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Old 13th June 2008   #2
Mike O
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Some questions (there are many others) you may have already answered for yourself. If so disregard.

1. Do you need busses (or ITB)? If no, assign weight toward Tonelux.
2. How big of system do you see yourself eventually exanding to? Compare THAT config to the API with or without the expander.
3. Do you feel comfortable 'designing' your own console? If no, assign weight to the API (or other).
4. Do people in your area know and value the API name?
5. Have you listened to both? Do you have a preference? If so, identify the specific reasons. See 4.
6. Have you priced a Tonelux with a pre, eq, and buss assign on 16 channels w/8 subgroups?
7. There is a lot more 'user' wire in the Tonelux set up. Not necesarrily a bad thing. But are you comfortable with maintaining, adding to it?
8. Have you considered that you could ALWAYS add Tonelux to the API to exand it to whatever you needed.
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