One has headroom the other lacks....buy the Allen&Heath

I've heard that the Studiomaster EQ's sound better and that the older allen & heath boards are flimsy. I wonder how much more headroom the A&H has.

Well, then you should try to find two of them in the same place where you'd be able to compare them personally..I've heard them side by side and as far as sound rtheres not a lot of difference but the output and gain stages of the studiomaster leaves a lot to be desired.