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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew Prince" data-source="post: 91039" data-attributes="member: 1808">Re: New Behringer iQ series networked speaker lineupYeah I see your point. But equally, in Mama we only have one guy that gives out hand signals and he only does that because one of the other guys and himself have patches that swing all over the place in terms of volume. So I&#039;ll let them do that until they fix their instrument patches and in the meantime I&#039;ll just take care of FoH.Again, completely understand the point you&#039;re making. We have a 1.5 inch thick 24/8 multicore. It takes 10 minutes to lay it out, 5 minutes to connect it up, 15, minutes to put it away and it&#039;s fairly heavy. However, is it worth replacing it for £1,400.00? I don&#039;t think so. At £10.00 an hour, it would take us 300 gigs just to break even on the purchase.Yuck! I would never refer to that kind of setup as complicated, in front of a band member. I&#039;d refer to it as wrong. Just plain wrong! I know there are different ways of doing things in pro audio, but some things are just wrong. Wrong enough that I would turn them down as a PA hire company (which I am not). We used to use a similar kind of setup for the keys foldback. It took me three months and now I have him down to using five DI&#039;s and an iPad. Much easier and much better for everyone.Exciting times ahead for your good self then?&nbsp; Personally, I&#039;d go for price AFTER sound quality.I think it&#039;s doubtful that these iQ speakers will out perform our SRX system. But then, how old is the SRX design? They don&#039;t make them anymore to my knowledge. Let us also bear in mind the iQ system is powered - build in matched amps with custom DSP can really make a difference these days. In fact, the majority of the stadium systems that the big PA hire companies use these days, it&#039;s all in the electronics. Anyone can build a sturdy wooden box from a set of plans and plans don&#039;t stay secret if the product is available to buy. The hard part is the electronics.Same as me then. I guess that stigma may not be around for much longer if Behringer keep on changing the game? They really have gone from the bottom of the pile to the innovation club. It&#039;s reassuring. Do you think the same stigma would exist if we bought all Soundcraft?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andrew Prince, post: 91039, member: 1808"] Re: New Behringer iQ series networked speaker lineup Yeah I see your point. But equally, in Mama we only have one guy that gives out hand signals and he only does that because one of the other guys and himself have patches that swing all over the place in terms of volume. So I'll let them do that until they fix their instrument patches and in the meantime I'll just take care of FoH. Again, completely understand the point you're making. We have a 1.5 inch thick 24/8 multicore. It takes 10 minutes to lay it out, 5 minutes to connect it up, 15, minutes to put it away and it's fairly heavy. However, is it worth replacing it for £1,400.00? I don't think so. At £10.00 an hour, it would take us 300 gigs just to break even on the purchase. Yuck! I would never refer to that kind of setup as complicated, in front of a band member. I'd refer to it as wrong. Just plain wrong! I know there are different ways of doing things in pro audio, but some things are just wrong. Wrong enough that I would turn them down as a PA hire company (which I am not). We used to use a similar kind of setup for the keys foldback. It took me three months and now I have him down to using five DI's and an iPad. Much easier and much better for everyone. Exciting times ahead for your good self then? Personally, I'd go for price AFTER sound quality. I think it's doubtful that these iQ speakers will out perform our SRX system. But then, how old is the SRX design? They don't make them anymore to my knowledge. Let us also bear in mind the iQ system is powered - build in matched amps with custom DSP can really make a difference these days. In fact, the majority of the stadium systems that the big PA hire companies use these days, it's all in the electronics. Anyone can build a sturdy wooden box from a set of plans and plans don't stay secret if the product is available to buy. The hard part is the electronics. Same as me then. I guess that stigma may not be around for much longer if Behringer keep on changing the game? They really have gone from the bottom of the pile to the innovation club. It's reassuring. Do you think the same stigma would exist if we bought all Soundcraft? [/QUOTE]

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