Oh wowsers, that’s a horrendous cover!
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I have used one a couple of times at a hifi bar here in Perth (Astral Weeks). It sounds great but a few of the pots are a bit wobbly - most of the DJs are pretty sedate and the bar has only been open 2-3 years so I don’t think wear and tear should be a thing at this point. Also I remember not enjoying cueing on it. I think it may be an older/discontinued model because it has two knobs in the top right corner (same height as the VUs) but the 2525s on the website don’t feature these.
Also, I missed having a three-band EQ because typically I swap the bass over when mixing. The two-band means it’s too drastic (and I had to try and muster up some skill from somewhere instead).
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having bought one or two mixers without testing them out in person, I would highly recommend trying any out before buying. fader curves (I know this is a rotary), and things like how eq’s are split, and cueing etc. are impossible to judge until you’re actually using it.
luckily I was able to sell the mixer I had that I hated the fader’s on and get one that I like. but yeah, it was doing my head in until I sorted it out and swapped it out.
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imho the recent ones sound really punchy, which is good for older recordings but takes some getting used to for more “modern mastering”. like when HD TV’s first came out and the picture looked slightly weird, but then became familiar.
I’ve mixed on this one quite a bit too. 100% agreed that only having 2 EQs on the individual channels is annoying. But some of the Condesas have the same thing, so there must be a market/preference for it?
With the cueing, there’s no option to have any mix on the headphones (which my partner hates), it’s only 1 channel. Is that what you found?
I also find the channel EQs don’t isolate that much. I know a lot of mixers are similar, but I personally prefer EQs with the ability to completely cut (like my Ecler). Not sure what other mixers give 100% cut/isolation. (I feel Vestax is another one that does?)
Like you said, it’s an older model so the 2025 models might be well different, and sound-wise I have no complaints.
Take all of this with a grain of salt as I’m not super into rotary mixers and prefer quality, analogue fader mixers.
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Cueing: the bar that has the mixer doesn’t have a booth monitor and the position of the speakers isn’t ideal for the DJ (great for the crowd/room though) so not being able to have both channels playing in headphones is a bit of a drag.
I think I have settled longterm on the Ecler WARM2. The EQ is great (and full-cut), it’s handy being able to leave the isolator with the highs rolled off slightly and the mid boosted a touch, channel volume knobs are linear (1=1, 5=5, 10=10) rather than logarithmic (1=0, 5=1, 7=10…, that’s what it feels like anyway). About to enter the world of putting a delay pedal in the effects send/return.
The Xone23 has full cut EQ too but logarithmic channel curves. Used a WARM2 at a gig once and was immediately taken with it. Occasionally miss the Xone23’s filter but am surviving.
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Not a rotary but i know some of you a big fans of this mixer and have been looking for one. This one looks in decent nick too.
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i used those forever. great sounding mixer - and it sort of has to be, being that it’s rather inflexible (eq’s don’t do much, no gain stage, etc.). at least this is one of the newer models with the user-swappable crossfader.
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Not too far from me that, wonder who it is! I’ve got a fairly solid guess based on the username
Wouldn’t mind grabbing that…
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Literally, the best mod I’ve ever seen for any rotary mixer…
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Louie’s selling more stuff on Wax Poetics. Rane 2016 rotary and Allen & Heath Xone V6 which will go for heaps i reckon. Also selling a black technics Reel to Reel
Looking to get the face cover of my mixer painted - does anyone know who can do this?
Thanks in advance.
Anyone have any experience with the ecler warm 2? Looking to upgrade my omnitronic 202 and was thinking about the ecler. I wanted the Union audio 2 valve but just can’t really justify spending £1500
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Yeh I love mine! Great layout, great sound, full kill eqs
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I have one, and I love it. It sounds great, and it has everything that I need in a mixer. It’s a bit longer than a regular mixer, just slightly but make sure it will fit in your space. It’s much narrower too which is usually a good thing. Definitely worth the money.
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Yep, love mine. Really good value for money.
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Agree with all above - love my Ecler Warm… my friend has a Mastersounds and thinks the EQ is better on the Ecler
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