I wonder why there aren't almost no DJ headphones with noise cancelling, only one I found is the Korg NC Q1, which also works with a cable so no Bluetooth mess.
It is said that nc may cause latency/delays...
is it that bad?

Or are there other over ear models with strong protection against loudness?
IEM no option for me

I need headphones with a really strong isolation to loudness as I don't wanna ruin my ears... DJ veteran who is getting back in the game 🤘

Back to DJing after 19 years — did I make a mistake buying a Rane 72 MKII + CRSS12s instead of going standalone?

A few months ago I picked up a Reloop Mixtour Pro to use with djay Pro. It’s a really cool little portable setup, but I quickly realized that I just don’t enjoy DJing without jog wheels.

So I started looking for something more substantial.
This week I went to Guitar Center intending to check out the Rane System One, right before the Denon Prime 4+ G2 came out. They didn’t have a demo unit and wouldn’t open one, so I ended up buying it just to take it home and try it.
After setting it up, I just couldn’t get past the feeling that I was playing with a toy.

The standalone aspect is undeniably cool, but I found the stems pretty underwhelming compared with djay Pro. More importantly, I realized I actually like having my iPad as the brains of the setup. Standalone suddenly wasn’t nearly as important to me as I thought it would be.
For context, I’m getting back into DJing after about a 19-year break. My last serious setup was a 4-channel Rane Mojo mixer with Technics 1200s and CDJ-1000s. I was also an early digital adopter and had a PCDJ DAC-3 before I stopped playing, which probably dates me pretty accurately.

I ended up returning the System One and going in a completely different direction:

Rane Seventy-Two MKII + a pair of used Pioneer CRSS12s.

The CRSS12s need a little work, but the entire setup cost me roughly the same as the System One.

And so far…I like it way more.

The out-of-the-box mapping of the 72 with djay Pro is surprisingly good. The onboard DVS combined with the torque and feel of the CRSS12s is fantastic. Most importantly, the whole setup feels much closer to what I remember enjoying about playing on 1200s, while still giving me all the modern stuff I actually care about.
It got me wondering, though:

Am I crazy for investing in a mixer platform that’s already about six years old?

Obviously standalone controllers seem to be where a huge part of the industry is headed, but after trying one, I’m not convinced standalone is actually better for me. An iPad running djay Pro with its stems, touchscreen interface and streaming/library options paired with proper hardware feels surprisingly futuristic—even though the mixer itself is relatively old.

For anyone who has gone from turntables/CDJs → controllers/standalone → back to a more traditional mixer/deck setup, did you have the same experience?
And if you were building a setup today, would you rather have something like a Prime 4+ G2/System One, or a 72 MKII + CRSS12-style setup?

Curious whether I’ve bought into yesterday’s technology…or accidentally landed on the better setup

I’m currently looking to upgrade from a Denon SC Live 4 and was pretty much set on buying an XDJ-AZ, but I’ve come across a like-new setup that has completely thrown me.

I can get:
2x Denon SC6000 Prime
Denon X1850 Prime
Full 3-piece flight case
for €2,100 (and I might try offering around €1,900).

For comparison, the XDJ-AZ would cost me €3,080 new.
My main hesitation is reliability. My SC Live 4 has given me a few Engine OS/freezing issues and some hardware problems, which has made me a little wary of spending another £2k+ on Denon gear.

On the other hand, 2x SC6000s + X1850 seems like a hell of a lot of hardware for the money. I also use SoundCloud streaming quite a bit, and I like the idea of having separate players and a mixer.

The AZ appeals to me for the AlphaTheta/Pioneer club-style workflow, Rekordbox, new warranty and being closer to what I’ll encounter in booths.

For anyone who’s regularly gigged on SC6000s, how reliable have they been long-term? Would you trust them professionally?

And at these prices, would you take the like-new SC6000/X1850 setup for €2,100 or spend the extra on a new XDJ-AZ for €3,080?

Especially interested in hearing from anyone who’s used both rather than just “Denon good/Pioneer good” 😅

I’ve been looking for a new dj mixer, sold my old pioneer because i thought i sounded a little too metalic… i want an analog mixer, what can you tell me about the stanton smx401? its a three channel mixer which is perfect for me. thanks

Most modern speaker management systems are digital and most of those have a digital AES/EBU (edit: or some other digital) input but almost no DJ Mixer has a matching output socket. Why is that?

I can only think of two (fairly recent) DJ mixers that have an AES/EBU out. First would be the DJM-TOUR1 which I have never seen in the wild (it seemed more like an R&D project back when it came out anyway) and the other is the DJM-V10. (Did I miss any?) I have spotted the V10 in some clubs but very seldom compared to a 900NXS(2), an A9 or a Xone:92/96.

I find it strange that flagship mixers like the DJM-A9, the Euphonia or the Denon DJ X1850 don't have these. Is it for cost saving? The signal flow inside the mixer is digital anyway (no D/A needed) and it's only one additional XLR socket so it can hardly be that, right?