Traktor S4 or Allen & Heath Xone: 42 + Audio 6 soundcard?

[alex8337]

S4 hands down, I sold my Pioneer cdj800's and Djm800, my Denon DNHS-5500 and Traktor scratch pro with the audio8 all about a month after getting my NI S4 and I havent looked back, its the best purchase Ive ever made gear wise and I've been mixing for 5 years and had 4 sets of gear.

[minimal]

4 sets in 5 years!
That's a fast turnover. Guess u weren't too lucky with the purchases up untill now?

[Dougst3r]

If we put it this way: I'm not a club DJ per say but I still want to have access to sample decks and possibly a third track: Will the audio 6 be more suitable or should I get the audio 10 straight away?

[fullenglishpint]

If we put it this way: I'm not a club DJ per say but I still want to have access to sample decks and possibly a third track: Will the audio 6 be more suitable or should I get the audio 10 straight away?

Audio 6 will do it.

[Dougst3r]

Could it be possible to have traktor running through an auio 6 while having ableton running on my audio 2 on the same computer (with a usb hub) and on the same mixer? In that way i can run Griid in ableton on my iPad

[dj subculture]

I would suggest the Denon DN-X1600. I bought one about a week ago and I am absolutly in love with it. It has an awesome internal sound card, full midi mappability, and it's built like a rock. last I checked its going for 800 on ebay (btw I also run 2 x1's and it works perfectly)

+1 for the 1600!
In addition to what Gary mentioned, I would also add that the DN-X1600 is Traktor Certified

Word of warning, if you decide to buy a Denon DN-X1600, stay away from EBAY

"Warning to all valued consumers:
The warranty on DENON DJ products is NOT VALID if the products have been purchased from an UNAUTHORIZED dealer/online retailer(such as Ebay)..."

[paulalexsaltis]

I had the xone 42 and a M-Audio 610 the sound card was great but the mix on the xone was too warm with my Bowers and Wilkins speakers, it sounded too round. So I sold that and got and Ecler Evo 5 for £700... the sound is controlled and clean which is nice... I think the moral of my post is go for the S4 or a mixer with sound card incorporated