wilkee Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I am just about to purchase a new mixer and had pretty much decided to get an A&H Zed420, however I am wondering if the additional money to buy a Mackie Onyx 24-4 could be justified. I have been using an Onyx 1620 for small scale events pretty much since they were released and I have been very impressed with its build quality and more importantly the quality of its mic pre's which really are about as clean as I have heard other than on top end stuff. I do mainly Tribute and Cover bands and I have a very high quality speaker/amp set-up so sound quality is of paramount importance but please no mention of Midas etc. which I could not justify. Any suggestions/opinions would be very welcome. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervaka Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 from what I can read about the Onyx desks, the circuit boards are modular for every 8 channels, whereas the Zed has a circuit board for every channel. I personally don't have a lot of faith in the build quality of Mackie desks after my experiences with a D8B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Do you need the USB facility? Frankly, if sound quality is the deciding factor, I wouldn't go to the Mackie. It's a personal thing, but I find even the Zed series to be a nicer, warmer sound than the rather cold and clinical Mackie. I've also had much better luck over the years with the build quality of the A&H compared to Mackie which I've had a lot of bad luck with. In the UK at least, after sales support is FAR better for A&H than it is for Mackie...and the board will hold value better too. However, if you don't need the USB interface, the mixer that I WOULD consider spending the extra on would be the A&H GL2400-16. It's in the same price range as the Mackie but a different league for sound quality. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 +1 on the GLs - the point at which mixers dont suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilkee Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 OK thanks for the input, I had overlooked the GL's. Going to get a Demo. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhirlwind Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 OK thanks for the input, I had overlooked the GL's. Going to get a Demo. Tony I've owned a two mackie things over the last few years, a cfx mixer and a pair of sr1530 speakers. one of the speakers broke (luckily within the warranty) and the mixer started having channels drop in and out a weekbefore an important gig.so personally I would have to say I've not been impressed with the build quality of Mackie stuff at all soI would go with another option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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