There is plenty of good solid mixers for less than 1000 bucks. Don't let the Pioneer Fanboys tell you you need "the industry standard" or something.
A&H Xone Mixers are nice, but need some "getting used to" time. I would definitely try them before buying. They are definitely not everyones thing.
I will get flamed to death for this by the Pio fanboys again but I recently tried out one of the newer Reloop mixers and was very positively surprised. Nice buildquality and the FX where really not bad.
If you consider getting Technics you might also think about keeping the S8 as a mixer. It's a very solid 4 channel standalone mixer for its price and it includes a Traktor Scratch license which you could use with the turntables.
Of course the Pioneer mixers are great products too, but they are ridiculously overpriced. If you play out you'll find it easy to adapt to them and can still use them.
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