Headliner R2 Rotary Mixer

As someone who’s been a DJ for 25+ years, hosts a live weekly 2 hour mix show on a well-known internet radio station for the past 23 years from my home studio, and has 100’s of live club gigs under my belt I’ve played on every mixer imaginable. My tried and true 14 year old home studio mixer started giving me some issues in the recent weeks and I was in the market for a replacement. I’ve never owned but always wanted an analog rotary mixer however I wasn’t too keen on dropping well over $1000 for an entry level Ecler. This popped up on my radar and I watched a ton of YouTube vids and read as much as I could find on this unit. It checked all the boxes so I made the purchase. I did my first live show with the mixer this past Saturday and the sound quality blew me away. Room filling warmth that a standard club mixer just can’t duplicate. The build quality on this thing is a solid B+ but that’s to be expected with a unit at this price point. The precision of the eq knobs is stellar and you can really tune the highs mids and lows while mixing 2 tracks to create a seamless transition. The filter does make a slight “pop” when you engage but this is mentioned in every review I read or watched online. Its doesn’t bother me because I don’t use the filter anyways. The only gripe I have is that you cannot turn off the filter led lights when it’s not in use - they are very bright and I actually covered them with small pieces of tape because tbh they’re kind of blinding. That being said, I have to mention the sound quality again - it’s the best sounding mixer I’ve ever used outside of some top of the line club gear that costs thousands more. I would recommend this mixer to any DJ out there who’s looking for that warm analog sound. It really brings out elements of your tracks that you normally wouldn’t hear on any comparable club style mixer. I’m very happy with my purchase.

This is a pretty machine- but there were clearly corners cut when assembling this unit. The audio quality also isn’t great.The hi/low filter makes a popping sound when engaged. Totally defeats the purpose of live mixing when the audio quality is diminished when adding fx.Additionally, the knobs don’t all align *centered* in the same place. Some slightly to right and left of center.The button toggle for the filter also fell off after one month of use.Overall, it’s an introduction to rotary mixers, but for the price, not sure I’d buy again. I am looking for a better unit to replace this one in my live setup. Buyers beware.

Sounds great so far. Fun to mix with. Nice and warm.

Do not be fooled by the price and looks of this mixer. The knobs were totally off and I found it very frustrating to use. The basic expectations of a rotary DJ mixer is the knobs to click into place at 0db gain on the EQ. This mixer had not 1 , not 2 but 4 knobs out of alignment with unity. Something i was thinking wouldn’t be a problem but the dynamics of the eq meant that with the knobs placed within the click (0db) the eq was drastically different than when they actually at 0db (not in the click). Something that is extremely noticeable at louder volumes.I returned the mixer after 2 weeks, well within the amazon return window. I used it for a couple of hours each weekend so it had very minimal use and I returned in the packaging with everything as close to “unboxing” presentation as I could get. I was hoping they would expect the issue I had with the product and wished them every chance to resell after fixing the knobs.I was then CHARGED $40 from the seller/manufacturer for a “restocking fee”. For a faulty product that was returned in excellent condition within their return window. Ive never seen anything like this from a retailer or Amazon in general and very frustrated I am being penalised for their poor build quality and lack of communication around returns and additional fees.I hope the manufacturer makes corrections to their build quality for all future customers.

For a rotary mixer with great analogue sound- the $400 price tage is great. But here is how it makes you pay:-Filter changes sound with a slight pop everytime you kick it on. Sounds kind of cheap.-SUPER DUPER RIDICULOUSLY bright LED's that blind you while you are mixing.

Don't cheap out, save up and get a mixer thats built better. Mine had knobs that weren't aligned correctly, the filter always pops when it's engaged. I wish I could but I can't genuinely recommend this mixer, its great in a sense its an affordable rotary, but you really get what you pay for. I'll more than likely be selling it.

Mixer looks beautiful. First thing that I saw when opened was this wooden part looks loose. Second and most important is when you use filter there is "pop" sound that you hear when you press button for filter on both channels. This makes noise that ruins sound, especially on big sound system when I tried. So the only effect that you have is useless and there is no possibility for external effect to be added