Posted by: Steve A
When you can't return a new puchase - 03/27/17 08:22 AM
So I purchased the Allen & Heath QU 24 Digital mixer & it was a tad bigger than I thought.
I was debating the other night if I should keep this great mixer and was wondering if it was overkill, even though it can double live & in the studio. My thoughts were just spend say $600 on a basic analog mixer and $1500 on speakers instead of $2100 for a mixer. I was trying to justify the purchase I guess
Yesterday morning I went to the Church & was blown away by the live sound but was still unsure if I should or would keep it. Just really torn, because I know I need it, but was trying to wrap my head around if I really needed it. I do have all top of the line gear, so from that standpoint it makes perfect sense.
So much going in it's favor.....The QU 24 can recall scenes & settings with the touch of a button & is a quiet machine. I enjoyed the workflow & bonded really quickly with it. Everyone who saw it on stage was in awe. It is oozing with potential. I said well maybe I will just keep it and pony up for some great speakers in a month or two....I would definitely need to upgrade the speakers if I kept the QU 24 & relegate my current Harbingers to monitor status
But was still was going back and forth with it pretty major.....
When I got home from the service my wife got a little irritated with me because she has been breaking up all my boxes from previous purchases & setting out for the recycle truck. I had a bunch kept over the last year that I ALWAYS KEEP 30-45 days depending upon return policy....She said thanks for adding more boxes & also proceeded to tell me she broke up all my new boxes and threw them in the recycling bin.
I told her I was debating sending it back & I needed the original boxes to ship back if I chose to. She said well "now you are keeping it"....
Love that woman....
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