Connecting Qu-32 to Qu-SB / Qu-5 to a second mixer?

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I’ve been considering buying a new mixer for a while now. With the release of the new QU Series, the classic QU mixers are getting much more affordable.

I found a Qu-32 available for 500€ less than a new Qu-5. My main priority is mono mix outputs. Both mixers are similar in this regard:

  • Qu-32 has 11 mix outputs: 4 mono + 7 stereo
  • Qu-5 (with a stagebox) has 12 mix outputs: 6 mono + 6 stereo

Either would be enough for my current needs, but I’m concerned I may need more in the future. At the same time, I want to spend as little as possible right now.

I came across this, which seems like a perfect solution:
Buy the Qu-32 now, and if I ever need more mixes, get a used Qu-SB. Then I’d use the Qu-32 for inputs, split the signals via dSnake to the Qu-SB, and gain an additional 8 mixes (4 mono, 3 stereo + LR).

However, this raises a few questions:

  1. Can I connect a Qu-32 to a Qu-SB directly?
    Is that even possible? Can either the Qu-32 or Qu-SB be set as the audio clock source?

  2. dSnake Limitations?
    I understand dSnake can be used with standard Ethernet cables, but only allows direct connections, meaning I can’t add a stagebox to the Qu-SB (to get even more outputs) since it only has one dSnake port. Is there any workaround?

  3. Is that approach stupid?

  4. Are there more cost-effective ways to expand/get the number of mix outputs?

An alternative would be to go with the Qu-5, but it would require a stagebox to get all the I/O. Then I’d still need to daisy-chain another mixer for more mixes. So the same questions apply: does that setup work, and does it make sense?

Any help or feedback is greatly appreciated!

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You can’t connect qu to qu because each has it’s own clock which must be Master.

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I own a qu-16 and qu-sb, They can’t be connected.

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Thank you very much.
If one needs to be at least a SQ what are my options in this scenario?
Could I use a SQ-5 with a AR2412 and use the Expander Port to connect a second QU Mixer or do I have to choose between connecting two mixers to each other or connecting a mixer with a stagebox?

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I thinking that you have to chose between Ar2412 or Qu. Or buy an extension card for à second S Link port on SQ.

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Sorry maybe I was wrong in my previous post. Some say that the new Qu can be connected to Qu.