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<blockquote data-quote="Per Søvik" data-source="post: 76748" data-attributes="member: 1285"><p>Re: rack vs core</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There are lots of applications where the Core on its own has a value, applications where you already possess the IO you need, but require independent processing. Monitors or backup recording being the obvious ones, but one can think of others. However, if they are both available at the same time at the prices indicated, I'll get the Rack first (except that I'll get both because that suits my particular needs). </p><p></p><p>A Rack+S16 is one heck of a stagebox, and if you have not already got more S16s than you can use, the Rack makes sense on so many levels. Rack-S16=You are paying $600 for aux IO and a processor, value the aux at $200 and you have the equivalent of the Core sitting there for $400. Even compared to having two S16 in the stagerack, the extra $600 buys you backup even if you are not too keen on ever planning to use XControl or XiControl as your primasy mix option. </p><p>I guess I'm more or less saying that the Core will fail if not for any other reason, because it will have to compete with the guaranteed success of the Rack. Making the Core more competitive by adding something useful or lowering the price would sit nice, but there are some areas where the Core really could excel on its own. It would work brilliantly as a personal iem mixer, plug the monitor outs into the iem transmitter and fire up your iPad and you have all the channels with full processing for the price of a set of high-end earbuds. I think the strength of the Core will be the ability to provide independent processing without the bulk associated with the Rack or one of the boards, but maybe it could do with some tweaks to make it uniquely suited to some particular niches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Per Søvik, post: 76748, member: 1285"] Re: rack vs core There are lots of applications where the Core on its own has a value, applications where you already possess the IO you need, but require independent processing. Monitors or backup recording being the obvious ones, but one can think of others. However, if they are both available at the same time at the prices indicated, I'll get the Rack first (except that I'll get both because that suits my particular needs). A Rack+S16 is one heck of a stagebox, and if you have not already got more S16s than you can use, the Rack makes sense on so many levels. Rack-S16=You are paying $600 for aux IO and a processor, value the aux at $200 and you have the equivalent of the Core sitting there for $400. Even compared to having two S16 in the stagerack, the extra $600 buys you backup even if you are not too keen on ever planning to use XControl or XiControl as your primasy mix option. I guess I'm more or less saying that the Core will fail if not for any other reason, because it will have to compete with the guaranteed success of the Rack. Making the Core more competitive by adding something useful or lowering the price would sit nice, but there are some areas where the Core really could excel on its own. It would work brilliantly as a personal iem mixer, plug the monitor outs into the iem transmitter and fire up your iPad and you have all the channels with full processing for the price of a set of high-end earbuds. I think the strength of the Core will be the ability to provide independent processing without the bulk associated with the Rack or one of the boards, but maybe it could do with some tweaks to make it uniquely suited to some particular niches. [/QUOTE]
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