weaver
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Doing some research on intercom systems. What do theatres pay for a basic ClearCom system? I know it'll vary heavily by venue, but the parts I'm interested in are:
@weaver You're going to need a power supply as well; the power supply may be included with your base station OR not.Doing some research on intercom systems. What do theatres pay for a basic ClearCom system? I know it'll vary heavily by venue, but the parts I'm interested in are:
Thanks, these ballpark estimates are really helpful!For a small but not necessarily barebones system, you're probably looking at $10k parts, plus installation. Installation can vary widely depending upon available pathways. If you have AV panels on stage with some space to add connectors and can pull the cables through existing conduits, closer to $15k installed than $30k. If you need to add conduits and pull boxes and such. Then you're likely closer to $30k than $15k installed cost. The more legwork you can do to plot out a strategy for installation and identify pathways will save you money on installation. A contractor will charge for their time if they have to survey the site and do all the site investigation of available pathways on their own.
Standard disclaimer: This is all rough order of magnitude. Complexity of your venue, available pathways, proximity of an AV installer to your venue, and so on and such forth will vary widely.
Really I'm interested in exploring all the permutations of the above... Questions like:
My answer is it costs TOO MUCH!
Clear com has been around for so long, I'm amazed that they don't innovate more and give us the same stuff for cheaper, so they can continue to make more expensive stuff and charge more!
Honestly I've been trying to find alternatives in many situations because party line com is too expensive to be so inflexible and IP com is astronomically expensive!
I could give everyone a brand new iPhone (in a lifeproof case) for the cost of ClearCom.
Yes, they are but in what form remains to be seen. They were renamed Pro Intercom after the re-organization. https://prointercomllc.com. They were then purchased by an outfit called McCormick's on Feb. 17, 2021.Is Production Intercom still Around? I know they went out of business once, reorganized then came back. LOVE those guys. Super high quality, great customer service, Excellent prices.
Where is Uli Beringer when you need him?That pretty much all the 'budget' intercom systems demonstrate one or more "gotchas" that renders then difficult to use/unsuitable/unfit in whatever YOUR circumstance is on the *next* show... and companies that made budget intercom systems that sucked less, have tended to go out of business, should say something.
Believe me, I want quality intercom systems that cost 50% or less of what they do. I don't anticipate it happening.
Creepy. I totally just skimmed through a dozen pages of that forum post.Seems like the whole Blue Room forum site has disappeared right now, at least for me.
Yeah, there was a new vulnerability disclosed today that is causing some havoc. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228 (this one is allegedly the culprit on the apple servers)^^^Just coming to say I'm getting lots of "Not Found" errors across websites I frequent. I think the Internet is broken again. @dvsDave ?
My answer is it costs TOO MUCH!
Clear com has been around for so long, I'm amazed that they don't innovate more and give us the same stuff for cheaper, so they can continue to make more expensive stuff and charge more!
Honestly I've been trying to find alternatives in many situations because party line com is too expensive to be so inflexible and IP com is astronomically expensive!
I could give everyone a brand new iPhone (in a lifeproof case) for the cost of ClearCom.
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