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OBBMs speakers cables are ace. Proper thick bad boys... not this telephone wire tat you get from music shops.

Just out of interest, why did you get the Stageclix? Not that there is anything wrong with it, just trying to understand why people choose what they choose. For example, for me, not having the ability to put new batteries in would be a big no for me. If it all turns into a nightmare, sack it off and get a Sony DWZB30GB,

Saw it on facebook. It's as arse now as it was when I saw it on facebook.

[sup]Good stuff. Glad to hear that it's working well for you.[/sup] [sup]The PSU thing I've never really thought about before... but most of the things that I buy want a kettle lead. I don't really know what to think about this - Thomann are just shifting boxes I guess and bought in a load of European spec units. It's the UK that is out of line with the market I guess. The probability is that if the price was the same in the UK, you would have bought from the UK... but this time, it just made sense to import. You'll see that Thomann don't really cater for UK CH38 wireless - probably cos they wouldn't shift boxes. I am guessing the Thomann game is all about shifting boxes... hence they can/could offer the bargainous prices that they have done.[/sup] [sup]Batteries - again, never really thought about that either. I have a stash of procells and eneloops that I would put in over any freebie batteries... but yeah, if you wanted to get started straight away, I could see the annoyance. I have always got batteries around me now... but I certainly remember the days of "batteries not included" and the absolute frustration of having none around to get whatever electrical item operational from the word go.[/sup] [sup]Still, despite the minor annoyances stated above, you still got an absolute stonker of a deal! (always glass half full eh?) . An adaptor off eBay and a set of batteries to get you started is still going to come in at under £15 or less.[/sup] [sup]But all in all, good stuff![/sup]

my favoured "go to" current system is - GB Bass -> Shure ULXD1 -> Shure ULXD4 -> TD650 (DI out, or in parallel with an Orchid Electronics DI) -> A&H AR2412 -> A&H GLD80 (Stereo Aux, with processing for EQ, reverb, compression etc) -> Shure P9T (PSM900 transmitter) -> Shure P9RA (PSM900 Receiver) -> ACS Ambient Pack -> ACS T1 Lives! Vocals -> Sennheiser SKM500-945 -> Sennheiser A1031-U -> Sennheiser ASA1-> Sennheiser EM500 G3 -> A&H AR84 -> etc...

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1391757432' post='2360896'] [color=#000000][font=Helvetica]I just bought a StageClix Pack system, and although the overall sound quality is good, there is an audible 'fizz' behind the sound when I play my basses through it. It's not present when I stop playing (when no audio signal is being sent). I have adjusted the outputs of the different basses I've used to ensure the transmitter or receiver aren't being overdriven, but the fizzing sound persists.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Helvetica]When I use a cable, the sound isn't there, which would eliminate the amp or cabinet. I use an EBS TD650 and EBS Proline 410 cabinets. I have tried a variety of active and passive basses, but there is no difference. It's not excessively loud, and in a live setting it probably wouldn't be too noticeable, but it's still irritating.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Helvetica]Is this normal, i.e. some sort of background carrier signal, or is the unit faulty and should I return it to the supplier?[/font][/color] [/quote] Doesn't sound right to me... all my digital systems are super quiet - as in faultless transmission, no fizz or anything.

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OK - comfort - it all comes down to how sensitive your ears are and how good the fit is. From what I can tell, the ACS have a more immediate comfort about them. Acrylics can be a bit of a shock to the ear to begin with but as you get used to them, I would say comfortwise, neither bother me, acrylic or silicon. Some guys say there is no difference, some say acrylic is painful, some say that the attenuation from a silicon plug is better... but it's all down to the individual. Silicon probably has it for me slightly on the comfort side at a push... but it's also about what drivers are in the IEM and the features on top (e.g. the mics in the T1) I went for the T1 lives from the word go because I figured that if I ever wanted to get the ambient pack, paying the difference from the word go would be a hell of a lot cheaper than a remould and introduction of the mic elements. I figured if I didn't use the ambient pack, the added cost of the mics was fairly minimal in the grand scale of things. The ambient pack is a pricey bit of kit - it may drop in price once the have recovered some of the costs of development... but I don't know. At the moment, I still think they are struggling to supply them fast enough and I know a fair few people chomping at the bit to get them. I guess in summing up the performance of the T1s with the ambient pack is as follows - 1. for gigs where the sound is like you are in a swimming baths, forget the ambient pack because all you are going to do is introduce mush into your nice clean ambient mix. 2. for gigs where the sound is dead - like a marquee for example, the ambient pack doesn't really add that much apart from a positional image on stage... e.g. you walk closer to the drummer, he gets louder. It won't give you that big gig feeling... it will still sound pretty dead unless you are introducing reverbs from your desk mix. 3. for gigs where there is a natural amount of ambient reverb = magic. The blending of the the desk mix with the ambient sound from the venue is sublime. It doesn't really get much better. Ambient mics around stage or open mics don't really capture what this system captures. It's sublime. Simple as. 4. for gigs where there is no IEM feed. I've used the ambient pack as a variable volume control ear plug. Very cool. Great for leaving in after the gig also just so you protect your ears yet can still hear whats going on about you. I've actually worn these to a gig in the audience... and they sound ace. 5. Guitar amps sounds magic through the ambient pack. A close miced amp sounds rubbish in a monitor mix compared to hearing the amp through the ambient pack. OK, this all depends where you are compared to the guitar amp but guitarists should love hearing themselves through a Tx/Live setup. In terms what would I do... well... it depends upon the gig... and how many you do of each type that I have mentioned above. If you play swimming pools every week, the ambient pack isn't going to do what you want it to do. Similarly if you are playing marquees - you may aswell stick with the mic bleed. If you enjoy moving around, and hearing the audience and having the ability to sense where the sound is coming from, then you'll love them. I suppose in short, they aren't the be all and end all... but they are the icing on the cake if you want the best you can get. The other thing is, if you haven't got the luxury of adding reverb into your mix the ambient pack is a good way of addressing the problem and making your personal mix more natural sounding. I do a lot of gigs and change my monitoring based on my experience of playing similar gigs. I guess I would be sad to lose the ambient pack... but I could live without it... but nobody wants to do that after using one. The T1s aren't actually my favourite sounding IEM (I actually like a more bass biased sound but I know that ACS aren't keen on adding drivers as their ethos is more about protecting your ears than blasting them (I can sympathise as a fellow T suffer)) but they offer something in the ambient pack that none of the others offer. I guess it depends on budget and what you really want to end up with it. Remember, you will have another pack to wear - it's like wearing another pack of cards on your waist... and it's another couple of AAs to worry about - however, I must stress that the ambient pack is completely pass through, so if the ambient pack dies, the signal coming in from your Sennheiser system will continue into your IEMs no problem. PS - you're hooked. My advice is, don't be afraid to spend because you will always regret it if you don't. Save up and get it right first time. You can't do effective wireless IEMs on the cheap. Those who say that they can, aren't getting the full experience. You've done well with scoring the Sennheiser G2. It's a great system - I've currently got a G2 in my stable too - whilst it's got a slightly higher noise floor than the G3, the cost to change isn't going to be worth it I don't think... so all is good there. Concentrate on getting the stuff in your ears right... because thats where you are now going to hear the biggest difference. If you are running out of auxes (if your singer gets on board), you may want to look at potentially running in mono, running two receivers off a stereo transmitter. I know it's not as good but if you do go down the ambient pack route, you will then get your sense of stereo back. Again, it all stems back to your source... the desk. As I said, you can't do IEMs to their best ability on the cheap :/

me zed - very glad to hear! It sounds like you had a great entry into the world of IEM monitoring. I'm with you - the amount of open mics I think will influence that feeling of isolation greatly. I have 4 open vocal mics with 2 overheads too - and if we have the horn section with it, there's more spill from them also. I'm really enjoying a mix of setups at the moment - the ACS live system is fantastic... but sometimes I like the more isolated feel that I get without the live pack. I'm beginning to recognise what room characteristics will work best with the live system or without the live system. Talking of mics, I'm really enjoying the extra wirelessness of the band too - I've just invested in rack of EW500s and really liking the lack of cables across the stage. Need to really sort out getting an IEM rack sorted as they are all over the stage at the moment - for example, I have the guitarists EW300 IEM in my bass amp rack as I had a free 1u available! Getting all the units to talk without RF interference was a mission though...! I'm sure it must be easier with all one brand... but getting a mix of Sennheiser and Shure all within one channel co-operating with each other was a steep learning curve. I think the solution will be at one point to make the jump to all one wireless brand so all the scanning functionality works hand in hand with each other. Anyway, good for you, hope that you have many, many more successful IEM gigs! (Great to read you were running stereo also!)

I'd have to swap the knobs... they just don't look as good. :/ Want it. With 5 strings. :/

Gorgeous result.

Would have looked better if they had dropped the meter.

You know, if you just bought that Maruszczyk now, you wouldn't even have to think about going to the show or not. Just put the cost of the train tickets, transport and hassle into your new Maruszczyk. You've spent enough time speaking to Adrian and looking at all the Maruszczyk basses that have been posted on Facebook to know that buying a Maruszczyk is going to happen. You know that you've seen it all before and the only reason for going, is that you are trying to convince yourself that there will be other things there to interest you in addition to the Maruszczyk stand. Have you clocked my subminal Maruszczyk message? Ahem. Maruszczyk

How I wish they did a 5 string

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1390320695' post='2344015'] Read some more, and you appear to be quite right - anything from 790-862 MHz now seems to be off limits. I bought the system off eBay at the beginning of last year, but of course the seller failed to mention it was about to become obsolete... now to email Shure and see if it can be re-tuned, or whether it will be consigned to the recycling centre... [/quote] There's a load of guys selling off gear on ebay which are on the wrong frequencies in the hope that somebody will snag it up as a bargain. I've bought wireless equipment off eBay and it's always the first question I ask if they haven't made the frequency specifications clear. If they haven't made it clear, they either genuinely don't know (like yourself) or know full well and have deliberately hidden the fact. (You'll know the latter when they fail to respond or don't answer the question directly! - fobbed off with things like, no interference anywhere, it works on a range of frequencies, it's perfect etc...). I would hazard a guess that retuning is going to be economically not viable - and a lot of the manufacturers will only rehash the top end equipment - usually at a cost of hundreds of pounds. The most economically viable solution is to buy yourself a new unit, or sell it on as spares etc on eBay. In the UK, you are looking primarily at channel 38 and 70. There are fixed site licenses/event licenses but you have to apply serperately for those - and I guess you and the typical wireless user are looking at using the unit on your travels. The thing which sucks about this unit is that it looks like it has come from Europe (or been bought without knowledge of the licenses from somewhere like Thomann and imported) - and like everybody, Europe have closed down that frequency due to 4G. I can't imagine you being able to use the unit legally anywhere due to the 4G networks taking upmost priority in the spectrum allocation. It looks like Australia has still got some of the band available but is shutting it down by the end of the year. I'm sorry but it sounds like you've been duped You weren't the first and you certainly won't be the last.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1390311103' post='2343843'] What's wrong with a fixed cable? Provided it's properly attached with strain relief fitting, then it's one less connection to go wrong. [/quote] But when it does go wrong, it's not the case of just swapping it out for a new one. If it's going to break, it's on the gig... and nobody wants to get their soldering iron out on a gig.

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1390289036' post='2343520'] I hope I'm not breaking any forum rules here, but I have a Shure system for sale - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/226383-shure-slx4-wireless-system-l100"]http://basschat.co.u...ess-system-l100[/url] [/quote] Should probably state that it's illegal to use in the UK too - try hitting up the appropriate countries on ebay?

Whats your realistic budget?

[quote name='woodyratm' timestamp='1390234577' post='2342929'] I've got one. Decent little unit - pain the arse having a built in cable. Seem to get pretty decent range out of it too! [/quote] Pain in the arse for two reasons - fixed cable. And AAAs!! Still, for the money, you can't really complain. I'm umming and arring about whether it will be a good way of keyboards to the PA...

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1390166474' post='2342280'] OK, does the encryption mean that you'll have issues if you swap basses and use two different transmitters with a single receiver? [/quote] No encryption on DWZB30GB anyway so you'll be ok

Oh jeez, this is all a bit erk isn't it?

I always go for brighter. You can always reduce brightness if you don't want it - but you can't increase brightness if it's not there!

Ok so we have lines of thought here, audio interference and rf interference...

I was just typing a message... but... Yeah, what he said. Make sure you are getting at least 2 or 4 ohm on the end of it though.

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1389793885' post='2337958'] For all the gear Steve Lukather has, he's got pretty much the same four types of patches on all his songs too! [/quote] And after seeing him live, I reckon he'd still sound better straight into the amp!