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[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1402675296' post='2475908'] Hmmm - could have sworn I said exactly that yesterday! [/quote] That would be the echo resulting from poor isolation...

Hi Simon, I've replied to your PM with some of my views based on what you've said.... but also, from the above regarding isolation, those things should be snug in your ear. The isolation should be very noticable... like sticking your fingers in your ears. You should be finding it very difficult to hearing any sounds from around you. If you have a leakage, you'll be losing a lot of bottom end from the word go also.

If the seal isn't spot on, you'll lose all the bass very quickly. If the seal isn't A1 perfect, your bass is going to be escaping quicker than a quick thing. Second, the single driver is not enough for getting the thunderous bass that you crave. I don't think there is a driver that can give you the frequency response and headroom in one package. I think Jerry Harvey was the first person to crack the bottom end - he used a balanced armature from a pace maker to get the lows instead of the traditional hearing aid balanced armatures... hence why he suddenly becaome the market leader as the sound from his monitors eclipsed others of the period. I think there's two situations here - theres the frequency response that you want as a listener to prerecorded music - and the frequency you want when playing live. The demands on the drivers are very different... in not just volume. As a listener, you probably want the best flat response you can get - although many manufacturers will tune the frequency response curves to get their signature sound. For example, a JH Audio triple sounds very different to a 1964 triple which in turn sounds very different again to ACS triple. Of course, live, as a bass player, you want to hear a dominant response in the bass... so the two situations either buy something that has the bass emphasis to begin with, or fix in the monitor mix with eq/bass levels. This is where things can get messy; pushing the bass too much can cause the balanced armatures to run out of grunt and distort. What you need is headroom - and that usually means adding more bass drivers, so you can work them less hard but get a greater overall balance of bass. Of course, live music, is going to be less perfectly compressed than the prerecorded stuff. I would wager most guys on here are going to be hearing a mix from a dry aux off the desk. Andy's view on multiple drivers is very different to mine here - he is about hearing protection - so has never entertained the idea of pushing in loads of drivers into an IEM as it can make the SPL of an IEM very high. For me, it's not about volume, it's about headroom. If I want to push a bass frequency, I want to be able to without the sound breaking up. I don't play loud in my IEMs, I just have loads of headroom. In short, the more experience I have with IEMs, the more I am convinced that in order to get the best out of them as a bass player, you really need a minimum of a quad with double bass driver. I currently rock a twelve drivers a side IEM and I have to say, it's streets ahead of the competition. However, it also costs a hell of a lot more than most of the manufacturers. I guess I am in the lucky situation where I can say I can boost the bass so that I have way, way too much bass than is comfortable - I have that much headroom now. If you are asking me, what the best solution for the money is at the moment, hands down, I would suggest a 1964 ears quad - a good couple of hundred quid cheaper than ACS flagship for example. This would be what I call the point where things sound great - anything above this is a bonus, or sonically different. It's like comparing a 1964 v8 to a JH16. They both sound fantastic but similarly, sound very different. The V8 is darker, with a more relaxed top end. The JH16 for example, is more excited in the top end. Both sound great - but you may prefer the roll off of the v8 because it is less fatiguing to listen to for long periods. Anyway... What the ACS has however, is the ambient pack for their live series of monitors. They are simply amazing. However... the bass still isn't there. So as a singer, I think it would be hard to beat the ACS with the ambient pack. As a bass player with ACS and the ambient pack, I think the in ears are still keeping the product back because the bass response simply isn't as good as it could be. Andy is a pleasure to speak to and is very passionate... if you are really serious about getting this sorted and you want to stay with ACS, you are looking at a mimimum of their T1 to get what I think you want. Otherwise, you'll have to look elsewhere. I've said it before in this thread... you simply can't do effective inears on the cheap. Anybody who proclaims otherwise, is a liar - or doesn't really know what good IEM monitoring sounds like. Simon - if you are deadly interested in IEMs done right, it's worth spending the money - drop me a PM any time if you want somebody to talk to them in detail. I don't know if you have read through the thread or not - but I run up to 7 sets of IEMs on a gig for the band - we all have differing in ears... each with proper compressed mixes, fx, eqs that are independent of front of house. If you give me a run down of what you are trying to achieve and the like, I can give you some ideas. I guarantee, anybody looking to do this and do it right, it will change you for life. There is noway I would want to play without my IEMs now. No way.

Not for a while - these are lithium-ion based. So more likely to just die (when battery is discharged) than sag as they have a relatively flat discharge curve.

Historically, the two had different circuits. The "better" circuit was reserved for the Rumour... but what happened is that the Spitfire and Rumour technologies got to the point where they were becoming very similar. Some people actually say that their fave GB circuit was the original Standard/Spitfire circuit. It still sounds distinctly GB but there is a subtle difference in the sound. It got to the point where it became sensible to move both designs onto the Rumour circuit as the development of the Spitfire circuit was prohibited by the lack of real estate on the PCB. (the original Spitfire PCBs were side mounted as opposed to flat mounted like they are in the Rumour) To get the inline effect with the modern circuit, Bernie simply puts the pots on flying leads instead of soldering the posts direct to the PCB.

Or you could get the Eneloop Pedal Juice for less than 40 quid. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/sanyo_eneloop_pedal_juice.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...pedal_juice.htm[/url] (looks like the same unit tbh, in nicer packaging maybe?)

Seems like a good strategy to me. Looks like OBBM could be making up a load of cables...!

[quote name='dand666' timestamp='1401196761' post='2461002'] Thanks, and OBBM do this? I've recently bought a cable from him and can't recommend him enough! [/quote] He sounds like the man to contact.

[quote name='dand666' timestamp='1401178285' post='2460740'] Sorry can you explain that in lamen terms. I do play with a cable yes. Sorry :-) [/quote] What Muzz said

[quote name='dand666' timestamp='1400847720' post='2457484'] Hi guys, been using my ACS Pro 17' earplugs for a while on stage, when it occurred to me that i could just get a pair of headphones and insert them into the moulds, which work fantastic! Now, I'm after a cheap IEM system, so I have the moulds and earphones, so I'm after just a pack and receiver i guess? Any recommendations, ideally something under £200? [/quote] Do you play your bass with a cable? If so, you could cable tie a monitor feed to you cable and T is off near you waste to either something like the Fischer in ear monitor pack and to your ear phones... Alternatively, you could send the amplified signal along the length of your bass cable and just plug in your headphones to that. Going to sound better and be cheaper than most options.

[quote name='Chrismanbass' timestamp='1400853611' post='2457583'] also anyone had issues with moulds moving about and losing seal when your singing backing vocals? i've lived with triple driver moulds for about 9 months done various gigs on them (both as a bass player and an engineer) and had issues losing bass response when i'm singing backing vocals? i've just gone to a pair of these [url="http://www.headphonix.co.uk/products/westone-4-r-series-quad-driver-premium-earphones"]http://www.headphoni...emium-earphones[/url] and its a revelation completely cured the problem and sound better than my triple driver moulds, they reproduce my bass in a pleasing way and i'm noticing stuff in my reference tracks that i never did before. Has anyone else had a similar experience or am i just noticing the extra driver? [/quote] Are you talking about custom moulds on your triples? Or standard tips? If you are losing the seal whilst singing, the custom is not a good fit... If they are customs, did you have an open or closed mouth impression? If you are a singer, you should have had an open mouth impression. The second you lose the seal, you will lose your bass. What you are probably experiencing this time round, is a combination of the better seal... and more headroom in your bass frequencies with the extra bottom driver. You will be able to push the bass more before the driver gives up.

Shure QLX-D now announced - bridging the gap between the GLX-D and the ULX-D. Certainly one to watch for - it addresses the non rack annoyance of the GLX-D. Guessing it's going to come in at around 700/800+ ish if it's priced in the middle of the two units... but that's just me speculating.

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1400220528' post='2451881'] Nobody should be using multi-kW PAS in small venues. Even one with a really loud drummer doesn't need more than 300W per side, no point in DI-ing below about 200 capacity venue. Never understood why people lug such mounds of kit about. [/quote] *snigger* If mixed properly and you let the PA do the work, the FOH will sound a lot better through backline alone. Every time. It's not about power, it's about balance and control of the mix.

Thanks...! Good to know you thought it was good - that was the goal!

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So we have been busy creating the new promo for my band... Check these out and see what you think. Let me know your opinions.

I don't believe that the 215/315s are insertable into the stock ACS moulds - I think tonyf has been there previously. For maximum capability, I would go for the T15s. They are all single drivers so the amount of headroom is not going to be staggering. They will sound good... and better than most off the shelf nears... Just don't expect thunderous bass.

http://www.ebolmer.com/contact.html 2.4ghz from here... So it's legal in uk.

IEMs rule supreme and ultimately the place that you want to be. However, not the cheapest of options to do well.

17s are usually what most people want.

The LS9 is getting a bit long in the tooth now... it was staggering when it hit the market... but it needs an update to keep up with some of the more modern offerings.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1399630179' post='2445986'] Just like a Ferrari is built to go fast. The same logic applies... The harder you run something, more wear & tear you put on the parts. The lower the Ω the more current is going through the amp's components. Current = heat & heat reduces the life of the components. They might well last the full time that you have your amp, but if you can get a great sound with plenty of volume* and not have to run the amp as hot, why would that be a bad thing? * "Sound & Volume"... I've never heard one of these cabs, so I can only go on what I've read. For all I know, I might not like the sound. [/quote] I think you are missing the point. Running a Ferrari fast is not the same as trying to get the same performance out of a Berlingo. If you cripple the performance of the Berlingo, you are going to end up with something very crap.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1399629288' post='2445968'] If you run your Ferrari regularly to the red line, it's not going to last as long as what it would if you keep it below the red line. [/quote] Who said anything about redlining it? Shall we just tinker with it and put a sticker on the back saying that it's limited to 50mph instead?

...or conversely, getting the most out of your amp? Would you get in your Ferrari and only press the throttle half way?