I paid 299 Euros for the 1204VLZ3. Yes, I have a M Fetish, Jikkenteki!
I will mainly use this mixer for Live Performance I think, and for Production I am going to get the ONYX (but that has to wait until I get some serious money). However, for production, this little beast is more than enough. I can not believe this mixer though, when I have everything at 0db on my Digital Mixer its well loud, but if I do the same on the Mackie, it almost blows my Speakers.... there is a lot of playroom there, if I keep my Master level down. Anyways, i have decided to keep the DDX for the time being, as you never know what might happen in the future. It IS a good Digital Mixer, with a LOT of nice Features.
Nemo