i have no problems at all with the size of the faders. you do get used to it.
the problem i've found with the mixer is things do go wrong. two of my channels went so I just left them for years and when I finally got round to fixing them, they were fixed and then other things went wrong. i do like the mixer alot and i really wouldn't swap it for the pionneer. i do have a slight problem with the bass cut out though but cause you have the filters that isnt an issue. it's defintely not a sturdy as say those bloody silver vestax mixers