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Unofficial Mackie User Forums => DL1608/DL806/DL32R/ProDX Mixers => Topic started by: chrisdski on December 30, 2016, 03:48:19 AM

Title: NAMM show speculation
Post by: chrisdski on December 30, 2016, 03:48:19 AM

any wild unsubstantiated guesses? :)   I'm hoping for a DL16R or similar.

Title: Re: NAMM show speculation
Post by: dpdan on December 30, 2016, 05:04:08 AM

that would be cool, a two space rack mount unit!!!

Title: Re: NAMM show speculation
Post by: WK154 on January 03, 2017, 06:55:12 AM

How about someone like B... or M... producing a more affordable version of this DML (Distributed Mode Loudspeaker). Right now at $7500 each.  http://www.tectonicaudiolabs.com/pl-11
Got a spare $15K around? :) To use with a $600 mixer  ;D.

Title: Re: NAMM show speculation
Post by: WK154 on January 03, 2017, 07:01:25 AM

Looks like Midas is cranking up some low end products and some high end ones as well.
http://www.production-partner.de/test/wireless-mixer-midas-mr18-und-mr12/#
https://www.gearnews.com/midas-heritage-d-96-photo-leak-new-x32-pro-series/#comment-208
Mackie missed the boat on the DL1608R a while ago. No way for them to exceed the XR18 capabilities, maybe match them at a higher price point.  :( Then they have to match the X32R, good luck.

P.S. One glaring screwup on the Midas Heritage D is the same lame WiFi XR radio. The single antenna is a dead give away. Hope they fix that.

Title: Re: NAMM show speculation
Post by: Rdmitch on January 03, 2017, 08:24:30 AM

Quote from: WK154 on January 03, 2017, 06:55:12 AM

How about someone like B... or M... producing a more affordable version of this DML (Distributed Mode Loudspeaker). Right now at $7500 each.  http://www.tectonicaudiolabs.com/pl-11
Got a spare $15K around? :) To use with a $600 mixer  ;D.

Plus the subs!

Title: Re: NAMM show speculation
Post by: WK154 on January 03, 2017, 08:34:10 AM

Great for female a Capella no subs required. Band most definitely need subs. To do it justice you'd be close to $30K for a system. Then again we could go with another technology currently available from JBL called DDS (Digital Directivity Synthesis) That's only $12K per speaker for the lower end DSX180.  :)  Lot's of solutions out there, but for now I've settled on JBL's CBT (Constant Beam-width Technology). Would certainly like to bypass room eq since most of the time there is no opportunity to do it.

Title: Re: NAMM show speculation
Post by: chrisdski on January 19, 2017, 09:09:57 PM

Looks like just the "Big Knob" series.  No new digital mixers.

Title: Re: NAMM show speculation
Post by: RoadRanger on January 19, 2017, 09:38:57 PM

Quote from: chrisdski on January 19, 2017, 09:09:57 PM

Looks like just the "Big Knob" series.

There's a bad joke in there somewhere :angel:

Title: Re: NAMM show speculation
Post by: Kev tyler on February 26, 2017, 12:13:05 PM

I'm gutted that none of the new products I pitched here a few years ago have made it to the shops yet.