afxz' Essentials.

**afxz** · 01-18-2014, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Eugguy

The 92 as well as many other Xone models have insane headroom. I actually use the M447's (with Serato) which are known have increased output volume...very interesting. I actually own the 92 Rotary. The only issue I really have is how loud the cueing (button) system is. I have had to resort to using the aux1/aux2 at times to cue. The loudness with the cueing button throws off the master mix. I should mention I mix 99.99% in my headphones.

Hmm, not sure what you mean about the cueing system being too loud? I have HD-25's with the standard cable and occasionally a Cardas cable (which is much louder and much more detailed). Cueing system works fine for me. One thing I have noticed is that the Cueing 'mix' is leans way heavier on what is being cued than the overall mix. On my Xone 42, at 12 o' clock the cue:mix ratio would be roughly 50%. But on the 92 you have to turn the 'mix' dial all the way to 75-80% to be able to hear the overall mix in your headphones clearly. Is this maybe what you are talking about?

Besides, how do you cue using your aux1/2? At the moment I have all my spare RCA's tied up to my desktop audio system, so I haven't had much chance to play around with the Aux send/return.

On a similar note - does anyone know any ways I'd be able to get my PC audio output running on the X92's 2 Mic/Return channels? Obviously the Xone 42 I had before had a digital/USB channel which ran direct. Wondering if there are any ways (or cables) I can use to get my PC's 3.5mm stereo outs into the X92's hefty mic ports.

**Eugguy** · 01-20-2014, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by afxz

Hmm, not sure what you mean about the cueing system being too loud? I have HD-25's with the standard cable and occasionally a Cardas cable (which is much louder and much more detailed). Cueing system works fine for me. One thing I have noticed is that the Cueing 'mix' is leans way heavier on what is being cued than the overall mix. On my Xone 42, at 12 o' clock the cue:mix ratio would be roughly 50%. But on the 92 you have to turn the 'mix' dial all the way to 75-80% to be able to hear the overall mix in your headphones clearly. Is this maybe what you are talking about?

Besides, how do you cue using your aux1/2? At the moment I have all my spare RCA's tied up to my desktop audio system, so I haven't had much chance to play around with the Aux send/return.

On a similar note - does anyone know any ways I'd be able to get my PC audio output running on the X92's 2 Mic/Return channels? Obviously the Xone 42 I had before had a digital/USB channel which ran direct. Wondering if there are any ways (or cables) I can use to get my PC's 3.5mm stereo outs into the X92's hefty mic ports.

Yes, when I turn the cue knob all the way to the right, the volume is amplified by a few db it seems. It doesn't seem to be 50-50 to me. However, that is why I make use of the AUX most of the times. I have the Aux 1 turned up at around 3 o'clock on the top row, Aux 2 turned up around 2 o'clock on the bottom row. This was when I press the aux1 or aux2 in the cueing section, I can hear a 60/40 mix in stereo. It is pretty neat, and I use this feature a ton. If you need me to take pictures let me know. I will post it on my setup thread.

**afxz** · 09-20-2014, 02:55 PM

I said in my original post that I had some 'goals' for the next 12 months... well, here they are!

Pair of Shure Whitelabels on the way, also!

Think I shall complete my new IKEA build with Adam A7X speakers in December. Working to a tight schedule!