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Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
The TF-1 screen looks better than the QU-16 for starters. Digital Scribble strips too.
My impression was that the Yamaha is a more pro-level piece of kit.
I'm considering adding a further 16 channels with the NY-64D expansion card plus a Tio1608-D unit as we use all 16 channels (and that's with just 4 mics on the kit and no brass!).
R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
No, the control surface is on the front - it's fine having the inputs on the rear, although I'll probably get a stage box at some stage to cut down on the spaghetti cabling.
What I would have liked Yamaha to provide is a rack-mount control surface and a Dante expansion port(s) and then use it with a separate Tio1608-D stage box or two.
R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
We brought another QU16 for the band that was using the Mackie DL1608, it cost £1100 second hand on Ebay but was essentially new in the box. Bit of a bargain really. So that's 3 QU-16's and one QU-24 across 4 bands now.
So far in the 5 years of using them I've not seen a single fault, not a sticky motorized fader, not a blown backlight on a screen ...nothing of the desks at all. The build quality is superb
I did repair the matching digital AR2412 stage box though which developed a fault in the SM power supply. There was a rectifier diode on the PCB fitted vertically and the vibration onstage had caused the diode to crack it's solder joint on one leg. Annoyingly I didn't spot this until I had brought another AR2412 SMPS unit from A&H and fitted it .... noting the replacement unit had the diode globbed in mastic so it's a known fault and remedied I was able to sell the one I fixed though for 70% of what the new one cost so it wasn't too bad.
As an electronics engineer I can't recommend anything Behringer ... that doesn't mean I won't use any of their kit I do and some bits like the X32 are well proven and installed in all kinds of places .... Portsmouth Guildhall house desk is an X32 (has had a couple of failures but nothing show stopping ) and there are loads of PA companies using them but over the years I've just seen too many badly built Behringer bits of kit to recommend buying anything for non redundant for pro use ...particularly in the all important area of the SMPSU cos when that fails you basically have a doorstop. They attack the market on price point and they do cut corners to get there. I can't say categorically state every bit of Behringer kit is designed badly though, I've not even seen the inside of an X18. You can buy an X32 SMPSU as a service part and it's only around £180 which is pretty good. I've not seen service parts for the X18 ... but @andyoz experience of a 2 day turnaround to fix one is quite impressive.
As far as the surface \ no surface area goes just remember with no surface your at the mercy of the iPad so having a spare is a good move.
he's just had to replace the LCD on his QU-32 which he did himself so good that they are serviceable parts wise.
Quick two pen orth on the SQ great bit of kit but in real life and in my humble opinion, it just adds a whole bunch of unnecessary stuff to the party which most of us don't need.