Which digital desk?

Morning All

Looking for thoughts on which digital desk to buy next , got a qu16 that is great but looking for something with 32 channels and is a bit further away from budget .

Considering allen and Heath gld or Midas m32 ,

What's your thoughts please

Rog

GLD would get my vote (where I've spent my money too), very nice little desk, better work flow, touch screen, decent ipad app to mention a few plus points.

-m

GLD is nice. But it's limitation on local inputs pisses me right off! Having to put a DL box at foh is annoying.

I would put my money in to an x32 or m32 and if you wanna spend a bit more cash look at the Yamaha QL desks.

What is your budget? Could probably supply a Vi1 for the upper end of what you're looking at which will be a great shout...

In terms of functionality the X32 is great but it does have the Behringer build quality (I own one but it doesn't get heavy usage).  I haven't used the M32 version but I suspect it's a much better option for regular gigging.

ruelectrical wrote: Got a good deal on gld for desk ,stage box, 8 way and 50 m cable for under £4000 plus vat , seems good deal , have always like allen and Heath even though it's now Chinese , but considering Midas m32 but concerned it really a behringer with a smart cloak

imo best bet is to get hands on with both for a demo (if your any where near Luton we've both in the warehouse) and see which you prefer.  

Both have similar features for there level/price point.   I would be less concerned about the Behringer been a Behringer these days, they do have half decent manufacturing facility's even if there in China and tbh I don't think they can't really aford for the X32 to tank, what I've seen of there support (mainly through internet forums) has been pritty darn good.

With the GLD I've always found the local inputs are enough and if I need more (corporate with RF at FoH for instance) I can just drop an expander box in locally. Personally I like been able to decide where I can put the I/O, rather than been bolted onto the board.

The only negative point I've currently got for the GLD is the lack of Firmware updates, I think it's been over a year at this point that the GLD has been left alone by A&H (nothing major needs addressing, but there are always new features or tweeks it would be nice to see appearing).

One other though, if you've already got Qu's as you mention, you can use the GLD I/O boxes with those too, where as DL's for an X32 wouldn't be compatible.

-m