Hello,
I purchased the GB24 about 2 months ago. (To use in my personal system) It's a great board! You can't top it's quality with anything else in it's price range. I really can't find anything to complain about. I am the sound tech at church, and we have a Mackie 24 and the GB4 blows it away! As you mentioned, the 8 auxes are awesome! You won't find that in anything close to the GB4's price range. I love the mute groups! When running mono, you can actually have 6 mix buses! Again, UNLIKE the Mackie, you have 24 mono channels and the stereo channels have XLR in's on them. The ONLY negative thing that I can think of is the 2 returns on it don't give you alot to deal with. No EQ, & limited routing. If you run effects, I would run the return to one of the stereo channels. I've found this to work alot better. It's also nice to have a fader control on your returns. If money is available, I would check out the GB8 series. 8 groups and there is a bit of difference in how the auxes are set with regards to pre/post. Check Soundcraft's website for more info.
Nul76
