i have come to the conclusion in my old age, that a 300 dollar controller is probably the best investment that you can make
they are light to carry around, and if you can get 2-3 years use out of it, you can happily bin it or give it away to somebody, or just store it away as a backup, since they dont take up much space anyways.
another hidden benefit is that, this range of controller are often USB powered, which i think is an advantage because if the power is interrupted during the night momentarily your system is not affected
only drawback to this is that the headphones are generally not quite as loud, but that might not be a problem.
compare that to a $1300-$1500 + controller
this isnt like buying a set of technics that you can still use in 50 years time.
i mean, in 3 years time that controller is going to be a dinosaur , and you will actually have difficulty shifting it because nobody wants a clunky heavy dinosaur.
by the time you get to the 5, 6 , 7, 8 year mark, your controller might not even work with newer operating systems.
ok, the cheap controllers dont generally have XLR outputs, and dont generally function as standalone mixers, but this is actually a blessing in disguise because you are always better off having everything hooked up to a seperate analogue mixer. that way if your controller or laptop have problems, your show goes on. you are not depending on the controller, and they do fail, and if you are using it as a mixer, you might find yourself with another DJ hooked into your controller, or your backup is going through it, what do you do then?
so moral of the story is that the $300 approx range is the best idea.
that is where im at anyways
what are your thoughts?
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