no midi pads, two channels with 4 inputs each that can be changed by a knob, built like a tank mixer, with only ever one owner in a smoke free home and is fully Serato Scratch Live enabled.
nah quality control on the 23âs is shite, every single one Iâve seen has serious issues after about a year of light use
thatâs sad, a&h used to be a guarantee of a certain level of quality
is vestax fully dead now or what? i just googled for vestax mixers and literally canât find any mixers which arenât second hand. their only new shit is MIDI controllers??
PMC05/06 are/were perfect for scratching
mateyâs 57SL above would be a good purchase.
if it were me iâd be so tempted to go for one of the vestax mixers with EQ faders though. pmc08/37.
this isnât a bad problem to have anyway - thereâs tons of good 2 channel mixers for scratching!
edit: yea vestax has been dead for ages lol
the original guy has started a new company https://stpvestax.com/
whoa, that Stpvx rotary mixer is crazy looking!
edit: looks like it never actually came out? all the info i can find is prototypes from like 2016.
edit2: asked a homie who is a massive nerd about mixers and apaz it actually did come out and was insanely expensive, like $7k+ lol
Not sure of a budget yet, just looking around and reading reviews. What sort of price are you after for the Rane?
DTheyâre fairly cheap on Ebay. Some are at $100+ with only 1 bid and 3 days left right now, so Iâm guessing I cant ask for much.
However, with flight case around $750. Paid $1400 new at the time.
Not sure if I want to part yet tho, though If i could sell it I could buy a new mixer since I started work recently, but that may take some time.
Thats Canadian dollars btw.
Xone 43 all day every day
43 is a 4 channel mixer isnât it?
I think 2 channel would be fine for what I need
Yeah Iâd go 2 channel. You never really need a 4 channel mixer even if youâre going
to play with cdjâs and turntables eventually. I switch between line and phono on my mixer
all the time and it works fine for my mixing. Itâs convenient to have 3 or 4 channels, but unless
you do actual three deck mixing you wonât need it at home.
In your case Iâd look at an Ecler Hak or a DJM 450. You could also opt for a small Xone, but
I think youâd want to put in an innofader. You can definitely scratch with the factory fader (you can set the curve to hard cut) but I doubt itâll hold up long.
Maybe also check if someone in your neighbourhood is selling a DJM 909.
This thread was originally bout me. But im gonna recommended the ecler nuo 2.0 I got. Iâve used it every day since I got it with no issues. Technically has 3 channels (2xphono / line) and one (mic / line). It sounds so good with vinyl. Built great too.
For scratching, the fader is pretty good imo (I donât scratch but it seems to have a p good cut) and can be fitted with an eternal fader.
Thanks dudes. A lot of good info here. Going to do some reading and hopefully shopping tomorrow!
mines alright still
Thisân caught my eyeâŚ
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rane-TTM-56s-DJ-Mixer/123198519407?hash=item1caf34386f:g:lGsAAOSw~K9bJ7Tr
Anyone have experience/opinion on the Vestax PMC06âs?
The only thing that I donât like is the lack of midrange EQs
bun having no mids