When DIY Audio Goes Sideways (and a Pro Comes to the Rescue)

When your DIY PA system at a combo Pizza Hut/Taco Bell LAN Gaming & Badminton Centre starts sounding more like a broken boombox than a “fun zone,” you call in the experts. That’s exactly what Linus and the crew did when their PoE-speaker setup went off the rails. Q-SYS flew out one of their own to turn “somewhat bumpin’” into “Tubthumpin’,” tuning everything from background music levels and chime triggers to multi-zone routing and intercom quirks.

What seemed like a simple PA install revealed surprising complexity—cue stage-style signal chains, tricky interfaces, and more chime-in points than you’d expect. The video walks through the entire mishap-to-masterclass journey, reminding us that pro AV is all about the details (and a willingness to fly someone halfway across the continent when your audio solution needs a hero).

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