Xone 92 vs Rotary Mixers

[BAsWillems]

Hey guys,

I am planning on buying a new mixer this summer. I'm still not sure wether to buy a xone 92 or a rotary mixer like the condesa lucia, the rane mp2014, the taula 4...

I'm a techno/ house dj and I play with vinyl. The thing that attracts me to the rotary's are the rotary volume knobs and their sound quality. The Xone 92 attracts me because of the filters, because it's analog and because its "only" a 1000 euros where I live. Now I also want to know how a xone 92 compares to rotary mixers in terms of sound quality.

Which mixer would you guys get... I would like to hear from you!

[Tellor01]

I apologize in advance for my English I am French, so I currently have a Xone 92 and like you I only play House of the 90s and techno in vinyl or timecode Traktor it is a fantastic mixer,pre amp phono are really very good without relying on the quality of it's really good.
But the rotary are really much better on the sound and the quality I have the chance to play on an E & S DJR 400 one is in paradise with the Isos and the filters

[astromech]

Are you literally just using two turntables and a mixer? Don't bother with the recent Rane rotaries then, as they have an audio interface. Personally, I'd go for the 92 as 'sound quality' is pretty arbitrary after a certain point.

If you really want a rotary mixer, take a look at this mixer as well... https://www.tsonycshop.com/products/...stem-model9000

[BAsWillems]

If I wanted to buy a rotary I am thinking of buying a Rane mp2014 because I already read in reviews that compared to the xone 92 it feels like taking of a blanket of your speakers. The aspect of the rotary mixers is the fact that I like that it's simple and that you can blend very smoothly. But on the other hand is it really worth it to buy twice as much for the rane if you can go for a xone 92...

[Reticuli]

Hey guys,

I am planning on buying a new mixer this summer. I'm still not sure wether to buy a xone 92 or a rotary mixer like the condesa lucia, the rane mp2014, the taula 4...

I'm a techno/ house dj and I play with vinyl. The thing that attracts me to the rotary's are the rotary volume knobs and their sound quality. The Xone 92 attracts me because of the filters, because it's analog and because its "only" a 1000 euros where I live. Now I also want to know how a xone 92 compares to rotary mixers in terms of sound quality.

Which mixer would you guys get... I would like to hear from you!

Any digital mixer properly designed will sound superior, even with vinyl. Analog has so many issues when it comes to mix buses, eqs, isolators, etc, that it will basically be a matter of personal taste of which analog mixer you think sounds better. Having a knob pot instead of a fader is not going to change the sound quality, though it may change how you do transitions.

[astromech]

Any digital mixer properly designed will sound superior, even with vinyl. Analog has so many issues when it comes to mix buses, eqs, isolators, etc, that it will basically be a matter of personal taste of which analog mixer you think sounds better. Having a knob pot instead of a fader is not going to change the sound quality, though it may change how you do transitions.

The argument would be that rotary mixers tend to have a focus on audio quality.

[Reticuli]

The argument would be that rotary mixers tend to have a focus on audio quality.

And my argument would be that analog is way overrated. I have some completely passive resistive mixers, including a rotary, and the well-designed digitals beat them, as well as beating the best active mix bus analog mixers I've ever owned, including A&H and Biamp.

[BAsWillems]

@reticuli And what are those mixers that you would suggest?

[astromech]

@reticuli And what are those mixers that you would suggest?

I'd imagine he would suggest the DJM-900NXS2 or maybe the DB2/4.

My issue is that they don't provide enough channels for what I need. When we do our techno night (cheeky plug: https://www.facebook.com/bleephudds/) I use five channels for my mixing, plus we need an extra for plugging in another DJ controller. There are no six channel digital club mixers.

[BAsWillems]

Yeah but the rotary aspect and the sound quality interests me... Probably going for a e&s mixer, but what are options you think that I definetely should add?