[LAU] ground loop hell

[Fons Adriaensen]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 12:04:35PM +1100, Roger wrote:

> >I suspect that migrating to digital piece-by-piece could be a
> >painful and expensive experience if you don't know your exact
> >final configuration before starting.
>
> Yes indeed. We run 2 x Digico SD10 and MADIRack connected by coax
> MADI. Capacity is 48 mic channels and 24 monitor outputs. It works
> well but cost over $AU200,000 just for the front end.

Digital snakes are cost-effective only if connected directly to a
digital mixer which then doesn't need AD converters, mic preamps,
and DA converters (apart for connecting analog gear locally).
As is the case with Digico.

Ciao,

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