Scott knows my XR20, and obviously I made the decision to buy it so I'm only
supporting his statements here, but, in deferrence to George, I still didn't
like the Venice enough to spend the extra money and I don't believe the EQ
is all that much better.

And if you look back through the messages, George has some other problems
with the Venice that may or may not have some determination for your
purchase.

The XR20 is a pain in the but on setup. The Venice is not. If you're
putting it into play as you suggested, and EQ is what you are after, I might
nudge the Venice out a little further than the Crest, but it wasn't enough
for me to spend another $700, even with the Midas having a doghouse to work
with for connections. They are NOT the same beast and shouldn't be compared
that way. If you've got money to spend, then the Venice looks cool but
doesn't feel that way. The Crest feels cools but doesn't set up that way.

Both have musical EQ.

--


Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio
Purchase your copy of the Fifth of RAP CD set at www.recaudiopro.net.
See how far $20 really goes.




"BlacklineMusic" wrote in message
...
Looking to buy one of these small mixers to sum and eq the channels of the
new
DAW we are putting in our new room. Its not going to be possible to demo
these
units. They both have excellent reps.. Can you please give us your
opinion
as to which in your mind, has the more musical eq sound?
Steve