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You're more than welcome to! I'm here to learn and do things right : ) So it's actually even more complex than I anticipated. It's clear now that I need some more reading to understand this fully, in the meantime thank you for your replies : )

Some extra context: - cable runs are relatively short (longest cable is 10 meters and it's the XLR going to the speakers) - I'm keeping inevitable unbalanced connections (RCA and 3.5mm stereo) as short as possible to then (next point) - "convert" those with a passive DI box before using a TRS...

Thank you for your reply, very interesting! I first heard about the shorting when it comes to guitars, where it's intentional. I'll keep it in mind from now on. I have a couple of unbalanced outs (ie an RCA from a midi controller, no other options). On those I put a ground lifting box in...

Thank you very much for your reply. After also comparing those diagrams to other mixers they do seem to be quite different, but I was waiting for someone with an actual understanding to confirm. Hopefully in the future I'll understand what those arrows and dots coming from the ground and...

Well that's what I'm trying to do by choosing mixers with (hopefully) balanced 1/4 jack inputs. Or am I missing something? Is 1/4" somehow the same as RCA? (Just in case you're referring to the Swissonic passive controller I'm currently trying to replace with proper mixers, I'm not using the...

The mixers: Mackie MIX12FX Diagram page 9: https://mackie.com/img/file_resources/Mix5_8_12FX_SS.pdf Wharfedale 1202FX/USB Diagram page 17: https://www.wharfedalepro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Connect-Series-Manual-new.pdf Short question: I'm trying to determine if these two mixers have...