Re: S16 vs. traditional analog snake
Hello
since you are in position to get some snake anyway - unlike many of us who already has analog snake - I would like to point out couple things to ponder.
- Do you EVER need more than usual 30m / 100ft. If YES - second CAT-cable is small pennies.
- Do you think you can get buy with only 8 returns - twice S16 equals to 32/16 - or 32/32 if you want to use P16
- Obviously lugging 48ch snake of 50 meters versus two S16 and CAT-cable makes big difference.
- If you add the quick setup you have to have multipin connectors on your analog snake to make setup as quick.
- As pointed out by others : how easy it is to pull the cable through more or less drunk audience or lift it up somewhere.
There must be more angels to aproach this issue - I have an analog snake of 30 meters 16/9 and it lets me handle 16 inputs, L R Sub-bass and 6 monitors. Sometimes it has been a bit short ( stagebox with all them cables sticking out on front stage corner of a beautifull concert hall.... ) - more than once I hoped to be able to connect more stuff.. And YES - I did get me two S16 with X32 and I bless that decision.
I have one S16 in a 4 unit rack with 4ch poweramp for monitors - this is handy when going to a place that has adequate pa , but monitoring is what it is.... Just couple own monitors with and that does it.
With the second - I think to put it in main rack with X-over and my pa-amps and perhaps one more 4ch monitor amp.
Hope to bring some help for your decision.
Happy new year to all of you - including folks at Behringer and especially Christian, who has helped us so much.
