I thought the 3rd one was for a mic? And I’m not looking for something entry level more mid-range. That other one looks good though
Most mixers have a separate little mic channel so you don’t need to get a 3 channel mixer for the mic. The VMX certainly is entry level and I doubt it’d be too long before it broke.
what about something like the Ecler NUO 2.0?
That thing has got some excellent reviews and generally looks really nice and I’ve heard nothing but good things about it. No effects though, if that’s important to you…
I’d certainly buy it if I didn’t really want something with an inbuilt DVS sound card. Wish they did it in all black though. 
It definitely looks good, and the reviews are great. For now I don’t really need effects since I’m still a beginner and If I do want stuff like sampling and other effects later they can be added later with more hardware. And not to be bombarding you with questions but is the pioneer CDJ-400 really worth it? I was also looking at the dns-3500 and it has some good reviews, and IIRC denon makes decent stuff
I don’t care for the 400 or pioneer gear in general as you know. I can’t say I know much about the dns-3500 but that thing is like 6 years old? I dunno how CDJs really work but I like to believe there is something a bit newer that’s on par for less more or maybe is the same price and does more.
Where were you gunna buy it? I doubt they make them any more.
Amazon.com or something, nowhere close to me
I didn’t think there would be any left in the shops. It’s a pretty old product.
theres the s3700 they look ok too
and they are newer. BTW what do you use?
super oem turntables, crappy numark mixer, audio 4 dj, xwax dvs.
They they look really cool. Wouldn’t it better to get something with a stationary platter though so you’re used to any you use in clubs? I dunno tbh I’ve never used CDJs.
I’ve a slight feeling this advice is a bit anti-Pioneer and perhaps slightly skewed.
For a mid-range mixer, the DDM4000 is perfect. Yes, it has 4 channels, but why reject it because of that? Doesn’t mean you have to use 4, just the option is there! If you had 2 CDJs, then decided to get 2 turntables in the future, you could use all 4 at the same time. Also, if you decide CDJs aren’t for you and got software, you wouldn’t have to buy a controller as you could just MIDI map the DDM4000.
For someone in your situation, it seems the perfect solution as you don’t seem too sure about CDJ’s, TT’s or software. The mixer will smoothly shift between all 3 options without needing to buy further mixer/controller at that point.
Also, here’s a review for the CDJ400s from a user who moved from Technics SL1210s which explains some of the features in a simple way: http://www.trustedreviews.com/Pioneer-CDJ-400-Digital-Deck_Peripheral_review
I rate the high end pioneer but it really is a waste to buy the lesser stuff. I mean the 400 is £600. Jesus man.
Besides wasn’t the 400 just discontinued? Can you still buy it?
You can set the dn-s3700 to that if you wish. I’d prob use that for practicing but I’m not too sure about it. I’m still looking at other CDJs too but Denon makes great stuff.
And its not that I don’t like pioneer they make great stuff they are just out of my budget