Just a warning if you're thinking about buying anything new from a brand owned by LOUD Technologies. Their family includes Mackie, Ampeg, Crate, Alvarez, EAW and others.
I saw
this article posted on another forum. A little searching and I found a slightly different story
here. It also says that "in November it sold some of the brands acquired in the takeover of St Louis Music." Which ones? On top of that, it looks like they're in trouble with NASDAQ (
earlier story).
Their customer service already has an abominable reputation. Whatever's going on now, they're obviously in deep trouble. Might want to steer clear.