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<blockquote data-quote="Gordon Brinton" data-source="post: 146172" data-attributes="member: 9814">Re: Input confusionI don&#039;t know what your criteria was for arriving at the Expression 1, but it appears to lack 1/4&quot; inputs. You can use DI boxes as they are intended to accommodate 1/4&quot; sources into mic channels. However, if 1/4&quot; inputs are most important to you, you may want to consider other mixers with more flexible input options.In case you didn&#039;t know...An equally good rival to Soundcraft is Allen &amp; Heath. They offer a superb line of digital mixers called QU. All models in the QU line offer XLR and 1/4&quot; inputs on every channel. Any of the regular mic channels can be linked to function as a stereo pair. They also have 1/8&quot; stereo input (on top) for phones and ipods as well as a few sets of pre-paired 1/4&quot; ins. I own the QU-24 and I absolutely love it.Good luck with your shopping adventure. It sometimes causes confusion for all of us. Also, many of us here have learned that if you call your favorite pro equipment retailer and talk to them about price, you&#039;ll be pleasantly surprised at the great discounts you can achieve.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gordon Brinton, post: 146172, member: 9814"] Re: Input confusion I don't know what your criteria was for arriving at the Expression 1, but it appears to lack 1/4" inputs. You can use DI boxes as they are intended to accommodate 1/4" sources into mic channels. However, if 1/4" inputs are most important to you, you may want to consider other mixers with more flexible input options. In case you didn't know... An equally good rival to Soundcraft is Allen & Heath. They offer a superb line of digital mixers called QU. All models in the QU line offer XLR and 1/4" inputs on every channel. Any of the regular mic channels can be linked to function as a stereo pair. They also have 1/8" stereo input (on top) for phones and ipods as well as a few sets of pre-paired 1/4" ins. I own the QU-24 and I absolutely love it. Good luck with your shopping adventure. It sometimes causes confusion for all of us. Also, many of us here have learned that if you call your favorite pro equipment retailer and talk to them about price, you'll be pleasantly surprised at the great discounts you can achieve. [/QUOTE]

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