Up for sale is a legendary Mackie Onyx 1620 16-channel premium analog mixer, complete with the highly sought-after Onyx FireWire I/O card expansion already installed. Known for its incredible headroom, road-tested steel construction, and superb analog warmth, this unit is in used - very good condition and functions beautifully as a standalone console or a powerful digital tracking front-end.

Mixer Highlights:

• 8 Flagship Boutique-Class Onyx Mic Preamps: Massive headroom, incredible transparency, and exceptional radio-frequency rejection.
• Cal Perkins Calibrated EQ: 4-band routing with sweepable mids on the mic channels, giving you that sweet, musical "British desk" sound with minimum phase shift. Newer Mackie models only have 3-band.
• FireWire Expansion Card Installed: Seamlessly streams up to 16 independent channels of pristine 24-bit/96kHz audio directly to your PC DAW.
• Flexible Analog Routing: Includes hardware EQ bypass switches, 4 auxiliary sends (pre/post switchable), and balanced direct outputs via DB-25 connections.
• Dedicated Channel Inserts: Unlike newer, streamlined mixers on the market (including newer Mackie models), this model features dedicated 1/4" hardware insert jacks on every single mono channel. This allows you to easily patch in external hardware gear—like your favorite compressors, gates, or outboard EQs—directly into your analog signal chain.

Condition:

Very good physical and functional shape with only light, standard studio wear. All faders flow smoothly, pots are clean, and the "Planet Earth" switching power supply runs dead-silent. Ships safely with standard power cable. I can include a FireWire cable upon request (either a 6 pin to 6 pin or a 6 pin to 9 pin).

Important Compatibility Note:

Apple in their infinite wisdom has discontinued the FireWire driver from Core Audio in MacOS 26 and later. The FireWire connectivity will still work fine on equipped Windows devices or any Mac before Mac OS 26. There are open source drivers for Mac OS 26 but I have not tested them.

Shipping and Packaging Note:

You agree to cover the shipping but also the packaging material and packing costs from the UPS store. Reverb seems to forget those, so that is the reason for the shipping charge here. This unit is about 20 pounds and 19" x 17". I will have to purchase a suitable box and packing filler and have it packaged up for safe shipment.