Recently, Mackie Tech Support received the following email:

Hey Guys - I have a Mackie 1402VLZPRO Mixer that I've owned for about 6 years now. I do a popular internet radio show called Red Bar Radio. I just wanted to let you know, that while we were on air last week, I spilled an entire 8 oz cup of coffee onto the top of my mixer. We were live when this happened, and all of our listeners sat in suspense wondering how long it would take for the mixer to short out, and for the show to go silent. However, that never happened. We kept the show going! The mixer worked! Even with 8 oz of coffee inside of it. I just wanted to say thanks for the quality product! I think any other mixer would have failed on me by now. Thousands of our listeners now know how strong a Mackie mixer can be. I will continue to only use Mackie!

We are always happy to hear another “built-like-a-tank” testimonial, but even we were surprised that the 1402 could take coffee bath and keep working.

So, when a listener of the show sent a recording of the live broadcast, we had to share it with you:

Click the arrow to hear what happens when coffee meets mixer.

There you have it. The Mackie board was a real trooper. All it took was a little cleaning and the board was back in shape.

Thanks to Mike from Red Bar Radio for sharing the story. If you have had a comparable experience underlining the rugged nature of Mackie products, please let us know.