Dusty Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hi all, Hope you can help me with some advice on this subject.... Have just joined a Blues Brothers Show Band in the London area and whilst we have a massive PA system & desk, we are severely lacking in 'on stage Monitoring' The sound engineer is keen to get powered floor monitors, but the band members would prefer In Ear !! I know most of the pro's and cons regarding 'in ear' v 'floor' and having used 'In ear' before that’s the way I want to go. My plan is to have the band (who are static) kitted out with a 'wired In-ear' system via 2 x 4 channel Headphone pre-amps (Behringher???) fed from the mixer output with one each side of the drum kit for the band & horn sections. Jake & Elwood would use a wireless system (Trantec ???) . Have you had any experience with this type of set up ? and is there any specialist shops within a 50 mile radius of central London that you could recommend where we could try this type of system out. We have a number of prestigious gigs coming up and need to get this sorted straight away !! Cheers.. Dusty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I have used the hard wired technique for a long time. It is great and much easier to carry than wedges I use a Samson headphone amp which has been rock solid. I have never used a piece of Behringer kit which has lasted. Just my 2p. [quote name='Dusty' post='295531' date='Sep 30 2008, 03:47 PM']Hi all, Hope you can help me with some advice on this subject.... Have just joined a Blues Brothers Show Band in the London area and whilst we have a massive PA system & desk, we are severely lacking in 'on stage Monitoring' The sound engineer is keen to get powered floor monitors, but the band members would prefer In Ear !! I know most of the pro's and cons regarding 'in ear' v 'floor' and having used 'In ear' before that’s the way I want to go. My plan is to have the band (who are static) kitted out with a 'wired In-ear' system via 2 x 4 channel Headphone pre-amps (Behringher???) fed from the mixer output with one each side of the drum kit for the band & horn sections. Jake & Elwood would use a wireless system (Trantec ???) . Have you had any experience with this type of set up ? and is there any specialist shops within a 50 mile radius of central London that you could recommend where we could try this type of system out. We have a number of prestigious gigs coming up and need to get this sorted straight away !! Cheers.. Dusty[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 [quote name='owen' post='298149' date='Oct 2 2008, 11:34 PM']I have used the hard wired technique for a long time. It is great and much easier to carry than wedges I use a Samson headphone amp which has been rock solid. I have never used a piece of Behringer kit which has lasted. Just my 2p.[/quote] Thanks Owen, The Behringer amp that I had in mind is identical to a Sansom one I've seen, except for a flashier case !! I always thought Behringer was pretty good for the price ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 [quote name='Dusty' post='298214' date='Oct 3 2008, 01:36 AM']Thanks Owen, The Behringer amp that I had in mind is identical to a Sansom one I've seen, except for a flashier case !! I always thought Behringer was pretty good for the price ?[/quote] I teach on a Music course. We bought a bunch of Behringer desks, big and small. About 6 of them. None of them work anymore. Price is only good if you don't have to shell out again. Just sharing my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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