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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 108162" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: Behringer iNUKE NU6000 amplifierIn general I agree with you, Doug, but if a dry hire client goes to the trouble of finding and removing an in-line attenuator they aren&#039;t going to be significantly discouraged by a locked processor, they&#039;ll just plug into the amps and feed your bi-amp speakers with 2 channels of full range <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />&nbsp; . Do not underestimate the power of determined ignorance.We&#039;re mostly out of the retail dry hire biz.&nbsp; There&#039;s not enough profit in it for the amount of client support required.&nbsp; Clients routinely underestimate their needs, too, and come back with damaged goods or demands for discounts when their choices did not meet their actual needs.&nbsp; Bah, humbug.Equipment with the fewest accessible controls, knobs, patch points and i/o generated the least amount of support calls on Saturday afternoons...&nbsp; So if we were to get back into this biz, all processing would be internal to the amp or powered speaker, with limiting preset and the control panels locked out except for the power switch; yes, this capability raises the price of gear but helps insure that it comes back working.&nbsp; Package in fully enclosed ventilated racks, with all jacks and connectors on the i/o panel not needed for the client&#039;s use taped over with black gaffer tape (we did this before, it helps a little).Putting client-friendly/client-proof rigs together is a challenge.&nbsp; It&#039;s expensive and many rental customer are price-sensitive.We refer small rentals to our local &#039;dad and lad&#039; music store.&nbsp; One family owned business supporting another...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 108162, member: 67"] Re: Behringer iNUKE NU6000 amplifier In general I agree with you, Doug, but if a dry hire client goes to the trouble of finding and removing an in-line attenuator they aren't going to be significantly discouraged by a locked processor, they'll just plug into the amps and feed your bi-amp speakers with 2 channels of full range :( . Do not underestimate the power of determined ignorance. We're mostly out of the retail dry hire biz. There's not enough profit in it for the amount of client support required. Clients routinely underestimate their needs, too, and come back with damaged goods or demands for discounts when their choices did not meet their actual needs. Bah, humbug. Equipment with the fewest accessible controls, knobs, patch points and i/o generated the least amount of support calls on Saturday afternoons... So if we were to get back into this biz, all processing would be internal to the amp or powered speaker, with limiting preset and the control panels locked out except for the power switch; yes, this capability raises the price of gear but helps insure that it comes back working. Package in fully enclosed ventilated racks, with all jacks and connectors on the i/o panel not needed for the client's use taped over with black gaffer tape (we did this before, it helps a little). Putting client-friendly/client-proof rigs together is a challenge. It's expensive and many rental customer are price-sensitive. We refer small rentals to our local 'dad and lad' music store. One family owned business supporting another... [/QUOTE]

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