[SML] Upgrading audio mixer

[Bryan Manternach]

I cannot speak to the PreSonus quality, but Behringer bought Midas
specifically to address quality issues, and it shows in the X32 line
of products.  Also my experience with the post Midas Behringer has
given me a renewed trust in the company.  Especially when you see
all the changes they demonstrate that Midas engineering has brought
to Behringer.    It's a different company now.

On 4/4/15 3:03 PM, e-mail frank.wood95 via Stagecraft wrote:
> 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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