3. i'm not familiar with the allen and heath mixer. what does he gain from modifying IT as opposed to a standard say, GEMINI? (*ducks*)
Allen & Heath make really high-quality gear. I can testify to this. I borrowed an A&H mixer for immedia 2 years ago and it fell face-down onto a concrete floor from about 3 feet up. 2 faders were loose. Everything else was still fine.
My Sony headphones, on the other hand, had their jack completely snapped off. bvl -- http://www.chromedecay.org || http://www.thinkbox.ca