Depends on what you want/need? If you want to mix with 4 channels, you’ll be better off with an SX. I decided that I only needed two (and couldn’t afford the extra £400) and went with the SR.
The SR and SX are really similar, but there are some small differences like:
– 2 Channels on the SR, 4 Channels on the SX
– No illuminated jogwheels on the SR
– Slightly more awkward to do manual loops with the SR as you need to use the shift button
– Smaller pitch sliders and jog wheels on the SR
– No Pad Plus on the SX (Though tbh i’ve never used the pad plus feature on my SR)
– The SX is a hardware mixer whereas the SR is just a controller
– The SX has more ports on the back, including XLR, useful if the venue where you’re playing doesn’t have a mixer as you can wire straight into their speaker/PA system
The last two points are probably the most important IMO. As for the SR’s reliability mine has been fine since I bought a new laptop. i3 processor 2.4GHZ and 8GB of RAM. Had issues with my previous (lower spec) laptop though. It can also crash if you run the channels meters too far past amber. I tend to use the software gain and then try to keep the channels meters in the green to get around this, adjusting the master if I need to
