Bleck...

I need to get a small mixer, 8 ins (with at least 4 mic pres; the other four can be line), at least one aux send with stereo return, and separate outs for monitor and main. Obviously, pretty much any of the current crop of Alesis/Edirol/Behrinshit/whatever 8-channel mixers will fit this bill, but being me, that simply isn’t suitable. I don’t necessarily mind if it sounds bad, as long as it has a certain je ne sais quoi, which the current crop utterly lack.

Obviously, the Altec mixers are the epitome of cool, but unfortunately, they’re utterly lacking in features I need. In trolling the ’bay, I find stuff like this (no line inputs, but otherwise suitable), this (perfect, but overpriced because of the name), or something of that ilk.

Actually, you know what would be perfect for the application I have in mind? A Yammie O1V. Or maybe (just maybe) a DMP7. Does the DMP7 have mic pres w/ phantom, or is it just line level?