True those faders look like a terrible choice – tho accidential fader touches can be limited by only make the thouch strip react when you touch it at the actualy fader position – but the microscopic led dot to indicate the fader position is a joke at best.

Honestly, I’ve never liked the idea of having additional AD/DA conversions, so if I can, I always prefer the analogue path right up to the last (and only) digital-recording step.
Especially if the converters are not excellent (and inevitably expensive…).
For live use, however, this type of mixer seems excellent. You can even go to hot spots in the audience and adjust the equalisation with your mobile phone!