Why Pioneer before Allen & Heath?

[thugsucker]

I'd take Pioneer DJM-T1, DJM707, DJM909, 900NXS, 900SRT over any Allen & Heath. I don't use effects.

[Irrational Fear]

Likewise, I had a Pio 500 and 600 but went with the Denon DNX1600, the Traktor certified soundcard was what originally got me interested. A quick play at my local store and I was won over.

Similarly, I was close to pulling the trigger on either a DJM700 or 800 when I got the chance to have a play on an x1600 and ended up doing a deal on it there and then once I'd finished playing! I prefer the faders to any Pioneer mixer I've used, it's built like a tank and I have a lot of love for the matrix input. I'm finally going to be making use of the Trakor certification shortly too, which has saved me having to buy a seperate interface.

I'd love to have a play on one of the top A&H models though (I've only tried the 22), I've experienced most mixers in the past (I am a complete gear whore!) but the top A&H models are like the one that got away...

[031999]

i use both a DJM-T1 and a XONE 22 on occasion.

IF YOU PLAN ON USING TRAKTOR, GET A T1!!! (yes i was yelling sorry )

I like the xone mixers but they never implemented and good midi control options.

DJM-T1=
-Built in 3 chanel soundcard (2 stereo in 1 stereo out)
-Amazing midi control, with great shift layer
-ALOT of headroom

the only other mixer even similar is a Z2....

if i could rewire the internals of the T1 with some sweet XONE analogue signal-path, i would do it though.

[deevey]

I like the xone mixers but they never implemented and good midi control options.

*cough* 4D *cough*

[031999]

*cough* 4D *cough*

Fair enough, how could I forget

[Kwal]

Fair enough, how could I forget

Old age?

[MaxOne]

I'm not going to do this cause I think my DJM900 sounds thumping... but would wiring a Xone 22 in between the DJM and the speakers simply add the analogue warmth to the sound ?

Ultimately the DJM 900 is a giant 96kHz/24-bit soundcard so it'd be like running an Audio 10 through a Xone no?

In theory getting the the DJM900 effects and functionality combined with Xone "warmth"

Is this the best of both worlds?

[synthet1c]

why not just put in a tube amp, that will be warm as.

[Kwal]

I'm not going to do this cause I think my DJM900 sounds thumping... but would wiring a Xone 22 in between the DJM and the speakers simply add the analogue warmth to the sound ?

Ultimately the DJM 900 is a giant 96kHz/24-bit soundcard so it'd be like running an Audio 10 through a Xone no?

In theory getting the the DJM900 effects and functionality combined with Xone "warmth"

Is this the best of both worlds?

Seems like that would be slight overkill lol.....

[SlvrDragon50]

People thinking a bit too hard about all of this. Go to store and demo the two mixers. Find the one you prefer and pull the trigger. Pioneer and Allen and Heath are both popular in clubs. Generally Allen and Heath are popular in the serious Techno/House clubs and festivals and Pioneer dominate everywhere else.

The biggest problem is that it is very difficult to find a store that actually lets you demo the mixers. Most guitar centers are only demo-ing controllers, and very few even have A&H.