This thing is made for techno and It is very clear that the developers thought of a lot of intricate little details in the developing process. For example the outstanding monitoring options, the cueing for two dj's at the same time, the fact that you can plug in both an 1/4" and an 1/8" headphones jack.
The spacing between the knobs is great, which makes the mixer a bit longer than a 9.
The filters sound great and the clicking sound of enabling the filters is gone, the 92 and 4D both had an issue with this.
The flexibility and user friendliness of the dual sound card is top notch. I just wish that they would have made a configuration option to enable software outs linked directly to returns C&D.
The cross fader is ace as well, it's perfect for scratching and turntablism. The build quality is very good. It feels solid and the knobs and faders all feel very sturdy. The inside is completely packed with pcb's; you need to open up the mixer for calibrating the crossfader which could have been solved in a more user friendly way. The proprietary X-link protocol which Allen & Heath uses works great, I just wish they also would have included two regular USB ports on the mixer so the connection from the 96 to the computer could have been handled with a single usb cable. All in all, almost a fantastic mixer, it sure comes close.
