Not familiar with the old Amek but, this desk abandons some of Soundcraft's classic EQ points. I don't like 40Hz & 80Hz on the bottom.
Soundcraft does not get a lot of respect in the States but, in Canada and the UK it rules. Their strong point in console design has always been a musical equalizer which has been traditionally based on the classic Neve points. 31.5Hz, 63Hz, 120Hz, 320Hz, 3K2Hz, 5K and 12K.
Of course sweepable EQ and Q have long ago become standard even on cheap mixers, but there is something to be said about those classic fixed points on the old Neves.