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OK guys... Time for me to melt some plastic again.

Mackie Big Knob or PreSonus Central Station?

Any other suggestions besides these two?

This is for a project studio with a vocal booth and running Pro Tools.

Basically, I need all of my source/monitor switching in one spot. Talk back is a must.

Thanks for your input!

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anonymous Sat, 08/06/2005 - 18:41

Yeah... I tried searching with keywords but nothing came up.

I heard there were some nasty crosstalk issues with the BK.

I think I am going to go with the Presonus. For $300 more I get meters, digital I/O, a semi-decent DAC and a remote so all of those cables aren't strewn across my desk.

I can throw it in my rack and the cables can make the mess already back there even bigger.

I guess I am more curious if anyone has had any problems with it or if there are any other manufactures that have something I can compare it to.

Thanks for the reply!

anonymous Sat, 08/06/2005 - 22:14

Looks like the SPL unit is the way to go.

And it looks like Atlas has the right price. Better than Fletcher @ Merc. What the hell are they thinking?!?

Can you do a free ground deal on shipping it to So Cal, Atlas?

Let me make sure a couple of client checks are going to clear from a couple of jobs and I'll be in contact!

Anyone I should ask for specifically @ Atlas?

Thanks for the advice everyone!

anonymous Mon, 08/08/2005 - 15:18

My vote is for Central Station.
I have one, and like it, alot.

My Pro Tools setup, Analog Board setup, mixdown deck(s), monitors all interface with it quaitely & are accessible via the small remote (which only requires one cable - the BK has all your cables into it, making it messy if you have to move it around or lay it on your console, like I do mine).

Cucco Tue, 08/09/2005 - 09:58

I just went through this same dilemma and wound up with the Central Station. Ultimately, I listened to them both and preferred the sound of the PreSonus (I know, hard for me to admit publicly).

The convenience of the remote was another selling point - I couldn't live without this considering my rack is a good 10' away. Plus as John mentions, the A or B + C is a GREAT option if you like to monitor with a sub and without!

Oh, and the price is right.

I don't use the D/A so I can't honestly comment on it, but I'll take others' words on it.

J.

anonymous Wed, 08/10/2005 - 03:05

If you've got the budget for a Central Station + Remote, you should also have a look at the Studio Technologies 61/60A which is about the same price. It is active, not passive which makes a difference (good or bad?) and has a very nice remote as well as some useful switching capabilities (passive). It is not entirely transparent but in reality, we are talking very small percentages of a percent here and your room/monitors are probably more dominant.

Mark

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