I have to agree with that statement. While researching for my new board I found the Studiolive boards to have a pretty comprehensive metering system. Not as comprehensive as my APB, but very good to say the least. I also own a Mackie 1640 and never found the metering to be all that lacking, and more useable than any Mixwiz I've put my hands on.
I did check out APB, looks awesome! But today I bought a Mix Wiz 3 16:2
I'm excited to try it out after it's delivered. I read a lot of PSW threads from the past which helped in my decision. Thanks. Al