Boo, my personal set up[without the band] as follows. Mackie CFX12 non powered mixer with effects[very usable effects with some variation knobs for control]. I use the mixer with my "OLD" Roland Keyboard Cube 100's[pair in stereo]..I would not trade this set up for anything on the market,past or present..The system gives me a 3 way system with plenty of volume and bottom[38hz].I have routing for any project with the Mackie, including sub outs and sub woofer out. The 9 band EQ brings rooms to life. The 8 mic preamps are quiet with 4 band EQ on each[two stereo channels are also avaible with the same goodies] ,,I can feed house systems besides seperate monitors on stage[as I do with the band]..When I record from the Mackie, It is super clean,. When I first bought the Mackie CFX12[bought a DFX6 at the same time], I was disapointed that they were made in China, but the quality is still there..I even have an extended 3 year warranty..