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<blockquote data-quote="Arik Semagin" data-source="post: 115196" data-attributes="member: 5072">Re: New Midas M32 ConsoleCan&#039;t agree with you, John. SRM450s are different and do sound differently, I tested Italian and Chinese 450s side by side many times, they are. First thing you notice is a smaller center cap on woofer in Chinese 450s, could be smaller voice coil, so drivers are obviously different, I don&#039;t know if they confirm to the same specs or not.As for Mackies vs. Peavey analog mixers, I should say Mackies are more feature-ladden (I think PFL is important for live work), comparing to similarly-sized Peavey Unity series (can&#039;t say anything about current ones, lost interest in them after switching to digital). My big ass SR40-8 Mackie mixer that I used to haul around was cool too, with more features than in comparable Soundcraft or A&amp;H boards, I think it&#039;s their best large-format console (80-series ONYX boards came just too late). Surprisingly I didn&#039;t have any problems with it, despite bitching on forums, still works in a church that I sold it to. Recording series (24-8&nbsp; and 32-8) had more problems, though there were more of those in existence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arik Semagin, post: 115196, member: 5072"] Re: New Midas M32 Console Can't agree with you, John. SRM450s are different and do sound differently, I tested Italian and Chinese 450s side by side many times, they are. First thing you notice is a smaller center cap on woofer in Chinese 450s, could be smaller voice coil, so drivers are obviously different, I don't know if they confirm to the same specs or not. As for Mackies vs. Peavey analog mixers, I should say Mackies are more feature-ladden (I think PFL is important for live work), comparing to similarly-sized Peavey Unity series (can't say anything about current ones, lost interest in them after switching to digital). My big ass SR40-8 Mackie mixer that I used to haul around was cool too, with more features than in comparable Soundcraft or A&H boards, I think it's their best large-format console (80-series ONYX boards came just too late). Surprisingly I didn't have any problems with it, despite bitching on forums, still works in a church that I sold it to. Recording series (24-8 and 32-8) had more problems, though there were more of those in existence. [/QUOTE]

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