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[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1469032228' post='3095247'] I'll be able to hear you crystal clear now Thanks again, really have been superbly helpful [/quote] No problem - and let us know how you get on. Enjoy the revelation!

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1469040773' post='3095343'] Oh, of course. When the support act are on, I strike all of the d&b wedges and replace them with dB ones too. [/quote] You are naughty... But I like you.

[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1469026080' post='3095193'] That's brilliant. Ordered Can i join the club now? [/quote] Nice one. We don't need clubs round here We just share the knowhow with anybody prepared to listen!

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1469028337' post='3095217'] I've certainly had no complaints from any of my regular bands once they've heard it thundering through a large rig, but its always easier with people who realise you're all working together and that us sound guys aren't trying to stitch them up for our own nefarious tone-ruining goals. [/quote] Unless they are the support act, naturally

https://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/logitech-ultimate-ears-ue900s-headphone-en.html#/product/15306 This site is legit and probably the cheapest out there.

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1469011242' post='3095024'] When mixing a band I often use a DI inserted before any pedals to send a completely clean sound to the desk in combination with a mic on the cab. This means I can process and blend the two signals to get a big fat bottom end from the DI and all the grind, dirt and clank of the mids and high end from the mic. Works a treat. [/quote] Going from what I've read on here, a few of the "Tone Purists" that say you won't get the sound of their "tone" would probably turn their nose up at you. You are correct though - that's the way to do it.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1468995194' post='3094877'] Last place I played with DB restrictions , the caretaker actually told us how to tamper with it to over ride (and said he didn't say it) [/quote] Or is that D&B restrictions?

I wish my gigging life was as easy as JTUK's ideals.

From what I've read, it looks like the SWR aural enhancer doesn't operate like a traditional aural exciter (which I thought it may have been) but more like a preshape?

Behringer P1 is a belt worn headphone amplifier. The advantage is that the volume control is readily available at your belt. Behringer HA400 is a 4 channel headphone amplifier - you can run one mix to four sets of headphones. Probably not what you want. Behringer MA400 is a single channel headphone amplifier with inbuilt blend for one mic (or something else input). For example, you could plug your bass into it and blend it with another mix that is coming from the desk's aux and you could independently add or subtract the bass to the mix via the control knob on the device. Probably not what you want either. With a lot of the Stereo headphone amps, such as the HPA, you can sum the input to mono - e.g. if you plug one aux out to say, just the left input of the HPA and engage the mono button - it will replicate the same signal to the right ear. So by running one aux out into it, you could get a mono mix into both ears from just one aux. 215s vs 315s - the latter develops much more bass... but I'd be saving for the UE900s mentioned above... and if you get serious about IEMs, you've got a decent set of donor quads that you can put into moulds if you wanted to. The difference between single driver armatures and a set of quad armatures in an earpiece is more than night and day. I believe that you will think that IEMs are crap if you don't invest enough in the ear pieces - I firmly believe you need the headroom of a dual low in a quad setup. I did a gig at the weekend on my ACS (mix from an X32) and I was craving my JH Audios as the lows just weren't there - and if you tried to push it, they went into distortion. My advice would be go wired with the HPA (with cable extension) or Behringer P1 and invest in the UE900s from the link above. Then concentrate on getting the best out of the XR18 monitor mixes - this will take you some time and will improve with each gig (think tweaks in the eq, compression and fx). This will give you an awesome setup for probably less that 250 quid - less than the cost of a decent wedge - but imho, infinitely more portable and better sounding. For an idea of how crazy you can get - I digitally split guitars and bass into two channels so that I can eq those instruments independently for inears and front of house. You'll find that what you want in your ears and front of house are completely different and the global EQ which is on the aux send is not always enough to get the mixes in your ears sounding as good as they could be. With inears, you don't have to compromise on your mix. You can put as much importance on your inears mix as your front of house mix.

Read this thread. There's lots of mentions of headphone amps.

[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1468927113' post='3094339'] How does the wired solution work? Still plug a unit into an aux channel? then you are wired from the unit to your ears rather than from a receiver? [/quote] Pretty much - but you'd typically go AUX -> HEADPHONE AMP -> CABLE EXTENSION -> IN EARS

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1468927288' post='3094343'] I have made a few in the past using stereo mic cable but this is a bit of a compromise for the tone purists as it's not proper instrument cable. Saying that no-one has complained of poor frequency response so I guess they are all happy with them. I did find a cable that had an instrument core and a stereo monitor core but it is quite expensive to get 100m and since the Referendum the pound has dropped and now it's very expensive, so it's back to genuine stereo mic cable. [/quote] For everything else, there are cable ties.

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1468925719' post='3094316'] Some one used to sell this illegal brand through Amazon last year and I reported them to Offcom. Apparently Offcom regularly check the likes of Ebay etc for illegal wireless equipment offered for sale in the UK and get the adverts stopped and products confiscated. I would steer very clear of cheap illegal wireless kit. [/quote] Couldn't agree more. Go for OBBMs wired solution if you are on a budget! (You do do the instrument and iem combo cable don't you?)

[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1468910773' post='3094169'] # Yeh i absolutely love the X-Air 18. Very pleased we went digital!! Thanks for that link. Illegal operating frequency?!? How is this policed? Is it likely to cause problems if we went for that unit for example? [/quote] http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/enforcement/spectrum-enforcement/law You'd be transmitting in a TV broadcast area of the spectrum... I wouldn't like to say if you would have any problems or not...

This is them - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Takstar-WPM-100-In-Ear-Wireless-Monitor-System-Transmitter-3pcs-Receiver-UK-/252417586719 - but the operating frequency range is illegal for the UK. A bit naughty to market them as "UK" in the title.

Gear4Music IEMs are no more - although they were just generic rebranded Chinese efforts. You can find those - but finding them for channel 70 may be a bit difficult. I can have a look for you. For wireless- yes, you are correct - earphones into receiver pack, usually clipped onto you. X-Air18 - well, thats a good starting point!

DI Is a probably the wrong term here. You want a preamp or EQ where you can artificially add back in the low end that you feel that you are losing... can't you crank if up on your bass amp?

Edit - oops. Thought you were talking about a cab.

I've always gone with SKB - no issues. When buying a rack bag though, make sure the rack rails are recessed enough to protect any knobs etc that may be on the front of your amp (The SKBs are fine for my needs, don't know about other brands).

Did you ever get your inears sorted cetera?

In the interests of keeping this thread full of helpful information, here's some useful info from the MyMix guys - [url="http://www.mymixaudio.com/webinars-about-personal-monitor-mixers"]http://www.mymixaudi...-monitor-mixers[/url] - there's a bit of MyMix specific stuff in there - but the concepts are still applicable regardless of how you are getting that final ears mix into your skull.

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1468329821' post='3090166'] They bought market share.... SWR did not do D Class very well, as that is where all were heading Fender felt SWR did not do enough to enhance their stable. Stupid, but hey Fender see Fender do. [/quote] And the headlite and amplite had so much promise!

http://www.orchid-electronics.co.uk/classic_DI.htm Sounds great - just check out the reviews to clarify - and too cheap not to have one anyway.

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1467918916' post='3087356'] I read on the t'interweb that Brian Johnson may be able to gig again due to new developments in in-ear monitors. I wonder if he will be welcomed back to AC/DC or if Arsehole Rose will get the gig full time. If it's Rose then I can see why Cliff wants out. [/quote] Indeed - https://asiustechnologies.com - Stephen Ambrose - inventor of ADEL which has been licensed to 1964 audio. Stephen is one of the original IEM gurus, having created arguably the first stage IEMs... before Jerry Harvey refined them.