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Hi all,

We will be putting together some upgrades to a small portable system to be used in our church. We are going to need a rackmountable 16 channel mixer and a DSP.

For the mixer I had been planning on A&H MixWiz3 16:2, but also have seen the Soundcraft GB2R 16, and Mackie Onyx 1640. The MixWiz is the standard recommendation from a forum search but it seems the soundcraft is fine too with similar functionality and costs $100 less. The mackie adds 4 groups but is $200 more than the MixWiz and is 26" deep (compared to right at 20 for the other two) if mounted on top of a rack which is what I was planning. So that pretty much rules out the mackie. Are there any others that are better bang for the buck while maintaining the essential channel count (16), eq and routing features of the MixWiz3 and GB2R? Is there any major reason to prefer MixWiz or GB2 one over the other?

For DSP we just need to be able to operate a straight "stereo" top over sub setup. The tops will be operated full range passive. The option to do aux fed subs would perhaps be nice as well. I was planning on the Behringer DCX2496 due to the high feature content for low $$$ as well as some fairly positive reviews here and at PSW. Are there others that would be strong contenders?

Also, any suggestions on affordable equipment racks for a rig like this? I am thinking poly construction is OK, on wheels, pop up top for the mixer, enough space below for 2 x 2 rackspace amps, the DSP, a power conditioner and perhaps a drawer. I was looking at one of the Gator units for this.

Thanks for any inputs,
Loren Jones

<blockquote data-quote="Loren Jones" data-source="post: 4988" data-attributes="member: 829">Hi all,We will be putting together some upgrades to a small portable system to be used in our church.&nbsp; We are going to need a rackmountable 16 channel mixer and a DSP.For the mixer I had been planning on A&amp;H MixWiz3 16:2, but also have seen the Soundcraft GB2R 16, and Mackie Onyx 1640.&nbsp; The MixWiz is the standard recommendation from a forum search but it seems the soundcraft is fine too with similar functionality and costs $100 less.&nbsp; The mackie adds 4 groups but is $200 more than the MixWiz and is 26&quot; deep (compared to right at 20 for the other two) if mounted on top of a rack which is what I was planning.&nbsp; So that pretty much rules out the mackie.&nbsp; Are there any others that are better bang for the buck while maintaining the essential channel count (16), eq and routing features of the MixWiz3 and GB2R?&nbsp; Is there any major reason to prefer MixWiz or GB2 one over the other?&nbsp; For DSP we just need to be able to operate a straight &quot;stereo&quot; top over sub setup.&nbsp; The tops will be operated full range passive.&nbsp; The option to do aux fed subs would perhaps be nice as well.&nbsp; I was planning on the Behringer DCX2496 due to the high feature content for low $$$ as well as some fairly positive reviews here and at PSW.&nbsp; Are there others that would be strong contenders?Also, any suggestions on affordable equipment racks for a rig like this?&nbsp; I am thinking poly construction is OK, on wheels, pop up top for the mixer, enough space below for 2 x 2 rackspace amps, the DSP, a power conditioner and perhaps a drawer.&nbsp; I was looking at one of the Gator units for this.Thanks for any inputs,Loren Jones</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Loren Jones, post: 4988, member: 829"] Hi all, We will be putting together some upgrades to a small portable system to be used in our church. We are going to need a rackmountable 16 channel mixer and a DSP. For the mixer I had been planning on A&H MixWiz3 16:2, but also have seen the Soundcraft GB2R 16, and Mackie Onyx 1640. The MixWiz is the standard recommendation from a forum search but it seems the soundcraft is fine too with similar functionality and costs $100 less. The mackie adds 4 groups but is $200 more than the MixWiz and is 26" deep (compared to right at 20 for the other two) if mounted on top of a rack which is what I was planning. So that pretty much rules out the mackie. Are there any others that are better bang for the buck while maintaining the essential channel count (16), eq and routing features of the MixWiz3 and GB2R? Is there any major reason to prefer MixWiz or GB2 one over the other? For DSP we just need to be able to operate a straight "stereo" top over sub setup. The tops will be operated full range passive. The option to do aux fed subs would perhaps be nice as well. I was planning on the Behringer DCX2496 due to the high feature content for low $$$ as well as some fairly positive reviews here and at PSW. Are there others that would be strong contenders? Also, any suggestions on affordable equipment racks for a rig like this? I am thinking poly construction is OK, on wheels, pop up top for the mixer, enough space below for 2 x 2 rackspace amps, the DSP, a power conditioner and perhaps a drawer. I was looking at one of the Gator units for this. Thanks for any inputs, Loren Jones [/QUOTE]

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