Analogue Mixer - looking for opinion on different ones

Hi,
Since I saw the post on analogue summing,I decided to jump in,albeit with a slightly different post.
I miss the days of analogue mixing,and find that a mixer is still a very useful tool,especially when tracking multi-mic setups,and also mixing down large sessions.I am in the middle of budgeting a home studio,which I will execute in the coming months.I am planning on installing a 32 channel mixer.
I would love to hear impressions,opinions,etc... on analogue desks,which fall into my budget,which for the mixer is about 7K USD.
So with that in mind,fire away!
noeqplease

Thanks Diamond Dog,
I tried some of the summing boxes,I had the "demo" version of the Neve 88XX one...I did not like it.I also tried the Manley one,it was good,but not enough routing capabilities...
The reason I need a mixing desk is manyfold:
1. I can do 1/2 desk for "tracking" and do the other 1/2 desk for "monitoring",16 tracks In,16 Out.This requires 32 tracks.
2. Until I get a PT HD system,ergo minimal latency,I will have to monitor "live" to my laptop system I have now,without any latency.This means muting my Logic recording tracks,and only playing back what is already recorded,while listening thru the mixer to the live performance.I will get two reverb/delay units to give ambience while tracking.
3.Because the routing happens on the press of buttons,it is MUCH faster than having to set up a complex monitoring situation inside the box.When I record artists,changing their headphone mix occurs often all along the tracking session,and I find it easier to just reach for the right knob/fader and adjust almost instantly,instead of trying to find a track amongst many in the computer.I've done this for years,and to me this STILL is faster,at least how I do it.
4.I can do more complex routing and mixing than just summing to a stereo buss.IE when I mic up a drumkit,I like to mixdown only the toms to stereo,otherwise all other mics get their own channel.Also when I mic amplifiers (bass,guitar) I like to have two multi-mic setups going all the time,so I can have the same performance with two entirely different sounds recorded,so I can change the "vibe" of the song easily,and without resorting to processing the same audio file.
5.By having EQ and an insert point on the mixer,I can do very basic signal processing BEFORE going "to tape".IE removing low end rumble,adding a little hardware compression,etc...this can save time later on as well as processing power of the laptop.
6.When mixing,I can access all 32 track outputs,and have the summing happen in the analogue world.This has always sounded better to me than ANY D.A.W. summing.That is just my personal opinion.Most songs that I have worked on over the years can be broken out into 32 tracks or less from a D.A.W. for final mixing.
Well..there's my reasons for getting an analogue mixer.
Cheers...

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