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Mixer with phono stage
Easiest way to do it... Plug and play!
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Try and get one with a digital out that you can record from and maybe integration into a digital system like Rekordbox or Traktor. If you're going to have them together then it would be a good idea to be able to record mixes and vinyl. Maybe even something with usb recording option.
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Don’t think you need a phono stage with a DJ mixer as they’ll have preamps built in. Apparently Allen & Heath is known for the quality of its preamps - I bought a xone32 off someone who got it just for that and never used it to mix.
I’m using an old Technics integrated amp and am set up with an old Pioneer CD separate, line-in to a minijack for hooking up a phone/ipod etc and a line-in from the PC.
As Airhead points out, it’s worth thinking about digital as you can get mixers and amps with USB outs and get a better quality connection into/out of your PC/laptop.
Are you spinning control vinyl? Are you already using those management programmes that Airhead mentions? I wish I’d thought a bit more about how to organise my digital files and what file types to use before I started ripping all my CDs last year. I really like using Rekordbox.
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I am in the process of setting up my two 1210's again after many years. I cannot remember what mixer or amp I used to use. The mixer was a cheapo and the amp a Sony that I knicked off of my dad.
How are you all set up? Mixer with phono stage or separate phono stages into a mixer and into an amp...or something else?