Having used Midas PRO series desks, I was looking for a desk of my own which offered similar features, without the £20,000 price tag. For ease of transport, and price, I settled on the M32R.
The M32R is a very well constructed, competent digital desk. The desk feels solid, and features "proper" Midas preamps and PRO series faders (unlike the similar X32).
The desk features some local I/O in the form of 16 ins, 8 outs, and 6 aux inputs. This can be expanded by adding the Midas DL16 stage boxes, which connect over AES50 (of which I have one).
The software on the desk is the same as the X32, and is easy to navigate and on the whole quite intuitive. The menu system is not too deep - meaning if you want to get to something, you are only a button press away. The screen is 5", but is the same resolution as the larger screen on the bigger M32 so you don't lose any screen space, though some items are a little small.
If you have used a digi desk in the past, you should be able to get to grips with the M32R very quickly. I was able to have sound through it, and it's stage box very easily, routing to monitors, adding effects and setting dynamics without needing to refer to the manual.
I would recommend this desk to anyone who is looking for a good quality intro to the digital world of pro audio.
