I use the bpm counters to aid my mixes
First I mix by ear, then when its matched I look at the counter to make sure it's correct and my mix is perfect? Anything wrong that? I can beat match by ear but not very well, the bpm counters make my life easier. Cannot believe some have and issue with one looking at the bpm counters, times have changed, fair play to any vinyl dj, trust me I used vinyl years, sometimes good, sometimes bad. I do not use sync though, some will say looking at the bpm counters is the same, but I match by ear first before matching the counters to keep it locked in.