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Suggest to try Mixing Station on DL mixers. Get acquainted, deep dive if inclined, thus able to move to X/M if needed.  X/M 1/4" quasi-balanced outputs are 6db lower, fully assignable. Behringer SD8 is an affordable and useful I/O expansion. IMO MasterFader is still the most pleasurable manufacture UI. IME Mixing Station is far and away superior to any and all. Work/leisure life changing. Still enjoying an occasional gig with DL1608 & Mixing Station, with full & FASTER mix control via iPhone SE. Wings are shipping. Bit steeper learning curve than X/M. DLs and X/Ms may be equally dated, however not to be discounted or discarded as long as operational. MS provides a bit of Zest at the least, pure excitement of possibilities at best. YMMV.

Berhinger also just released the Wing Rack which looks interesting.

Yes, a Dante card is required for any audio to pass to/from DC16. Could you make it work just for control without a Dante card, maybe? Mackie runs MANDOLIN (the control protocol) over the Dante primary (if you’re running redundant) interface, so I suppose it’s possible that without a Dante card you could connect Dante primary (A) or WiFi control port on DC16 to the Wi-Fi control port or your wifi router just for control. Not sure though, and I can’t tear my system apart to test that theory right now sadly.

You may as well connect via ethernet cable if you use a router with multiple outputs.

Hi Folks,

I'm still using a DL16S and three DL32Rs.

Recently had the DL16S not connect, did a reset and all is well.

A local venue switched a DL32R to an A&H.  Another system to learn.
Mackie is still much better visually, and for me, faster and easier(partly from familiarity).
Also, in some ways more functional.

Thanks for keeping this forum going.

Good health,  Weogo