Mixer question

[icb]

Since I may be forced to change mixers, I need help:

Need quality 3/4 channel mixer with great Eq section and faders. Don't need fx, midi nor audio interface included, for as little cash as possible.

I went down the Denon DN-X1100 road (500 Euros), but after few months, bass knobs started making noise. So I need replacement mixer. After some research it seems my options are extremely limited: Xone 42 or pioneer djm 700 for some more cash. Empath is out of my price range, and Ecler mixers I can't get hold of in my country, so forget about them.

If nobody has any other advice next to xone 42 and djm 700, I just need to know how is build quality of xone 42, considering it's made in china as of late. If they are known for having problems as well, I might go with djm 700.

Ofc most important for me now is Build Quality, so recommend me one of these just based on that.

Appreciate your help.

[rawwwr]

I never tried a Xone42, but I own a Xone92 and a Xone4D, and the build quality is just awesome!
I have Xone92 since some years ago, and I never had a problem, so imo, just get the Xone42

[icb]

I never tried a Xone42, but I own a Xone92 and a Xone4D, and the build quality is just awesome!
I have Xone92 since some years ago, and I never had a problem, so imo, just get the Xone42

Good to hear, but please tell me are those mixers you have, made in UK (silver faceplate) or in China (graphite dark faceplate)?

Thanks.

[boarderbas]

Here and on other places on the net there have been noumerous concerns about china construction, but I've never heard a confirmation that it has impacted quality.

I'm an engineer spending a lot of my time in China. My guess is that the PCB's allready came from china and they just moved the assembly there. I doubt that the SOURCE of the components really changed. I think it's just chinese hands bolting it together.

Do you suspect your macbook to be rubbish? Made in china!

[zimfella]

Some of the silver ones were made in China, I had a xone 62 silver, made in China. Build quality was superb. I have a xone 22 now, great build equality.

[rawwwr]

Good to hear, but please tell me are those mixers you have, made in UK (silver faceplate) or in China (graphite dark faceplate)?

Thanks.

Mines were made in China
And the quality, as zimfella said, the quality is superb!

[icb]

Happy to hear this, I might go for xone 42 then. Hopefully won't be the same bad luck as with the Denon DN-X1100.

[photojojo]

I would have no issues using a Xone regardless of where it was made.

[icb]

One of the opinions going on at djforums, about xone 42 and quality issues:

http://www.djforums.com/forums/showt...l=1#post160874

[Nicadraus]

Ecler Nuo 3.0/4.0 is what you're looking for. Good build quality, great EQ layout with nice-feel knobs, fantastic sound quality, good PFL, etc.