Mixers: Vestax PMC Pro or Numark X9 ?

[eiretech]

Hi there,

My buddy is looking at picking up either a Vestax PMC Pro or Numark X9 mixer.

Would anyone have some advice as to which might be better? Or perhaps there's a similar priced mixer which might be better than either of these?

Thanks for your help

[BentoSan]

Moved from controller forum -> general forum

Bump - dont have experience with these mixers so perhaps someone else can help

[Jack Bastard]

Which PMC Pro are you thinking of getting? I've got an old PMC 37 Pro and it's gorgeous, sound quality is better than the equivalent Pio or A&H, build quality is great.

If it's the PMC CX you're thinking of getting I am intensely jealous.

[n2hf1st]

Vestax PMC-05 Pro III DX?

http://www.skratchworx.com/reviews/pmc05proiiidx.php

Definitely beats out any numark mixer. Also check out the aem-100i, supposed to be a wicked little scratch mixer and considered by many to be one of the best starting scratch mixer out there.

http://www.skratchworx.com/reviews/aem-100i.php

[Modus Operandi]

I have an interest in getting the Numark X9 mixer as well. Has anyone on DJTT used this mixer or have any good/bad experiences with the X9. I've heard a lot of bad things about Numark but I wonder now as they have a lot of quality looking products on the market at the moment (NS7 anyone?).

Anyone able share some more info? I cant even find any solid reviews/demos of this mixer which isnt a good sign!

[chex]

Numark is a hit or miss. Personally I've had both good and bad experiences with their products. For example, in the past I've owned a first gen Axis 9 CD player that had MIDI out and blue lcd backlight. That thing was horrid! It would often overheat and refused to read cds, also the jog wheel's touchpad refused to function. I quickly returned it and after the 4th revision I decided to give it another go. That version was wonderful! Even though it didn't approach the quality of my Pioneer dmp-555, It gave me a few reliable years of service. I also have a friend that's still sporting his old 3ch Numark mixer. Even though it's suppose to have VCA faders, they all bleed, sound scratchy, and cheap. It still works but compared to a old beaten and abused PMC-05II mixer we used to have laying around, it doesn't compare. If the Numark had seen the life of our 05, it wouldn't have lasted more than a day! Plus I had quite a few returns of the Numark 5000fx when i worked at guitar center... As for the AEM-100i, my friend Ryan bought a second gen of that w/ the ProXfade crossfader. I remember it was a wonderful sounding mixer with great analog effects and i really liked it. I did think it was a poorly laid out for dedicated turntablists since it's up faders were far apart and i remember they felt like the long throw Alpha faders, hell i even traded my Empath for it for a week to play with. As for other new mixers, I've been out of DJing for now since i easily get tempted in new toys. But Ecler does ring a bell.

Yes, how about a Ecler Nuo? Great sound, effects send/return, layout, quality, price.... What more could you want?

[Kupujte_Pytle]

I am interested in getting a small mixer for my home setup (2x SL1200mk2 and TSPRO). It's aim is scratching, and i need it to be as cheap as possible. Would some cheap-ass analog mixer with ProXfade upgrade be any good?

Ecler Nuo looks sweet, but thats exactly way off the price range i am actualy looking for. For home use, i don't need the best performance mixer on the market.

[fa5ky]

for home scratching you cant beat a pmc 05 for the price. The stock fader is butters and sharp with the lag spacer. I have that and a nuo 3.0 with the eternal and i enjoy using the pmc more (the eternal is abit to light). But the nuo sounds alot better on a pa system.

I've never used numark but as chex stated its hit or miss with them. I have heard alot of complaints about their products. The vestax on the other hand is a classic no frills SOLID mixer that i would recommened to anyone looking to get into scratching for a reasonable price.

[chex]

For something that's still good yet less expensive the Denon DN-X120 is a solid choice. When i worked at GC the Dn-x100 was the model then and it quickly became my top choice for budget mixers. all 3 faders on it are identical to the crossfader on the vci-100; alpha faders, and it had a pretty clean sounding eq. i liked the fact it's second set of inputs on the back can be switched from phono/line level, and everything is on a vca circuit. It's also tiny, making it very nice to use in cramped conditions. I only messed with the floor model, but my boss let me take it home for a party where we setup a 2x4 turntable setup. The only thing that i really hated about it was the price of the power supply. I had a customer that needed a second one and it ended up costing over $80. All that aside you should put that on your short list on what to buy.