Key takeaway
Ask any simultaneous interpretation systems vendor whether they own the equipment, which exact models they will supply, who operates the show, what spares travel with the rig, how a power failure is handled mid-show and whether the quote is itemised. Specific, confident answers signal a company that has actually done it.
Key takeaways
- Owned inventory beats sub-renting
- Exact model numbers, not categories
- Meet the engineer, not only the salesperson
- Get spares and failure plans in writing
Questions worth asking
Equipment
- Do you own this equipment or sub-rent it for each job?
- What exactly will you supply for mobile booth standard?
- What exactly will you supply for built-in booth standard?
- What exactly will you supply for equipment standard?
- When was it last serviced, and can I see it before the event?
People
- Who is the interpretation technician on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the audio engineer on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the receiver desk crew on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the interpretation manager on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the booth builder on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
Risk
- How do you handle this: infrared coverage drops behind a pillar or under a balcony and a block of delegates hears silence?
- How do you handle this: a single interpreter is booked per language to save cost and quality collapses after half an hour?
- How do you handle this: interpreters receive a room microphone feed full of reverberation and struggle to hear the speaker?
- How do you handle this: a speaker reads from a prepared script at full speed and interpretation falls behind?
- How do you handle this: certain led and plasma lighting radiates in the infrared band and corrupts channel reception?
- How do you handle this: receivers go missing because they were handed out without reconciliation?
Commercials
- Is the quote itemised by equipment, crew, transport and power?
- Is the figure before or after 18% GST?
- What is the advance, and what is the cancellation policy?
- What is explicitly not included?
What a good answer sounds like
A specialist answers with model numbers, named people and a specific failure plan without checking. A middleman answers in categories and brochures. Prime AV Solutions answers every question above in writing before you commit. Get an itemised quote from Prime AV Solutions within 24 hours — call +91 93093 80958 or WhatsApp our producers.
Published 5 April 2026 by the Prime AV Solutions production team.