This is a great thread but I'm going to burst some bubbles...
One thing that many people don't consider when buying gear is the
reliability/customer service factor. As a pro-audio tech I see a LOT
of new gear that is absolute CRAP. It gets worse every year. The
built-in disposability and utter lack of customer support on the part
of some manufacturers is ghastly. People are so bedazzled by features
and packaging. I think it's fair to say that one of the things that
we MOTMers appreciate about Pauls designs is the no-corners-cut
philosophy and the HumVee-like construction.
Beware of what you buy...
Z.
like --- In motm@y..., "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> a) here is the "highest-end" rack mixer that I know of:
>
> www.speck.com
>
> b) It's probably easier to get a used Samson 2404 mixer (~$175)
and 'hot-rod' it.
>
> c) I have always wanted to do high-end studio rack-mount stuff.
Does a vocoder count??!? But a
> "MOTM spec" mixer would be pretty expensive. I could do a decent
job on say an 8 to 12-input one.
> Since the Speck is $3500 with no EQ, maybe I could do a 12-in
version with EQ for the ∗low∗ price
> of $1899. I'd sell 3 maybe :)
>
> d) Rather than that, maybe some VC Matrix Mixers/Routers/JH
Interpolating Scanners would be more
> realistic.
>
> Paul S.