True to dbx driverack style and abilities, I have 7 driveracks (4 pa2, 1 pa+, 1 pa 260 & 1 pa 360) and all have the front plug in for RTA mic, why did the pa 260 decide to put the RTA input in the rear is beyond me. Most of us rack mount our equipment and it makes it difficult to hook up RTA mic. Luckily I use pass-thru connectors, so my RTA input is easily accessible. Keep up the good work.

I've got a rack full of these 260's because the 480 did not come with autoeq at the time I needed to outfit a . The installation where I use the most driveracks has 10 clusters of double 18's with horn loaded mid/highs (medium and long throw). I'd have preferred to manage them with driverack 480's due to the management features in the 480 architecture.

However I have found the auto eq feature is such a great time saver in this permanent (indoor) installation -- an acoustically challenging concrete amphitheater style building that seats 3500 people -- that I figured I'd save more time with auto eq than with the great remote management architecture of the 480.

Having spent endless hours over the years tweaking graphic equalizers with real time analyzer setups in various types of indoor facilities -- I've always been pleased with the speed and relative accuracy of the auto eq feature on the 260. Unlike the driverack PA you can auto eq each channel separately -- which makes the 260 a lot more versatile than the cheaper PA version.

I eventually installed another three 260's to handle stage monitors and floor monitors.

The compressor in the 260 is full featured, robust, responsive, and has enough flexibility to handle just about any situation where a little compression on the mains helps to tighten up the entire wave front.

I've yet to hear anything that performs as well for the price. The 260's are pretty easy to set up. The configuration software is a little weak and I've never gotten the security layers to function as expected -- however the need has not been great enough to put the time into troubleshooting it. However if I was giving this five stars it would be because the security features worked as I'd expect them to -- without any troubleshooting.

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I'm a 16 year old guy that does sound engineering and recently got a Driverack 260 for a sound system I put in. I was blown away by the clarity and quality of the processor. The crossover is amazing, both the graphic EQ and the Parametric EQ are awesome, and many of the extra features such as feedback surpression are great tools if configured correctly. I recently took the 260 outdoors for an event I was doing sound for and once again the Driverack pulled through with flying colors. I purchased the Driverack 260 over the Driverack PA for a few reasons-the main one being I wanted to have the ability to configure it via a computer. This feature is DEFINATELY worth the extra money as it cuts setup and configuration time in half. I've also used an ASHLY Protea 4.24c and was impressed but I was blown away by how easy the 260 is to use. This is a great buy!!

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