Stanton Magnetics SA-3

It's fair to say that Stanton have made some pretty bad mixers, but luckily this isn't one of them!

Despite some innovations like the focus fader, most of Stanton's early mixers had the THD spec of a portable radio and were really not fit for purpose.

The SA series was essentially Stanton's first attempt at addressing this, and the sound quality on offer here is actually very good. The EQs are a little soulless if I'm being critical, but this is unlikely to be of too much concern for its intended user & I'm used to better gear.

The build quality is still very much Stanton - there's nothing to complain about, but it's quite agricultural. It has a solid metal case and the pots & switches are all great, but the overall feel is still of a modern day small-scale electronic item from China.

Competing products from Allen & Heath, Rane and Ecler from this era are far more refined but this will be more than acceptable next to the better budget kit.

Faders are acceptable for scratching but obviously you could do much better - think clacky old school Vestax. You could of course put a modern fader in if you wanted.

I think this would be worth picking up in 2021 if you can find a good one. These days the scratch boom is long past and the best mixers are also sadly out of production, so the benchmark is lower in general. This is available for very little money now, and I can recommend it on sound quality alone.

Mixer from Stanton 2 Channel

- 2 + 2 Phono Inputs Line Inputs and 1 Mic with Mute
- User interface very intuitive for easier handling and faster
- Gain Control per Channel
- Grave, Mid, Treble per Channel
- Section Pre listening Cue Pan, Cue Select and 2 Outputs Headphones
- Adjusting the Curve, Run and Reverse Function on 3 faders
- Master Balanced Output with Mono / Stereo
- Master Volume with Mute Switch

UTILIZATION

Table mix very easy to use, no need to read the manual.
Quality and robustness are waiting for you.

SOUNDS

The console is transparent?, Introduced she breath?, The equalizer is effective? ...
To these three questions RAS

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you been using?
4 years without any worries.

I remake that choice without hesitation.

CHARACTERISTICS of the main STANTON SA-3
2-channel mixer
2 phono + 2 line inputs and 1 mic with MUTE
Trs intuitive user interface for easier handling and fast
CONTRL gain, 3 band EQ and pan on each channel
Unit costs with pre-Cue Pan, Cue Select, and 2 headphone outputs
Curve fit, running and Reverse on 3 faders
Master output symtrique switched Mono / Stereo
Master Volume with Mute Switch
Optical switch for switching between flash source Phono / line

Technical Specifications of STANTON SA-3
Rponse in frquences (line): 20Hz-20kHz +1.5 dB
THD + N (line): <0.04% @ 1kHz
S / N ratio:> 94dB
Noise level: <-80dBV (unbalanced between line to output. & Sym.)
Range rglage by (EQ): Hi (+9,-18dB) / Mid (+9,-25dB) / Low (+9,-25dB)

UTILIZATION

Honestly this mixer and easy to use all functions are port labor. Personally I did not have the usefulness of the manual but hey it's pretty clear

SOUNDS

The sound quality of the optimal SA-3 is ensured by the user of electronic components of the highest quality and output symtriques professional type. The SA-3 benefitted also from the Fade slider enchantment (crossfader) the most durable and softer on the plant.

OVERALL OPINION

J'utlise this table for five months and I do not regret to have bought.
With the surface of innovative ProtektPanel Stanton, SA-3 is the mlangeur IDAL for the rigors of scratch mixing, COMPTITE COMPTITE APRS.
The SA-3 is an excellent quality price, I urge you!

Complmentaires Info:

We can say that for 2 years, Stanton has dune dveloppement capacity of almost unlimited. SA-3 after the 2 consoles dernires SA-12 and SA-8 is Submitted in a more simple (fewer features), but benefitted from all the quality manufacturing and component selection that is the specification of SA SERIES. Feedback, a simple mixer and trs effective, functional and solid as a rock and sounds ...
The SA-3 is a mlangeur bnficiant CHARACTERISTICS of a host of which is not usually found in its class of products, in addition to reliability irrprochable, assorite d excellent sound.

The interface intuitive SA-3 Get You Started with a work surface that lends itself perfectly to the work of scratch DJs, and continues with the gain control, 3 band and the LEQ CONTRL pan on each channel. The section of pr-cost complte includes panoramic pr-cost, select pr-cost 2 output dcouteurs, and more DJs can adjust the mlangeur with slecteurs and the Reverse Curve (dimmer curve) on three sliders.