DN-X1600 vs. DN-X1700
Been trying to find a decent priced DN-X1600 but recently found a DN-x1700 for an excellent price. It’s more than I wanted to spend but the deal is quite excellent. Before I jump to spending a ton, is the X1700 significantly better than the X1600? Or am I better off just being patient and waiting for a deal to come around for the X1600?
Same mixer with an extra FX channel
cheaper faders in the 1600, better quality alps k type faders in the 1700.
And there’s less midi functionality on the 1700. When I had my 1600 though I used very little of the midi on it because I had two X1’s
Nice to know! Sounds like the 1600 is better choice for me. Plan to continue integrating Traktor with my setup but also want to try pure CDJing as well. Looked up a tons of vids and reviews as well.
The faders are nothing to me: I’m using an American Audio MX-1400 right now, lol.
I think it depends on your workflow: u need dedicated MIDI buttons (x1600) or an extra EFX unit (x1700)?
X1700 is definitely a better unit but it all depends on the money…how much $ is the difference?
The midi will probably be more important to me since I don’t have/plan on getting an external midi controller yet I still want to integrate Traktor. The difference right now is about 200: 815 for a new 1600 against 1000 for a used 1700.
Where are you getting this awesome deal?
Hopefully the mods won’t be angry with me posting an ebay link, but I assume its okay since this is not the buy/sell forum:
The 815 for the X1600 was more of a guess; I was trying to offer some shops down to 800 from 1000 but the lowest I got was 917 with 4 cheap ass cords included. “Accidentally” got a hardly used one for 725, shipping included, due to me transiently placing a bet on it (thinking others would bet on it since I was the first bet) and having nobody else bet on it for 4 days.
I ended up going with the 1600. Worth it. Don’t need the layered FX with Traktor and the extra mappings are awesome.
a bit late to the party but was going to throw in my 2 cents that the DN-X1600 is an incredible mixer for the price and makes me wonder why Pioneer is considered the industry standard when these ones exist at roughly half the price and a similar build quality.
Love the MIDI implementation on the Denon, I don’t often use the actual channel strips midi, but I use the 4 rotary encoders and 4 buttons a lot. The on board FX also sound great, and integrated DVS control… it’s a definite winner.
Pioneer is considered the industry standard because it is the “standard.” A standard is something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model and is used or accepted as average. In other words all DJ related things are compared and measured by their relatedness to Pioneer products.
Pioneer isn’t a revolutionary company. They make safe slow decisions in their implementation of new technology. Denon by contrast is constantly ahead of the curve. They take chances and often those chances are let downs while other times they kill it. Denon is the kind of company that appeals to many of the DJ Tech Tools readers because we crave new ideas and new ways of doing things.
I’ve never heard anyone, who isn’t a fan boy anyway, say a new Pioneer product was revolutionary. But everyone agrees their products are reliable and very satisfying to use. It isn’t terrible that they are the standard but that doesn’t mean they are better than Denon. Just different.
it’s true… Enjoy the Denon, I’ve had mine for over a year now and don’t regret it one bit.
The MIDI strip is amazing, especially with 4 pages worth, you can pack in a lot of control into a tiny area. I just recently added a single turntable for DVS control and it works great. Really easy to have set up in single turntable mode and switch decks with one of the MIDI buttons on the mixer itself.
The one gripe I have with the mixer is that it was a bit difficult to figure out how to change the sample rate from 96 to 44, but once you have it set its all good.
Is there a rep system here? This is by far the best explanation I’ve heard on the Denon vs Pioneer thing. 99% true…except the satisfying to use part…Pioneer generally frustrates me to use…but it is very reliable and quality…