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| quote: | Originally posted by Freak
Yes. It was traktor certified...
Shame nobody - and i mean nobody- wanted to use it.
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We used to have them at turnkey. I think Ecler did a really bad job of marketing themselves despite pretty good distribution in shops, but personally I didn't much care for the knob types nor the FX. Some of their mixers used large knobs and it was difficult to get my fingers in there to noodle.
| quote: | Originally posted by Freak
Haha... I saw that earlier. RANN already has one, and I don't need it.
Still one of the best mixers ever made, although personally I preferred the (basically identical internally) PMC-500, as the layout was nicer in 19" format. |
Er, I actually have two 
I have one 55a for my DJ setup and then another, boxed brand new in the attic in case the first one ever dies (I got it for $300 when a guy bought a vestax warehouse when they went under and was selling off the inventory, he had no idea what any of it was worth so I couldn't pass it up lol).
I did love the 500 too but the kill switches, individual program (channel) I/O and ability to assign any channel to either master output has been the clincher for me on the 55a.
Probably layout wise, the 500 has the edge but the functionality of the 55 is just a little ahead.
It's really on the Xone 96 that has ever made me seriously want to swap, but it's a little overkill for my home dj setup these days.
@MTM - Don't stress about FW being obsolete. There will be adapators available for decades. Shit, you can still get SCSI adapters for old AKAI samplers easily, and the good news is that Thunderbolt was specifically designed to be backwards compatible with FW so until they replace Thunderbolt, you'll be fine.
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