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<blockquote data-quote="Silas Pradetto" data-source="post: 43419" data-attributes="member: 34">Re: I/O panel configurationMy amps are set up as pairs of Itech HDs in custom 4U racks with all the connectors on the side. They have L14-30 in and through, AES digital in (which is 2 channels), 2 Ethercon jacks, and 2 NL4s wired straight off the amps. So all 4 amp channels are available on the 2 NL4s.They are set up this way so I can easily carry them or lift them into a van myself - I got really sick of carrying around 300LB amp racks that just totally waste space. My new setup enables me to do everything those racks did and more. Since I have DSP in the amps, and there are 2 amps in a rack, having the single AES digital signal makes sense for 90% of the shows I do. Most often, one rack biamps a main and runs two channels of subs, and the other rack does the same. In the off chance that I&#039;m running monitors or something and need more inputs, the back of the amps are accessible to patch in directly. Also, for rentals, I usually switch the AES input into an analog input and just tell the client to plug the board in there.One rack has a router in the back and the Ethercons are for jumping the racks together so they are all on the network.I&#039;ll see if I can dig up a picture.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silas Pradetto, post: 43419, member: 34"] Re: I/O panel configuration My amps are set up as pairs of Itech HDs in custom 4U racks with all the connectors on the side. They have L14-30 in and through, AES digital in (which is 2 channels), 2 Ethercon jacks, and 2 NL4s wired straight off the amps. So all 4 amp channels are available on the 2 NL4s. They are set up this way so I can easily carry them or lift them into a van myself - I got really sick of carrying around 300LB amp racks that just totally waste space. My new setup enables me to do everything those racks did and more. Since I have DSP in the amps, and there are 2 amps in a rack, having the single AES digital signal makes sense for 90% of the shows I do. Most often, one rack biamps a main and runs two channels of subs, and the other rack does the same. In the off chance that I'm running monitors or something and need more inputs, the back of the amps are accessible to patch in directly. Also, for rentals, I usually switch the AES input into an analog input and just tell the client to plug the board in there. One rack has a router in the back and the Ethercons are for jumping the racks together so they are all on the network. I'll see if I can dig up a picture. [/QUOTE]

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