Check out Carvin:
http://www.carvin.com/ and in particular
http://www.carvin.com/cgi-bin/get.exe?PAGE=mdetail&CFG=2&SearchStr=(I.ItemNumber='SM162')+AND+(CID2='MX')
Mike
--- In motm@y..., "CHRIS PARKER" <cparker@d...> wrote:
> Please pardon the non-modular bandwidth, but I need the expertise
of the list in helping me to choose some accessory equipment.
>
> I'm looking to buy a small, analog, 12-to-16 channel stereo
mic/line mixer. 75% of the time it will be used as a keyboard mixer
for live performance/dinking around; the other 25% of the time it
will be used for small home-studio recording projects. The major
stumbling block is my current budget of around $300.00.
>
> In a perfect world, I would run out and buy a Mackie 1402VLZ and be
off to the races. However, at $550.00 new, it's a bit pricey right
now. The Mackie 1202VLZ is better on price (around $380.00), but it
lacks some niceties like slide faders.
>
> A quick search of some online sites (Zzounds, Musician's Friend,
etc.) has left me with the following choices:
> Behringer MX1604A Eurorack - $200.00
> Behringer MX2004A Eurorack - $300.00
> Nady SRM-12X - $180.00
> Nady SRM-14X - $200.00
> Nady CMX-16A - $270.00
>
> Now, I have seen some reviews of Behringer's products in the past.
Some owners say that they are a pretty good value for the bucks. But
many folks really bad-rap them, calling them everything from "cheap
Mackie ripoffs" to "great superheated mounds of sh∗t". I have been
unable to find much info on Nady mixers. The general concensus seems
to be "Buy a Mackie!"
>
> So, here are my questions:
> 1. Has anyone had any experience with Behringer mixers? What do
you think of them?
> 2. Does anybody know anything about these Nady mixers?
> 3. Which would be a better choice...one of these Behringer or Nady
mixers new...or a used Mackie on eBay?
> 4. Are there any other brands that you think I should consider?
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> -Chris-