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<blockquote data-quote="Caleb Dueck" data-source="post: 32272" data-attributes="member: 60">Re: Roland M-480 digital consoleThe M480 is a better desk, but it also costs more.&nbsp; Apples to apples, the M480 as a complete system isn&#039;t that much cheaper than the iLive.&nbsp; We installed a number of Roland mixers in the past, but are now almost exclusively installing iLive&#039;s.&nbsp; The primary benefit of the Roland - low cost.&nbsp; Now that that is nearly gone, what is left?&nbsp; It&#039;s not bad, it just isn&#039;t in the same league as an iLive, and is over priced for what it is.&nbsp; If I&#039;m mixing, I&#039;ll take iLive over Roland any day.&nbsp; The only Roland product I still like is the M48.&nbsp; If they were to use Dante as the core rather than a proprietary format (REAC), we&#039;d be all over it.&nbsp; Until they make a competitively priced Dante to REAC converter, a few clients are willing to pay extra for the M48&#039;s over Aviom, but not many.&nbsp; Almost no church clients are going for the mixer though, it&#039;s iLive (or Avid or Midas for the high $ applications).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caleb Dueck, post: 32272, member: 60"] Re: Roland M-480 digital console The M480 is a better desk, but it also costs more. Apples to apples, the M480 as a complete system isn't that much cheaper than the iLive. We installed a number of Roland mixers in the past, but are now almost exclusively installing iLive's. The primary benefit of the Roland - low cost. Now that that is nearly gone, what is left? It's not bad, it just isn't in the same league as an iLive, and is over priced for what it is. If I'm mixing, I'll take iLive over Roland any day. The only Roland product I still like is the M48. If they were to use Dante as the core rather than a proprietary format (REAC), we'd be all over it. Until they make a competitively priced Dante to REAC converter, a few clients are willing to pay extra for the M48's over Aviom, but not many. Almost no church clients are going for the mixer though, it's iLive (or Avid or Midas for the high $ applications). [/QUOTE]

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