# DJM 700 or DJM 900 Nexus? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 10, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903 "2012-01-10T23:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bamfs01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Bamfs01](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bamfs01)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903/21 "2012-01-12T00:26:39Z")
> [@hrtbrkd](#): > > As far as two versions of the mixer. The first wave of mixers where plaques with issues and recalled. Some may still be floating around. yes you can update the flash on the old ones to bring it up to date with the firmware but the issues was the baord not the software frontend. > > TINY TIP YOU DIDN"T HEAR IT FROM ME: Any Asio Capable card in the market can be used for Traktor. A simple registry edit to fool the software that it is using listed authorized soundcard and BAM your non certified mixer with a soundcard can now be used as a Traktor soundcard. Wow, thanks for the information. Do you know of any way to tell if you’re buying the first wave or more recent releases? Maybe a different serial number coding, manufactured date, or something? Mostapha - I don’t want to clog this useful thread up with garbage, but I never said all the wires were that difficult, because they’re not. They are however, more time consuming than simply plugging in one single USB cable and 2 sets of RCA’s. Also, if I’m buying a mixer with a built in soundcard, I think asking that the mixer not need an external soundcard with a rats nest of wires to get full functionality is a reasonable request. I guess this is what you can expect when riding the bleeding edge of technology… ---
**Author:** ![MaxOne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/maxone/32/13139_2.png) [@MaxOne](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/MaxOne)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903/22 "2012-01-12T00:29:23Z")
> [@hrtbrkd](#): > > As far as two versions of the mixer. The first wave of mixers where plaques with issues and recalled. Some may still be floating around. yes you can update the flash on the old ones to bring it up to date with the firmware but the issues was the baord not the software frontend. > > TINY TIP YOU DIDN"T HEAR IT FROM ME: Any Asio Capable card in the market can be used for Traktor. A simple registry edit to fool the software that it is using listed authorized soundcard and BAM your non certified mixer with a soundcard can now be used as a Traktor soundcard. In theory then a Pioneer 800 could become traktor certified… On a mac? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Zorilow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/steve_zorilow/32/14747_2.png) [@Steve\_Zorilow](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Steve_Zorilow)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903/23 "2012-01-12T00:31:40Z")
OH cool DJM800 have an ASIO soundcard now.. ---
**Author:** ![Bamfs01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Bamfs01](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bamfs01)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903/24 "2012-01-12T00:32:18Z")
> [@MaxOne](#): > > In theory then a Pioneer 800 could become traktor certified… On a mac? It doesn’t have a soundcard, so no. ---
**Author:** ![mostapha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/mostapha/32/14134_2.png) [@mostapha](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/mostapha)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903/25 "2012-01-12T00:56:20Z")
> [@sobi](#): > > It’s like saying you don’t understand why people would choose to drive standard instead of manual because it’s not that complicated. Standard = Manual. And I actually do think that driving an automatic is an irresponsible choice that implies a great deal about your ability to control a car as well as where/how your attention is focused when driving. I drive ~25,000 miles/year, mostly in Atlanta traffic with a 6-speed manual. About 100,000 miles in doing it that way, and I can barely drive automatics without getting terrified about what the car is doing that I can’t control. \ I agree with everything else you said. > [@Bamfs01](#): > > Mostapha - I don’t want to clog this useful thread up with garbage, but I never said all the wires were that difficult, because they’re not. They are however, more time consuming than simply plugging in one single USB cable and 2 sets of RCA’s. Also, if I’m buying a mixer with a built in soundcard, I think asking that the mixer not need an external soundcard with a rats nest of wires to get full functionality is a reasonable request. DVS Setup with soundcard: Move 2 cables per deck (4 connections per deck, meaning you plug in 4 connectors) Plug in 2 cables per deck (8 connections per deck) USB cable to computer. (2 connections) 14 connections total for a 2-deck setup. 20 connections total for a 3-deck setup. 26 connections total for a 4-deck setup. DVS setup swapping out the mixer: Move 2 cables per deck (4 connections per deck) USB cable to computer (2 connections per deck) 2 cables for the master signal (2 connections) 2 cables for the booth signal (2 connections) Move IEC to the new mixer (1 connection) 11 connections for a 2-deck setup. 15 connections for a 3-deck setup. 19 connections for a 4-deck setup. It makes more sense if you’re using more than 2 decks, but I don’t think that saving 7 simple RCA connections is worth trading out the mixer, which requires either an FOH mixer and another source or some nontrivial time for silence…plus all the other DJs that night playing on your mixer. And, you have to have access to the FOH mixer so you don’t get a pop when you reconnect the system. If you’re using a 2-deck setup and adding your mixer to their booth so you don’t have to trade everything out b/t DJs, it’s actually _more_ cables than using the sound card. And the mixer is more to carry. If there’s a certified mixer already in the booth, you’d be a moron not to use it…and the DJM900 is _really_ common (if you use TSP). Certified mixers make sense for installations, but I don’t see how it’s significant enough to swing the decision for an individual to buy one mixer over another if everything else is equal…especially since everything else is rarely equal. I’m not saying not to get the DJM900 or anything like that, but I think people put a bit too much stock in certification. ---
**Author:** ![sobi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/sobi/32/14935_2.png) [@sobi](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/sobi)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903/26 "2012-01-12T01:26:52Z")
> [@mostapha](#): > > Standard = Manual. > > And I actually do think that driving… ROBBLE ROBBLE ROBBLE 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![spin4funn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@spin4funn](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/spin4funn)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903/27 "2012-01-12T01:46:47Z")
wow.. thank you so much for all the responses! So I guess the 800 is the only way to go. I’d like to get a 900 but that’s quite the financial investment! I wouldn’t mind buying a used 800 but it’s so hard to tell if it’s been abused or not by the prior owner. decisions, decisions! ---
**Author:** ![Bamfs01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Bamfs01](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Bamfs01)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903/28 "2012-01-12T06:06:31Z")
Lol ---
**Author:** ![mostapha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/mostapha/32/14134_2.png) [@mostapha](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/mostapha)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903/29 "2012-01-12T17:48:09Z")
> [@sobi](#): > > 🙂 There’s a reason you’re on my ignore list…I guess I’ll stop clicking “view post.” > [@spin4funn](#): > > wow.. thank you so much for all the responses! So I guess the 800 is the only way to go. I’d like to get a 900 but that’s quite the financial investment! I wouldn’t mind buying a used 800 but it’s so hard to tell if it’s been abused or not by the prior owner. decisions, decisions! The 900 _is_ a better mixer. It’s just that you can get better for a similar price anyway and I think people _really_ overstate the significance of that one feature for anyone not doing a club install. ---
**Author:** ![sobi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/sobi/32/14935_2.png) [@sobi](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/sobi)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903/30 "2012-01-12T22:08:40Z")
Please do block me permanently. I know you’ve harped on the car analogies before, and if you can’t take a little ribbing, we will all be better off. [Previous page](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/djm-700-or-djm-900-nexus/35903.md?page=1)