Allen and Heath XB14 2

[bigsix]

It's up and running but overkill for me. I think as usual my eyes were bigger than my stomach. I could have likely been satisfied with a mixer half the price. However given that I haven't yet officially launched my podcast that's still hard to say. The new Behringer X18 looks interesting but it's that new shiny object so caveat emptor...

LOL - same here for me. Kinda what happens to me when I go my favorite BBQ joint, I see all the goodies I like but end up ordering too much. The XB-10 is very nice, but as you stated, "over-kill" for what I need. I too could have gotten by with a unit for about a third of the cost of this one. But oh well, boys and their toys, right?

[AlBurr]

LOL - same here for me. Kinda what happens to me when I go my favorite BBQ joint, I see all the goodies I like but end up ordering too much. The XB-10 is very nice, but as you stated, "over-kill" for what I need. I too could have gotten by with a unit for about a third of the cost of this one. But oh well, boys and their toys, right?

Ain't that the truth... I've kept all of the boxes and packing materials for the mixer and may try to get out of it and go a different route. I am not to proud to admit that sometimes I have more money than sense.

[Dan Ortego]

Hi Al,
Well, if it's overkill for you then it would have most certainly been overkill for me. I'm now glad that I didn't go that route. My Behringer X1204USB shows up in the morning.

Dan

[AlBurr]

I don't know Dan with that ISOBOX of yours I'm surprised I'm not seeing you with a full Axia setup BTW the X1204USB was on my short list and probably what I should have gotten in the first place...

[Dan Ortego]

That's one item that I have no regrets about because of the enormous dust issue I have to deal with here in the desert. I keep my house spotless but dust gets into my MacPro and every other component to such a level that it drives me crazy!

My new Mac/PC will be a rack-mount configuration as well so this thing will get plenty of good use. When I returned from my 2-month vacation I opened up the IsoBox and there wasn't a spot of dust anywhere. I simply replaced the intake filter I made and that was it. However, the grill on my Mac Pro was about fingernail deep of dust because my house sitter was using it while I was gone. The IsoBox Post is best investment of office gear that I've ever made.

Sidebar: This week I continued to work on room acoustics so I'll be posting revised studio photos fairly soon.

[AlBurr]

That's right it was more of a dust issue than a sound issue for you. Perhaps they make a real big box for the house...

[Dan Ortego]

Again, with my dust issue I would love to have this rig if it can a mix/minus. I know it could handle my recording hobby although I can't figure out whether this thing' has a true Aux Send configurable for Skype. Seems that it would handle my analog mic pre. Anyway, if anyone can figure it out then please chime in.

http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/X32-RACK.aspx