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I'm not too sure what will happen re: the G3/G4 - I'm watching with interest to see what happens. The later G3 units have the same boards in as the G4 and it appears to be just a cosmetic and software change. The actual RF performance and sound quality doesn't seem to have changed... so maybe the G3s will have very high residuals. I certainly haven't seen anybody pulling out any deals... yet.

I'm all about channel strips. Much prefer to sims (on bass that is)

Well, this is true I guess. I suppose having been through the route, nothing really compares to the full on custom for fit, isolation and comfort... even the sleeves (they have a tendency to separate from the monitor). Sometimes it's better to bite the bullet than spend little amounts trying out different approaches. In other words, save up and do it, rather than throwing money at lesser options. Again, depends what your budget is looking like - but experience has shown me that most people go through the dabbling with 215s and tips, sleeves, etc... and when they look back at the investment, they could have gone for a custom. ok maybe it's a bit more difficult to do that with Inearz currently out the game (and the lower priced UE900s off the scene)... but null audio may be the answer for the pathway to a cheaper IEM?

I've found with IEMs, plugins aren't great. You can certainly get away with them without though. Im currently messing around with Dante interfaces and Live Professor and getting some great results. I'm so tempted to get the Waves bridge... but don't want to be locked into Waves plugins...

@TPJ and @dand666 - There's always Null audio in Singapore, they do get mentioned on headfi from time to time, but I have no direct experience of their reshells. https://www.null-audio.com/collections/earphone-remolding-service Just looked into the cost - nominally about £135 with postage and import on costs. You'll probably get it around the £200 mark door to door with all the extra costs, so comparable to what inearz was doing it for.

Family safe formula is the one you need re:sugru. I still reckon custom sleeves will be better than home brew, as the key thing for a good custom fit is getting a moulding that passes the second bend of the ear. I personally wouldn't want to be stuffing stuff in my ear that deep with out the cotton gauze that stops the moulding stuff going too deep into your ear.

Sugru (from hobby craft) is the usual candidate for this kinda hack. Have fun but be careful putting stuff in your ears!

What sort of latency are you getting... in ms?

Indeed, with IEMs, the monitor mix generally remains static - or at least in the ballpark - between gigs. Just recall the mix on the desk and you just have foh to worry with. Better still ditch all amps and you'll only have to eq for the room. Drummers and guitarists. Always the pain in the donkey you can rely on.

I need to stop reading this thread. It's making me too angry.

Dark?! Are you sure your tweeter is up... and working? EBS cabs are amongst the brightest cabs out there!

Depends upon your kit as to whether the sound is awful. If you took away the visuals and titles of this video and you had just the audio... I would say it would have most people fooled. If it doesn't, I would wager, that this is hundreds of times better sounding than the woeful micing jobs that I've heard on the circuit. Of course, this sound can be had at low volumes too. There's a lot of snobbery about digital stuff - whether it be modellers or electric kit... but those were the ideas of 20 years ago. Don't get me wrong, I like analogue kits, especially nicely miced and processed - as long as the room is big enough to take them of course. Oh... and lets not forget that electric kits don't tend to look very "rock n roll"... but thats why you get a set of Jobecky shells.

Oh the phase, the phase! And to think some guys on here are anal about their speaker placement.

"Please dont check my Internet history" that was it, wasn't it?

For 24 years I've been living next door to Alice. Even if you don't write profanity into a song, some other fker will.

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Depends on the kit and the amp - this isn't necessarily true for all.

That's it, dynamics are officially dead.

Tiny kits, miced up. Let the PA do the work. But drummers generally see their kits as an extension of their lower regions.

That's the dinosaurs for you.

The only time you'd use subs on stage is behind the drummer usually on a large stage in a large venue to enable the drummer to have some feel. Mostly this has been negated by using just some side fills and a buttkicker. What I read from the OP does make me question what the "band leader" knows about setting up PA. The function scene is all about low, or no, stage volume. Running a setup like this just makes zero sense. I can't see any advantage in setting up like this.

Glad to be of service! It can be a time consuming process but it will fix the majority of your balance and sitting in the mix straight off.

As BigRedX states, it's the EQ on the PA that compensates for the room. Or the output of the modeller if you are running a FRFR cab. If you have your modeller set up you'll never have to touch the patches... ever.

But all that means is that they have 10 years of setting things up in a less than ideal manner. Low frequencies on stage leaking into the open mics, phasing isssues etc...

Its because they are all made to order. They work... and made well - but you could fashion your own up from bits down Wickes and some gaffa is you are that way inclined.