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If Marcus is looking to get his signature sound out MB... he'll need them to revisit the cabs too...

You can't really be surprised... this is Behringer after all! Having said that, the shell mechanism isn't even Fischer's... it's used in lots of PA related jack and socket related gizmos - its the Neutrik NA housing and is designed to fit with the Neutrik D type fittings... I doubt any manufacturer would be able to stake a claim on it's form. It's a headphone amp and it's in a widely adopted industry standard casing... I would say this one is actually fair game. The Behringer casing actually looks a bit more manufactured for purpose over the Fischer one. If anything, there's two things that come from this - a ) it addresses the ludicrous price of the Fischer gear - people now have a choice... b ) it enables more people to get into inear monitoring on a budget Surely thats a good thing?

Behringer P2 officially announced! http://www.music-group.com/Categories/Behringer/Signal-Processors/In-Ear-Monitor-Systems/P2/p/P0CH4#

[quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1503504866' post='3358792'] Think I may have over done it, I think I got a battery which will run my smooth hound for about 40 hours....... [/quote] Ha ha. Will it run a small community? Post it up then... what you gone for?

[quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1503484268' post='3358562'] You can pick up the rechargeable mobile phone power banks pretty cheap, and the conversion cable for a little over £5, as long as it provides a stable power supply and doesn't blow up it a no brainier! I have a two hour practice tonight to give it a good run out. [/quote] I was just looking at one of those small power sticks an hour ago in WHS with this in mind....

[quote name='rmorris' timestamp='1503477407' post='3358479'] Looks a useful box but I'm not clear - Are you removing the batteries to charge them ? [/quote] Yes.

[quote name='squire5' timestamp='1503228342' post='3356542'] Have a listen to this guy,if you've not already heard of him.Him and his bassist do acoustic covers of nearly everything.He has one of the best voices I've heard in years.This is a great cover of Toto's 'Africa' [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLrC7e3vSv8"]https://www.youtube....h?v=MLrC7e3vSv8[/url] [/quote] Just listened on headphones... great rendition... but can't get past the autotune.

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1503399169' post='3357851'] I looked into this at length and initially thought the same re: Diago Isolator, but the limiting factor is the amount of current each Isolator can supply. The Diago can only supply up to 110mA of current whereas the Timelord can supply up to 400mA I believe. The Smooth Hound needs around 300mA so the choice here is clear. [/quote] Indeed - right you are! Thats quite a short fall in current between the two units.

I was also going to ask you, hasn't your battery got multiple outputs on? If so, you could up your maximum current draw by splitting across output sinstead of just (presumably what you are doing now) daisy chaining off a single output?

Sounds like it could be some surge/short happens when you plug it in initially. I'm guessing the protection circuit is fairly sensitive.... and maybe the step up circuit is a bit harsh on sensor. Hmm. Dunno.

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1503258613' post='3356790'] I use a GigRig Timelord to isolate my Smooth Hound from the other pedals sharing the battery pack. Works like a charm. Had to put a little polarity reversing adapter on it though, as the Smooth Hound requires a centre-positive connection. [/quote] The decision to not have centre negative on the Smooth Hound was always an odd decision to me. Anyway, re:Timelord... was looking into these... the Diago Isolator would have been a cheaper option... but it's still not a cheap option.

The only downside of these high capacity batteries I can see is the long recharge times and obviously the limited draw from them with the USB converter on them. I'm actually interested in it as a portable way of charging my iPad... Anyway... at least with my eneloops I can charge them relatively quickly... but that doesn't mean I'm not interested in having some new shiny to play with

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1503309204' post='3356997'] As above really there used to be some really funny people on the forum and you could always crack a joke but now some people seem so grumpy and just seem to want a row sign of the times? OK rant over lol [/quote] Indeed - I think the PC camp took over and everybody seems to get offended over the most trivial things.

When you are on battery power, isolated power supplies is a bit pointless.

[quote name='StuartCrawl' timestamp='1503219272' post='3356457'] I'm on the verge of ordering one of these as my band are starting to play bigger stages occasionally, and I think it would help me move about a bit more without the fear of standing on my lead. The only problem is I can't find confirmation anywhere that the tuner is ok with the low B on my 5 strings. Can anybody help? Cheers. [/quote] Its fine. Great piece of gear.

Interesting... So something like [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00XVTJKCQ"]https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00XVTJKCQ[/url] and this [url="https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/192052264107?chn=ps&dispItem=1&adgroupid=41767405657&rlsatarget=pla-327666147269&abcId=1129006&adtype=pla&merchantid=113417885&poi=&googleloc=9045438&device=c&campaignid=861364981&crdt=0"]https://www.ebay.co....61364981&crdt=0[/url] ? Thats one cool looking solution! I like a lot! If I understand correctly, the on above will supply 3.4A... that would cater for most digital boards pretty easily! Obvs, you'd probably need to convert the polarity on the plug... but thats no bother in the grand scheme of things... EDIT: Now we are talking - [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B012V9H3WA?psc=1"]https://www.amazon.c...012V9H3WA?psc=1[/url]

[quote name='No. 8 Wire' timestamp='1503065941' post='3355478'] Also made my own, about £25 and 3 X as much energy storage as the mooer one. Mix of Amazon and eBay parts (only 3 parts). Not sure how many pedals it will power at once though, 5 so far is ok. [/quote] With the Pros, my Enveloop solution is 2500mAh. I guess there's nothing stopping you running multiple units across a number of pedals or wiring multiple packs in parallel. Would be interested in knowing what your setup is comprised of...? Anyway... It's not just about how many pedals that your batteries can power... its about how long your power source can operate them for. You may find this interesting... [url="http://stinkfoot.se/power-list"]http://stinkfoot.se/power-list[/url] Basically, you can keep adding pedals, in my case, up to the point of 2500mA (possibly up to 3000mA) ... (beyond that the pedals will be drawing more power than the power supply can physically supply) and it will power them for an hour (based on 2500mA). If you have 1250mA draw, you can power them for 2 hours... 625mA will be 4 hours... and so on. So for most analogue pedals, you can power them for ages... If you start lobbing on Strymons and other digital pedals, you are soon eating into the amount of time you can sustain the draw of power. In reality, if you have a digital laden pedal board, you are likely still going to be able to a couple of sets worth as long as you remember to turn the power on and off between playing. In short, 2500mAh / pedal draw in mA = playing time.. (but most of you could probably figure that one out)

My eBay home-brew has a switch!

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1502952833' post='3354548'] It looks lovely How much does it weigh? Would it help with neck dive? [/quote] I've never weighed it - but its certainly not heavy enough to make an impact on neck dive.

Made my own. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AAx8-AA-x-8-Battery-Holder-Case-Enclosed-Box-With-On-Off-Switch-Leads/400570557989?_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20151005190705%26meid%3D18c19475bf0c4b20a6c2c7a12bfe4695%26pid%3D100506%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26&_trksid=p2045573.c100506.m3226"]http://www.ebay.co.u...3.c100506.m3226[/url] and 8 eneloop pros. Just reverse the polarity on the attached cable.

[quote name='ade' timestamp='1502989486' post='3354914'] Sheer loveliness...... [/quote] Nice example!

[quote name='thodrik' timestamp='1502500883' post='3351897'] I would love to try two 8x10s stacked horizontally with a big valve amp. [/quote] Whenever I think about horizontal 8x10s, Nicky Wire (Manic SP) comes to mind... 4x horizontal 8x10s

I never posted the complete thing... here it is... This has been on for a while though - and hasn't been cleaned for a while... so the mirror effect isn't as pronounced as it could be!

Can you explain the modified to handle both 4 and 8 ohms bit?

I forsee this to be another Chunk Systems synth pedal fiasco. Massive hype and when the thing lands, it's ultimately very disappointing. To be honest, I think I would have lost interest by now and spent my money elsewhere. Maybe when the 500w version lands (ha) I may reignite what little interest I have left.