[SML] Upgrading audio mixer

[e-mail frank.wood95]

It would be interesting to know just how they 'break'. Do their
internal interconnections fail? Do their power supplies fail? Do they
suffer from the failure of op-amps or DACs or other complex
components?

To me, three years seems an astonishingly short lifespan. Properly
designed gear should have at least a 20-year lifespan, failing from
obsolescence rather than anything else. I know that I have a
reputation for over-engineering designs and systems. This costs more
at the time of their installation, but far less in maintenance and
system downtime, in the long run. But the bean-counters will have
their say.

On 4 April 2015 at 19:28, Jason Salvatori via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> At That price range I'd second the recommendation for the Behringer
> X32.  It's got the best features of a board in that range.  Anecdotal
> evidence suggests they are lasting at least 3 years, and there is now
> a "compact" version if there are space limitations.
> I haven't used the Presonus desks yet, but I have had flavours of
> their Firewire interfaces and had all 4 of them break within 2 years
> of purchase.
>
> Jason
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Jeffrey Kanyuck via Stagecraft
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>> I would suggest you look at PreSonus, also. They are running through the end of April an offer for a free SL-AVB-MIX option card when you fill out a rebate card. The board might not offer everything you need all at once, but, what it does have might be worth it to you.
>> Jeff Kanyuck
>> Harford Community College
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Bill Nelson via Stagecraft
>> Subject: [SML] Upgrading audio mixer
>> Our local theatre is finally willing to spend a bit of money to get a decent audio mixer - the current one was designed for studio use, not in a theatre, and is a pain to use.
>> The theatre has 10 wireless mikes and is unlikely to get any more. Sometimes we have a few musical instruments for musicals. We keep two CD players plugged in. Budget appears to be in the $2500 - $3000 range.
>> I would like to drag the theatre into current gear if possible so am looking at relatively inexpensive digital boards, with all their configuration/patching flexibility. One advantage is the built in processing, since the theatre does not have any.
>> I want a board where I can set it up and then novices can treat it as a basic analog board (basically push faders and leave most everything else alone).
>> So far, the best match I have found is the Allen & Heath QU 24. It appears to be fairly easy to configure and I can get it for about $2900.
>> Any pro/con comments?
>> Bill
>>
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