Power Amp Networking

macsound

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Working on an install where there will be a rackmount mixer in a closet with wireless for a remotely located room.
Essentially the client has seen how WWB and Sennheiser (software name escapes me) shows RF, AF, freq and battery on a computer on the network and wants this visibility for the power amps as well.

I know Crown and QSC have their BSS and HiQnet, but haven't used it for monitoring an amp, only setup.

Are there other brands of amps, or features in the above software that enable a remote computer to monitor live output signal?
This is more about visuals for the customer than functionality.
 
Harman's Audio Architect is a powerful tool and can show as much or as little as you wish - you put HiQNet compliant gear in a "room" and can build custom control/metering panels - and has a kiosk mode. If the client only wants to see input/output levels or base config stuff, the Powered by Crown app may suffice.
 
We use QSC and Q-SYS almost exclusively here now. We are slowly replacing the Crown CT, CTX, MiT, MaT amps with QSC CXD-Q amps.

For us it is a good fit and the monitoring capabilities are staggering. I can sit in my pleasantly climate-controlled office and monitor the status of the around 60 or so amps... and their associated speakers... that we have strewn all over the place.
 

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