Allen & Heath Xone:23C
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The Allen & Heath Xone:23C is a professional 2-channel mixing console with a built-in sound card. This sound card features 4 stereo channels and works via plug and play with the Xone:K2 MIDI controller. This lets you easily combine digital DJing with the convenience of a real mixing console.
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Attention audiophiles: for no money you can buy two very good moving magnet phono preamps with adjustable gain, and a four-way full duplex 96 kHz 24 bit USB ADDA converter with which you can also record with a sound quality that leaves nothing to be desired. The ideal solution for digitizing your vinyl or other analog sources. In hi-fi terms you pay at least double for this. I know and use Allen and Heath professional mixing consoles both analog and digital and that is top class equipment, especially the digital desks. This DJ mixing desk is top class, both digital and analog. However, there are some drawbacks that you should consider if you can live with them. For example, you cannot adjust the volume of the digital input and output on the mixing desk. The digital input cannot be switched off either, which makes pre-listening difficult. DJs think about it for a moment. If you turn the gain of an analog input all the way down, a small signal will still come in, so even with the master all the way up, there's still a little output. You can insert an external effect, this is done by pressing the EXT On button and the FILTER button of the relevant channel, unfortunately this gives an audible pop, keep fader closed and filter first. The LED meter is of inferior quality, you have to be careful with the input signal, otherwise you risk distortion. The X fader and the microphone input cannot be switched off. The sensitivity of the moving magnet phono inputs is adjusted to high output DJ elements, a hi-fi element of about 5mV cannot fully control the input, apparently you can increase the sensitivity by 6dB by soldering a bridge inside the device, how that I don't know about the warranty. I use the mixing desk purely for hi-fi purposes, then these drawbacks do not weigh heavily because the sound of the mixing desk is warm and very dynamic. Recordings both analog and digital are superb.
Marec608
25 April 2018
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If you are looking for a 2 channel mixer for professional use: look no further because it doesn't get any better than this.
The only downside is that the built-in sound card is unfortunately not compatible with software other than MixVibes (included). Using timecode vinyl from tractor is therefore not possible and mixvibes no longer sells timecode records.
Thomas Reijnders
30 November 2016
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Product number | 463167 | |
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Manufacturer code | XONE23C | |
Brand | Allen & Heath | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty |
Type of mixer | Hybrid | |
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DJ controller function | ||
Built-in screen |
Number of channels mixer | 2 | |
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Crossfader | ||
Adjustable curve crossfader | ||
Replaceable crossfader | ||
Equalizer per channel | Yes, 3-band | |
Kill function per EQ | ||
Gain control per channel | ||
Number of channels mixer - option | 2 |
Filters | ||
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Filter curve | High pass, Low pass | |
Effects | ||
Loop function |
Integrated audio interface | ||
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Audio interface type | Integrated | |
Sample frequencies | 96 kHZ | |
Audio bit depth | 24 bps | |
Frequency response | 50 kHZ | |
Signal-to-noise ratio | 85 dB |
Headphone jack | ||
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Type of headphone connection | [3.5mm mini jack], [6.3mm jack] | |
Number of headphone jacks | 2 | |
6.3mm jack line connector | ||
3.5mm mini jack connector | ||
RCA connector | ||
Number of stereo RCA outputs (back) | 2 | |
Number of stereo RCA line outputs | 2 | |
Stereo RCA phono connector | ||
Number of RCA phono connectors | 2 | |
Number of stereo RCA line inputs | 2 | |
XLR line connector | ||
Number of XLR inputs | 1 | |
Number of XLR outputs | 0 | |
Neutrik XLR connector | ||
Combined XLR jack connection | ||
Microphone connector | ||
Number of microphone connectors | 1 | |
Type of microphone connection | XLR | |
Digital optical connector | ||
Digital coaxial connector |
MIDI input | ||
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MIDI output | ||
MIDI throughput |
USB port |
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Power source | ||
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Power supply type | Power grid |
Depth | 37 cm | |
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Height | 23 cm | |
Width | 50 cm | |
Material | Metal |