X Air XR18 : Best value for the money

I'm quite happy with my mixer, I know that there are many audio engineers that are better than me in describing it's pros and cons in normal application, so I will focus on atypical ones as described by a musician:

PROS:

-I run mine in home rehearsal setup 24/7 for last 3 months and it just works! I did not have to reboot it all that time.

-While playing with a small band I control my XR18 via midi footwsitch on stage to engage fx, mute channels etc, it's great

-The included FX are nice, the amp simulators are decent

-The usb connection allows you to use it as 18/18 audio interface, I use it with a laptop as a digital fx rack / playback / ableton live and for recording rehearsals.

-There are 2 hi gain inputs for direct guitars, no di-boxes needed

-There is a cheap alternative ipad app called mixing station that is even better than the original one.

-It's small, lightweight and there is a perfect gator bag for it for the travellers

-The connection is way more stable than with the soundcraft UI mixers that I used before.

-The network setup are changed by a switch in the front, it remembers the config with passwords, ip/dhcp setup so I have a "home" and "stage" setting.

CONS:

-Behringer promised a firmware update with new FX, that never came.

-The internal wifi is good if you are on stage next to it, if you plan on using it as a foh mixer invest in an external wifi solution.