Hey Andrew, I've used many Biamp's and have been happy with all of them. Biamp Nexia's are good for smaller room setups - Audiaflex's are much better for larger venues (more inputs/outputs).
One slight difference is the programming. With the Biamp you can custom build the entire signal path and add whatever processing/mixing etc you want. You can add mixers, controls (auto gain, levelers), compressors, etc etc as required. Its a little more complex than the Clearone's but way more powerful in the customization sense. On the echo cancelling side, I feel the Biamps do a better job than the Clearone's - but then I haven't used a Clearone in a while. In my opinion, the Biamp is at least equivalent to the Clearone. I would argue that it is a step up. Send a note if you want any more info. Todd On 5/3/2013 3:57 PM, Andrew Daviel wrote: > > I did an AG install some years ago, when the recommended echo canceller > hardware was the Gentner XAP. For some reason I forget now, I chose the > Vortex EF series instead which seemed very similar in concept and > capabilities. So I'm familiar with both those product lines. > > We have had a proposal from a consultant to upgrade our auditorium > systems, which is a multi-purpose venue - some local audio reinforcement > for local meetings, some Evogh video, some H323, speakerphone, playing > movies etc. We currently have an EF2241 with no spare channels. > The consultant wants to use a Biamp AudiaFlex system, which I've never > heard of. > > Is that a step up/down/sideways or just different ? > > One thing we want to do is have some control from a Crestron system. I'm > not sure exactly what, but switching video sources is one, and being able > to set the audio reinforcement gain from the podium is another. For our AG > install, Crestron seemed like overkill and expensive so I didn't go there. > Vortex runs standalone with programming/monitoring over RS232 from a > Windows application, and boasts some kind of optional passthru module > that's supposed to work with Crestron. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ accessgrid-tech mailing list accessgrid-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/accessgrid-tech
