Personally, I would not be surprised if the Carvin Mixers are made by Mackie for them.
Carvin really doesn't make anything but the Instruments as far as I know.
Eminence Speaker company makes their speakers ..... just like they make the speakers that Yamaha has, and various other low-mid line companies.
They've changed their drum microphones a bit, but Iwould not count on them having any better quality than the average Radio Shack microphones... they would be usable, but I wouldn't expect them to sound GREAT....just average.
And for the record, in my PA system, I have 3,500 watts of Carvin Power for the Monitor system, and I have a Carvin mixer. It's not bad gear, but it's not any better than Peavey...and it's definitely not the deal that Carvin attempts to make it out to be.
If you are looking for mic's, I would suggest that you take a look at the Marshall MXL603's .... they are Cardioid condensers that go for around $75 each. I have 3 of them, and I love the thinghs...I'm thinking about buying a few more of them to use on everything. They will definitely be a LOT better than the Carvin microphones...and I think that the "top of the line" Carvin Studio mic's that sell between $200 and $600 are actually made by the same company that makes the Marshall microphones.
Tim
