hey im lost now

[Stingray]

ok i really wan to get a good to excellent home recording sound im looking a three mixers right know
2 analog and 1 digital. The digital being the roland vm3100 and the others being a.)carvin concert series 44, b.)mackie cfx-12 or 16

first off which do you think is better
maybe gives some pro's and cons of all
and help me make a descion
just to help out heres some of the other i will be using along with whatever choice i make
some sm-57's
Some pg-57's(a great alternative to the sm sounds pretty dang good and comparable to me)
an at-3525
an at-3035 or behringer b-2 still deciding here to
i dont really want to spend anymore money tobuy extra mic preamps so if the preamps such please tell me(on the boards i mean) thanks
Help me please

[MrFortuneCookie]

Mackie is what i would recommend. Mackie preamps are definately quality mic pre's, granted, they may vary from the quality of board, but none the less, being a mackie, out of the options, i would definately opt for the mackie board.