Mackie 1642-VLZ Pro 16-Channel Mixer

16x4x2 professional compact Mixer. 48V phantom power. 8 TRS channel inserts.

Overall User Ratings (based on 47 ratings)
  • Overall:
    0.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    0.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    0.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    0.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    0.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    0.5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    0.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted May 24, 2008 by a customer from GMAIL.COM

"I WAS LEGALLY ROBBED ?"

Overall: 0.5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
NO SOUND
Features
DOESN'T WORK
Ease of Use
CAN'T GET ANY SOUNDS FROM IT
Quality
DEPLORABLE
Value
NO
Manufacturer Support
EXCUSES FROM THE RETAILER, NO ACTION

Musical Background:

ACTIVE MUSICIAN 37 YEARS

Musical Style:

COUNTRY, BLUES, ROCK
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Submitted April 14, 2005

"Stay away from it."

Overall: 1 out of 5 stars
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The fail-rate of this board is ridiculous.
Sound
Nice transparent sound.
Features
What I expected.
Quality
Awful. Had a unit fail on me after 5 months. The shop gave me a new one, that failed after 15 months, meaning my warranty has now expired. Not what I expected, when paying 60% more than for a Behringer knockoff. Reapirs will amount to $300.
Value
No way is this board worth the extra cash.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't heard a peep from them.
The Wow Factor
Looks nice.
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Submitted August 21, 2003

"Think twice before buying....!!!"

Overall: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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I would not buy another.
Sound
Not bad sound for a mixer. Mic pre's ok but I get better results with an ART Tube pre.
Features
I am quite satisfied with the features, though I would have liked more inserts. This would have increased the price no doubt.
Quality
I am really disappointed here. The board has never worked properly. I have had it into two different repair shops (for considerable amounts of money) and there is still a problem. The most recent tech I spoke with informed me that the 1642 had a bad run of chips and he has seen a lot of them in his shop.
Value
Not worth what I paid for it. I would look elsewhere if I were to buy again and I will probably try and sell this one and go with another company, possibly Soundcraft.
Manufacturer Support
I sent in my registration and warrenty card, plus extended warranty and have never heard back from the company. My unfortunate circumstance is that going through a divorce I have not had access to a studio space and ended up using the 1642 only rarely, and when I did it failed regularly. I would get it repaired, put it away until I could get at a project (after getting it repaired) and it would fail again. I finally (within the month) got my studio up and running again only to find out that (now) channel 4 no longer works.
The Wow Factor
I was quite attracted to it in the beginning until the hype was replaced by the frustration and disappointment.

Musical Style:

Blues, Jazz
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