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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Ryder" data-source="post: 130463" data-attributes="member: 852">Re: SI Performer/VI ? to replace GB seriesYou are quite right about the quality of a rental house not being based on whether they have an X32 or not. There is one in my warehouse. Most of the major players have a few of them around for budget gigs.As for Eric&#039;s statement about the A&amp;H comparison it is very accurate .The price point of the X32 puts it straight in the niche once filled by the GL2400 and small outboard rack.You may recall that many riders used to say &quot;no A+H&quot;. A little unfair as the desks were quite decent. It wasn&#039;t the console however that was really being rejected, it was the dodgy outboard rack of Behringer / Samson / Phonic / insert other cheap brand here, as well as the level of infrastructure associated with it from a provider or venue who has just about scraped together enough cash to buy one of these consoles.This is not to say that the X32 is not good. It is (now I sound like a fan boy). However there is a limit to the level of bands and corporate clients that will be willing to accept one. If this does not matter to you in your market, and you haven&#039;t fallen for one of its slightly pricier competitors, go ahead and buy one. I do not think that you will regret it. If however you are already doing higher level acts and events once in a while (or want to be), you may want to consider the Performer ,Yamaha QL, or the M32.Finally, there is also the sound quality factor. the M32, Performer (and Expression) and the A+H digital desks all sound noticeably better than the X32. Now obviously this is subjective ,so I would recommend going and listening.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Simon Ryder, post: 130463, member: 852"] Re: SI Performer/VI ? to replace GB series You are quite right about the quality of a rental house not being based on whether they have an X32 or not. There is one in my warehouse. Most of the major players have a few of them around for budget gigs. As for Eric's statement about the A&H comparison it is very accurate .The price point of the X32 puts it straight in the niche once filled by the GL2400 and small outboard rack. You may recall that many riders used to say "no A+H". A little unfair as the desks were quite decent. It wasn't the console however that was really being rejected, it was the dodgy outboard rack of Behringer / Samson / Phonic / insert other cheap brand here, as well as the level of infrastructure associated with it from a provider or venue who has just about scraped together enough cash to buy one of these consoles. This is not to say that the X32 is not good. It is (now I sound like a fan boy). However there is a limit to the level of bands and corporate clients that will be willing to accept one. If this does not matter to you in your market, and you haven't fallen for one of its slightly pricier competitors, go ahead and buy one. I do not think that you will regret it. If however you are already doing higher level acts and events once in a while (or want to be), you may want to consider the Performer ,Yamaha QL, or the M32. Finally, there is also the sound quality factor. the M32, Performer (and Expression) and the A+H digital desks all sound noticeably better than the X32. Now obviously this is subjective ,so I would recommend going and listening. [/QUOTE]

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