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(More customer reviews)The Denon brand has long been a club standard and a familiar fixture in DJ booths far and wide, especially when it comes to DJ CD players. But what better way to leverage and compliment the fantastic features of the Denon CD player line than to use a Denon mixer?
The X900 is currently Denon's flagship 19" (rack-mountable, 4U) DJ mixer. It doesn't attain "flagship" status just because of the cool lights and colossal number of buttons and levers... instead, it relies on a formidable feature set, unmatched sound quality/clarity, standard-setting build quality, and Denon durability!
The X900 is a digital matrix mixer, Breaking that down to reveal the true nature of the X900, "DIGITAL" means that the mixer has both digital inputs (4, via digital coaxial) and digital outputs (2, via digital coaxial & Toslink [optical]) and "MATRIX" means that the devices you connect to the mixer don't necessarily have to be plugged into a certain channel. Rather, once the device is connected, you use an input selector knob to assign the input for that particular channel. You can even have a single device simultaneously selected as the input for multiple channels.
After many hours of research and competitive shopping, the features that sold me most on this mixer and were most important in my decision to buy it were these: a) Each channel has its own volume level meter, so you can accurately adjust the gains for better transitions. b) Each channel also has its own 3-band EQ adjust/kill. If you decide you'd rather adjust the EQ levels of the master out rather than separate channels, you can deselect independent EQ. c) Amazing sound quality and clarity is yet another factor that impacted my decision to purchase this mixer. That quality and clarity is direct result of the X900's digital capabilities). d) And finally, the ability to record from a digital source was a big plus. I regularly use my digital optical output to record my sets into a laptop via the sound card. Forget about having to go back and track your sets out... because there's a track mark button that allows you to record directly to a CD burner and create track markers (and separate tracks) on the fly while you're spinning.
The X900's matrix capabilities allow you to select any of the channels to the booth monitor so you can listen just as you would listen in your headphones. For shows that might include an emcee or hostess, this unit features a mic talk-over function that decreases the volume of the music when us of the mic begins. Sensitivity of the talk-over is adjustable. Overall, the controls of the X900 are placed intuitively, the features are easy to use, and because of those two factors, the X900 is an easy piece of equipment to get the hang of quickly.
Some of my colleagues are devout supporters of knobbed mixers... while others (such as I) prefer sliders. The X900, however, allows you the best of both worlds because you can swap out the sliders for knobs! The sliders, while we're on the subject, are exceptionally smooth and cause equal gain change along the length of the throw (as opposed to a wickedly sensitive first or final third of the throw).
There are other brands of mixers out there that have similar feature sets, and some may come close in matching the X900's sound clarity... but there isn't another mixer that I've used, read about, or heard about that does everything as well as the Denon x900 while maintaining such a great value point. These competitors generally cost hundreds of dollars more and don't have a feature set equivalent to even the previous generation Denon flagship mixer (the X500). The X900 is definitely an overlooked shining star when it comes to selecting and purchasing a durable, cost-effective, and feature-reach DJ tool to showcase your talents.
I've owned my X900 since Dec 2005 and I use it every day to practice/rehearse and occasionally for mobile gigs. I haven't had a single issue or complaint with it. My X900 is the perfect compliment for my Denon DN-D6000, and I'm looking to add a set of Denon Tabletops to my war chest very soon!
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This analog/digital mixer gives plenty of reasons to make the switch to digital. Computer-based DJs want an alternate means to move digital audio "from" and "to" sound cards, while maintaining the utmost fidelity. The DN-X900 offers 4 coaxial digital inputs with 24-bit digital processing and 2 digital outputs that feed a CD-R burner or computer for recording purposes with a unique Track Mark ID function! Rock-solid construction, superb audio fidelity, high quality parts and reliability are the core design ingredients. Unique features provide mobile and club DJs flexibility and intuitive control. Eight-channel input matrix routing gives the freedom to move any source to any channel or the same source to multiple channels for remixing. Pre-fader level metering and gain control and long 60mm smooth channel faders are individually replaceable with the optional rotary knob (ACD-46). Three-Band EQ with full output kill, booth output with channel select, 2 mic inputs with talkover sensitivity and effects send/return with cue, dry/wet knob and channel select make this the mixer you've been waiting for.
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