Tubes on a 2-Buss Mixer! For years, if a small studio wanted this kind of thing, the owner had two choices. Spend big bucks for a big console or petty cash for a mini mixer with a mini sound? One is overkill. The other kills the music. Today a studio based around a workstation needs a simple but superb sounding mixer. So many people asked Manley to come up with something, that they did.

The 16x2 comes in 3 configurations:

The LINE version has 16 line inputs, with one aux send per channel. The LINE version is intended for workstations and allows users to avoid the digital mix buss which is, shall we say, often less than great sounding. Live users with large & expensive keyboard rigs who have low spec mixers that just don't cut it have also been grabbing Manley 16x2 LINE version mixers.

The MIC version has Manley's much loved very low noise mic preamps with up to 60 dB of gain selectable on a rotary switches (replacing the auxillary knob) XLR inputs have the appropriate 2400 ohm impedance and switches to 68K for the 1/4" jacks so yes, you can run line level signals into it. The MIC version also has phase reverse and inserts on every channel.

The 8+8 version has 8 mic channels and 8 line channels. Terrific for location recording, keyboard rigs and general purpose tasks.

Take a look at the mixer section at Manley Labs' website for some of the rave reviews of this unit, along with comprehensive details of tube spec, mutes, soles, variants etc.