Overall it's a cool console. We didn't have a chance to hear it (some case fell off the truck and a major component was damaged or something). It does everything the Sony does and then some, and it looks cooler. The automation is egrat in sofar that you can keep basically every single automation pass and get back to it later. Yes, if the Sonys died and I had the money I would go for it (would have to hear it first, though) thumbsup