I didn't say it would sound like sh!t. My point is that the unit isn't for everyone (it certainly wasn't for me) and it had some inherent flaws.

If you get it for 200 with the 28 band, and it's the newer version....get it, if it has the 14 band card that's pretty good....no card, and I would pass all together.

For the price you are getting a good piece, it just isn't/wasn't for me. I wanted to warn you of some of the shortcomings in the designs. Get the manual and specs for it, and make sure it suits your needs before you spend your money. Thats all I'm really trying to tell you.

I looked at one really hard, and actually bid on a few on Ebay. After doing a TON of reseach, I decided I didn't want it. I ended up with 3 IDQ-31s (31 band mono EQs) and an IDX-24 (3 way active crossover) The piece may work for you though.