I'm sure there are rental options, but I'm going in a different direction. I decided that the large console was just overkill at this point in my life. I don't have the room to use it, at home or on stage, so I'm going minimal, with a rackmount USB multitrack interface straight into my Macbook. That makes the most sense to me.
Some day, if my studio space grows - I can see a full size X32 console right in the center of it all - I really loved the board, and it makes me a little sad to see it go back, but ... hey - it'd be a waste of a great product.
I had visions of grandeur ... probably because I'm staying in a multi-million dollar house, in one of New Jersey's most beautiful resort neighborhoods. Looking out the window makes me think that the world is so much easier, and more beautiful ... in a week, I'll be home again, and the view will not be quite as impressive.
"... Back to life ... back to reality."
Sigh ...