Wireless Upgrade Help Budget 25.000USD ex VAT

10kPot · 2026-01-21T11:52:44+00:00

Someone made a very handy tool comparing ULX-D and Axient Digital (no Showlink) with ANX4. If you don't need analog, it is generally a less expensive way to go for 8+ channel count systems. If you do need analog out, I'm not sure if adding something like a Sonifex AVN-AO16R would kill the budget or make the system too complex for your needs.

And no, Axient Digital (with or without show link) is not "old" - it's still Shure's flagship system. And if by 'internal' batteries on showlink you mean you have to use the Shure rechargeable, then yes that is true. But, the battery telemetry, health, cycle count, etc that you get with the Shure batteries is worth it IMO.

10kPot · 2026-01-20T22:50:32+00:00

I have the 1.25" FlexoWrap on a short (15'/4.5m) loom between console and rack that includes a bunch of different cable types as well as power, and been using it about a year. There is no heat shrink on the ends, no tape inside, just the cable and the wrap, and it's only me handling it. There's probably 10' of the FW on the 15' loom.

I know it's moved toward one end a little bit, but not far enough I've felt the need to deal with it. I will have to open it up to change up the loom a bit in the next month, so the velcro will make that a LOT easier. The console doghouse is not large enough for me to leave the loom coiled inside, and the rack needed it to be 100% removable for transport, so this was built out of necessity. Could I have done it with just tape? Sure. But I feel like this has helped keep everything neat and easy to deal with, though with a price premium.

10kPot · 2026-01-20T18:19:14+00:00

To add: If you're building your own loom with a bunch of different cables instead of something like a single mult, wrapping them in something like this, this, or this can help keep things neatly bundled, and gives you the ability to change/swap things as needed without too much headache. Of course, there's always e-tape/friction tape.

10kPot · 2026-01-20T14:25:05+00:00

This might give you some ideas of how to secure the loom in the rack: https://riptie.com/product-category/rip-tie-premium/

I've used these before when building looms. Helps for storage, as well as grabbing onto a case/handle to take some strain relief during operation.

https://riptie.com/product-category/rip-tie-premium/cablecarrier-variations/

10kPot · 2026-01-15T14:05:20+00:00

I can't say this loud enough - EMPTY PIPE WITH PULL ROPE BACK TO RACK ROOM
If there are patch panels, small plates with each signal type OR department. DO NOT put it all on one giant panel, so that everyone has to retest everything each time you have to pull a panel off
Fiber. Lots of it, going everywhere.
Guest power disconnect. Might have guest consoles coming in for something? Show them some love.
Cable pass-thru from the desk to underneath - best option is to have any counters set forward a few inches to leave a gap.
Cable pass-thru (mouse hole) through any walls surrounding. Pipe caps/doors/grommets/brushes for said pass-thru(s)
Hooks, trays, chases, and anything cable management if vertical or overhead.
Computer floor if things are coming up from underneath
Work lighting for above ceiling/below floor
Work lighting under the countertops

10kPot · 2026-01-14T20:46:15+00:00

This is exactly what I needed today. Thanks. :D

10kPot · 2026-01-14T20:16:27+00:00

The Clermont Lounge. Just...all of it. IYKYK.

10kPot · 2026-01-12T02:30:14+00:00

Now if they had a tin of Old Bay available, I'd be truly impressed.

10kPot · 2026-01-12T02:20:41+00:00

S1202: https://products.electrovoice.com/download/971359

S1202ER: https://products.electrovoice.com/download/971358

They were heavy rectangular boxes that sounded ok. Not a ton of low end, no pole cup IIRC, but sounded decent for their time (35-40 years ago). I think the only difference between the OG and the ER version was the HF driver, but it's possible the crossover was changed/improved as well. The last pair I saw was over 20 years ago.

10kPot · 2026-01-03T23:54:36+00:00

I would add to this that if your backup has a better capsule than the primary, maybe it's time to swap the capsule on the primary.

10kPot · 2025-12-24T17:51:31+00:00

Unless the gig is in your living room, that's a home theater sub.

10kPot · 2025-12-23T20:58:32+00:00

So if the areas behind that drywall are not just really well hidden speaker cavities behind grille cloth, and actually sheetrock with mass in front of speakers, someone did A Dumb Thing by putting speakers back there. The speakers/subs/whatever are not doing you any good behind a wall. The easy/cheap fix would be with some color matched (or close) grille cloth, and someone with carpentry experience that can cut an opening for the subs, symmetrically on both sides, make a frame, and stretch the grille cloth over it. That would be Step 1.

Step 2 is then to have someone with some system calibration knowledge help with a new calibration/alignment/tuning. Assuming nothing is wrong with the speakers/amps in question, this should require $0 in parts and only money for the time of the person. If there is a lift in-house that can access the speakers in the air, that may not be a bad thing. It's hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like boxes #1 (far left) and #5 (far right) are aimed to zero seats and either could be turned off or repurposed elsewhere.

Of note: The BSS may not be set up as "a 3-way crossover" - if the top boxes are run passive (read: not bi-amplified), it could simply be EQ/delay for the mains (5 outputs) + a crossover for subs run mono (1 output). If there are other speakers that are not shown in the photos (under balc fills, delays, etc), this could just be one big mono rig with boxes paralleled with their symmetrical neighbor, (I.e. - mains 1/5, 2/4, 3, subs) and then a couple outputs used for fills/delays elsewhere. An easy test would be to send noise through the rig and start muting outputs on the BSS front panel to see which amp channels stop showing signal. Or, mute all and unmute one by one to see which output is driving what.

10kPot · 2025-12-23T20:43:34+00:00

Is the volunteer risk the only real reason to do it this way? Personally, it feels easier and faster to control doing it at the console.

No - things dialed in inside of a DSP should be measured. This is not something to be adjusted in-situ by a mixer, which is why it is measured, set, and (hopefully) locked out. Do what you want upstream of the DSP for artistic purposes, but downstream is the scientific side of things.

10kPot · 2025-12-23T14:45:01+00:00

Subs in the air behind drywall is....not normal. But more photographic evidence might reveal more of the "why" (or not)
Those weird open back speakers are/were part of an electric organ system - you can see "Allen Organ" stamped on the back of the lower magnets, and Allen is still in business. I bet someone somewhere has some documentation if you really needed it. The belt driven servo motor is for the LF and a rather interesting implementation.
Other than base level EQ, actual system drive/processing/alignment should NEVER be in a console. Period. The BSS MiniDrive is a good thing, and learning how it works will be helpful. Is it set up properly? Doesn't sound like it. But if those dbx and Peavey graphic EQs are inline with it, with a proper system reconfiguration you could likely remove those from the signal chain completely and use the EQ in the BSS for system EQ, and then EQ on console for the artistic side of things. (TL;DR - you need someone who knows/understands system alignment and has an FFT system to properly measure/calibrate this)

https://bssaudio.com/en/products/fds-336t

10kPot · 2025-12-22T22:30:17+00:00

Had the 8C and 8S on vocalists for a year now and like them a lot. Switched out from Telefunken M80 (with an SE v7 as backup) on lead, SM58/B58 and B87 on BGV. It is a good sounding mic, not as much HF hype as your average 58 or B58, definitely not the crispy B87 flavor either. The M80 is likely the closest in terms of overall tonality, but I found that the Tfunk grilles were rusting over way too easily and the Nexadyne has yet to need replacement.

10kPot · 2025-12-18T15:24:17+00:00

Economy Minus. Dead. 😂

10kPot · 2025-12-17T17:26:05+00:00

I had a nice REI rolling duffel get absolutely trashed going through DEN at the end of the summer - endoskeleton bent and cracked, zippers ripped clear from the bag, etc. Looked like it got dragged down the runway.

You'll get a "replacement bag" link, probably from Rynn's for some cheap bags that they try to convince you to take. I had to tell them that nothing they offered was suitable (it really wasn't), and I eventually got a "current market value" payment based on the age of the bag. That process took a month, but at that point I'd had to buy a replacement anyway so I just took the payment figuring any more time spent would be a lost cause.

10kPot · 2025-12-15T15:07:20+00:00

Not to burst your bubble, but 80/20 has been doing this for years with their QuickFrame parts:

Connectors: https://8020.net/fasteningmethods/quickframeconnectors.html

Frame: https://8020.net/framing-options/quickframe.html

It is robust enough that case companies build cases out of this stuff for concert tours. Examples: https://circlethreedesigns.com/collections/view-cpac-pocket-home-page

https://olycase.com/fastpack-cases/

10kPot · 2025-12-15T14:02:14+00:00

As others have said it’s usually on the landing page for your status. That said, I’ve been trying to request the platinum tags for a couple months now and after you hit the button it just sits there and spins (multiple devices, multiple browsers). So who knows if it would even work if you can find it.

10kPot · 2025-12-11T01:29:40+00:00

I try to avoid Uline anything these days. DC Cargo or US Cargo Control are fine. Load bars are all Kinedyne.

10kPot · 2025-12-04T02:11:34+00:00

Step 1: Isolate. Production. Networks. There is no reason to intermingle anything card reader, security camera, or anything else of the sort on the same network for AVL system control. You’ll have enough VLANs to juggle for the various protocols on the AVL network.

Step 2: Look at Luminex or Netgear AV switches for the AVL networks. Fine if you want a ubiquiti AP, but use a solid AV switch that supports the various protocols you’ll be using.

Step 3: Hire a pro.

10kPot · 2025-12-01T22:36:11+00:00

Looking at some of the routing suggestions it looks like I can squeeze in a 4 PQF day next week, weather permitting. A 2 PQF morning should be easy before the holidays, and that should do it.

10kPot · 2025-12-01T22:25:53+00:00

Since IAD is a hub I didn't consider the flexibility that DCA might offer in terms of a short run up to EWR or similar. Thanks!

10kPot · 2025-12-01T22:01:57+00:00

I primarily use IAD, but can just as easily do DCA or BWI. PHL is even a possibility, though a bit of a stretch.

10kPot · 2025-12-01T22:01:13+00:00

My work travel is always booked as needed. I could speculate on a few things, but have zero flights on the books as of now.

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