The SSL SiX has been a cornerstone in my setup for every single day for the last (almost) 5 years.
As a monitor mixer, recording mixer and audio hub. It feeds all my monitors, audio interfaces and the preamps are crystal clear with lots of headroom. It's built like a tank and everything is quality.
It's also fully analog, which is how I like it to be. I have no interest in the BIG SiX. I already have a couple of audio interfaces I like.
I could easily have used my Mackie 1202 mixer as well, but it lacks the routing options and monitor options.
The SiX does cost more than it should so if you're looking for a good sounding 8-10 channel analog mixer you have plenty of other options out there.
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