Big Knob Vs Central Station Options

[Mac-Dee]

HEY Well i am looking at getting either of these for my setup but i wanted to hear everyones views, Pros and cons , Adv and Dis Adv of each of the products

Mackies Big knob or Presonus central station

[terrywil]

Those prices are from Musician's Friend (www.musiciansfriend.com). If you check out the descriptions on the website, you can get a pretty good idea of the individual features. Probably the biggest feature of both units is that they are low priced. One of the main features where I think the Central Station is better is that it has a bigger LED display. Here is a desription of each device from Mix Online at:

http://bg.mixonline.com/ar/audio_pump_volume

Central Station

A stereo device with a remote, plus talkback and cue circuit functions. It boasts three sets of analog stereo inputs (TRS) and two sets of digital inputs: one AES-S/PDIF, the other Toslink. These allow users to compare earlier analog or digital stereo mixes with workstation mixes in progress. Each of the three sets of stereo outs have passive trims, and all switches are passive. Also standard is a 30-segment LED L/R meter and great DAC specs.

Big Knob

A monitor switching, source and communications box called the Big Knob. Besides its level knob, controls include three buttons that switch between three sets of studio monitors, a built-in talkback mic, input source selection of up to four different stereo sources and dual headphone outputs. Additional switches include dim, mute and mono. Besides the trio of stereo inputs, Big Knob has a dedicated DAW mix input and a phono preamp.