Vestax stopped making replacement parts for my old mixer. I bought another one on eBay for parts and have it restored once again alongside two Reloop RP8000’s. Loving the feel of the 8000’s pitch and the ‘NYC’ style knobs on my mixer. I’m matching by ear 90% of the time just for that feeling.
Thanks, all! The Reloops… I’m in love. Had some Vestax PDX2300MKII’s for 10 years, and although the steady digital servo motor, joystick and spring-loaded tone arms were nice, the ‘steps’ of the pitch fader on the Vestax’s weren’t fine enough. The high-res pitch faders on the Reloops are incredible, and I’m loving the midi section.
In response to Amadeus, I agree, which is why I ordered a new faceplate kit that comes with 3 new POTs so I’ll have more replacements and a nice new finish overall - I’ll post updates
PS - I use the shit outta those isolator switches!
I have found vestax to be hit or miss…alot of the quality control issues in general…but their higher-end mixers are nice. The two rotary pots and one line fader look pretty sweet.
If you are into rotaries there are definitely a few different options depending on what you need. Urei, Bozaks, E&S, A&H…I personally found my true rotary love combination in the Xone92:R. Most dj’s who use rotaries usually/typically spin house. But obviously, the mixer can be used to mix anything. Purely preference.
I started off with DnB and house - always been into techno too but now with a digital setup I’m more inclined to experiment. Lately I’ve been doing mostly disco and jazzy house and techno. Here’s a link to my Mixcloud page… even have some dubstep on there.
Eugguy is right - rotary mixing is real nice for house and even techno. I have since put in a short throw fader on the Vestax, but what I really want is an innofader. Unfortunately I don’t think there’s one compatible with this mixer BTW I’ve had this mixer since '98!! Was out of commission for awhile after I gave it to my brother and he finally shipped it out to me.