Thank you for the advice guys. I am looking into the BSS Blu DSPs with a few Crown Drivecore with Blu link as well. Planning on RTI for control and they have a BSS driver. The restaurant has a lounge area with a few McCauley speakers that might be bi amped; I'll check tomorrow when I meet the client, I think they are Low-Z. In ceiling speakers in three bathrooms, lobby and outdoor area; total of 6-8 separate zones. They might want to keep the existing speakers to save on costs. What I am looking for is the equivalent to the AD232 Harman university course without having to go the classes:

[Link: bssaudio.com]
[Link: training.harmanpro.com]

It is supposed to deal with some of the more advanced topics of commercial audio.

Not a big fan of classroom traing; much rather read at my own pace, get the equipment and mess with it for a few days. It would be nice to know though what are the "gotchas" of commercial audio and the best practices.

Said slightly differently, nobody can seriously use the words "audiophile sound" and "commercial system" in the same document, let along paragraph or sentence.


Right.

Also because some numb-nuts will drop a microphone and launch several speaker cones right out of their surrounds. If you have live music, get equipment specifically designed to survive it.


This is the best, most important comment made here. This demonstrates the ACTUAL physics of the price of the system accelerating against the wallet of the owner!