500 series rack?

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RFR

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So what exactly is it?
a chassis that holds smaller units? Universal power supply?
What if any benefit does it have over traditional rack gear?

If the chassis contains a power supply, are the manufacturers of the gear on a universal standard?

So many questions.
 
Yeah, they seem to be all the rage. On GS, I guess if you don't have one you are a nobody.:D
 
The big sell with those in with the mobile pro crowd. They can load up a lot of gear into what would otherwise require a 10-space rack. So as they move from gig to gig, they can easily carry their favorite toys with them...but even the small/mid studios are into them I think mainly for the same "size" reason. Most are using DAWs, so their mix position footprint is a lot smaller, and with a couple of these 500 racks, they could have a tone of gear close to them.

I considered getting one just to load up with nothing but EQ modules...as that is where I feel my console is a bit lacking. It doesn't have really high-end EQ. So a 500 rack would give me roughly 10 channels (depends on the rack).
Of course...to get the 500 rack plus load it...I would be looking at 3500-4000 minimum...for 10 channels of EQ.

So I figured for $2-3k more, it would make more sense to just find a sweet used console and get 32 channels of great EQ, plus everything else that comes with it....and just upgrade my console instead of having one 500 rack.

Still looking....
 
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