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As an LA mixer, I would not go out for $500 for me alone, forget about the gear... I strongly feel that anybody that does do this on a normal basis (we all have long time clients that pay very well but sometimes will ask a favor) is killing our industry job by job.... This is exactly why we find ourselves even talking about this... AGAIN!! You would be responsible for the decline in our rates and the destruction of the same industry you are trying to be a part of... just plain stupid, selfish and self serving.

I have used a ton of various 12 volt batteries on my BST 25/50s... Never a problem... Plug in a 4pin cable into any one of my belt or block batteries and off it goes.. Sorry on the no spec info Johnny, it just works..

So much for that ... LOL

Dean, Venue 2?? Should have no issues correct... Transmitter only situation, correct..? All my new SMWBs should also be fine..? Thanks..

Thats re-assuring...lol I know Lectro does not make the rules, but this is a surprise... probably to a lot of us.. After spending Thousands and thousands in the last year completely re purchasing all new A1/B1 transmitters and a Venue 2... Then we hear this... out of left field... So crazy... all of it..

Awesome... I'll try out a few to see if they withstand the abuse of the people that wear them.. Look nice!! Thank you..

Yes... indeed, I never had a hard time selling any white , well maintained cargo van. They are always in demand..

On the Chevy, other than oil changes, (which I do myself) all I ever did was scheduled Coolant flush service, brake flush, rear end service (myself), Trans service etc. basically not a whole lot over a long time... My Michelin LTX tires are good for almost 60,000 on this van, never needed alignment, no hassles there. As I said before I am always amazed when I keep seeing so much left on the brakes at over 100,000 miles. I have tortured this particular van for 9 years, still looks like new... inside and out, couple of small bumps and scratches. It still performs great as well. No unexpected repair issues. This IS A REAL WORKING van. The Mercedes/Dodge/ other badges is "kind of" a real working van, sure they work... but they are not "Heavy duty", at least through my eyes. I have owned a few late model Mercedes vehicles, I was not impressed, at all. It was always something. The above posts regarding "oddities in service" seem spot on.. I can put almost anything I can fit in that Chevy van and it never feels real different. It seems to drive almost the same loaded or unloaded... the suspension unloaded leaves you wishing it had a load inside. You may say, "I never need that much gear". Well, I have packed that van with a huge playback pkg, (with a Large 18" Sub Woffer) and a Magliner cart for it, my full sized regular recording cart and my full size follow cart. Chairs, tons of cables, Porta-columns, boom poles and a lot of other items.. When you need it, the space is there.. It's a good size, just big enough, but small enough to fit properly in a garage, along side another vehicle.. My Diesel gets @ 23 hwy.. @18 street That Chevy van (or GMC), with it's basic design, vehicle history, service record and availability of parts, makes it a good choice. Some puck locks for the doors and slider, a locked cage divider, an alarm. your done. It's an honest of goodness work vehicle, Top to bottom. I am always fearful they will discontinue it... and they may... I would buy another in a heart beat. Hopes this info helps someone..

Well, as a LONG TIME owner of a few of the Express Cargo vans, the latest being the Duramax Diesel, I by a long shot personally prefer the Chevy. Just one of many reasons.. I still have more than half my brakes left at 115,000... Mercedes seemed a bit cheesy to me build wise.. Crawl underneath..

DH, You don't even sound like your trying.. come on now.. Would you like us to read the menus for you....? that Wisycom manual... or, how about read that 633 manual.... want us to read that for you as well..? Better yet, sit down at a table with the gear the manuals and a glass of (fill in blank) and work it out... after reading... I bet you can figure this out all by yourself... It will all come to you.. You can't expect to work with this gear without at least learning how the gear works first.. Read, read, read.... then ask... In doing this you will also learn a hundred other things about your gear you did not already know just figuring out the receiver output functions.

Mine just came... They are the real deal.. For sure..

Thanks Jay!! Timing was just right..

I believe you should update the firmware.. for many needed fixes by Sound Devices... some for features you will use and some that you may not, but there is almost always always a few tweaks for the general system operation.. I almost always update .... If you do have a problem with something, they will always ask if you are on the latest firmware.. I have had no real issues... Your Dugan on that situation you described is the way to go... That is how I would approach it... It will do a better job of getting a mix with that many mics on an improv situation than you could manually.. If they want to remix, they can go back to the ISOs, but that mix I have had great results with right out of the bag.. May not be a scratch mix ..they may use it.. It works great..

The receiver is alway running at a +5 setting internally anyway. At 0 dB, you are putting 5 dB of attenuation after the receiver output stage. Larry, Good to know... I guess if you NEED the extra gain at least it wont hurt..With all my 411s I have never needed anything above the 0... Are you saying we should all default to +5..? in a why not scenario?? We COULD all back down our trim a bit... Again, I simply for no good reason never liked everything running full tilt.. I guess this is an exception to that... I still know guys running the 411s at -20... Then turning things back up to make up for the attenuation... I never thought that was a good idea..

For what it's worth..0db is fine... you don't need to be at +5... I'm always dubious of "all the way up"

I have a Braven BRV1-M as well... not a bad unit... works well, sounds pretty good too.. Nice durable unit. @49.. Amazon..

You should get the ones that come with the unit, or Lectro sells a special Sharkfin style I believe suited for 941 to better answer your question.. I think I read that somewhere.. You could also call them and get the measurements for cutting your own... for transmitters and whips..My guess is the whips and the tranitter antenna will be short..but I have not seen one.. If they sell the units, they will sell the antennas otherwise, what's the point..

Theres nothing wrong with an RM 11.... Pictured next to the toe spacer above.. Unless they old and lose their softness... Supple is the key .. I have had good luck lightly sanding them to get back a little pliability.. we use them all the time with great results... They are accepting of sticky materials and are just the right thickness... Don't know how the toe spacers improve on that... I would also wonder how difficult to push the mic through the spacer and how that may affect the mic wire connection over time... that RM 11 can be a mic destroyer if you are not real careful about how you push that mic through over and over.. and, pull it out.

It has to be super short, I was thinking the same thing... BLK 28 is pretty short.. BLK 19 is pretty long, I would think this must be only 2 in. or so... I would think.. This is a lot higher than BLK 28 LOL

Alidav, When miking with hidden lavs... a LOT of different variables.. Beards, hairy people, wardrobe, where the head is turning, what the action is.., what the talent is actually doing during shot, gear used, on and on and on... It takes YEARS to quickly and easily go to the right gear, mounting positions, hardware etc to get it all right...THE FIRST TIME... Be patient, learn through mistakes, watch others, use good tools and it will come to you... there is no magic bullet same as there is no magic do all mic... It's all really time and exposure to the craft. My boom op looks at everything.... and right away puts together a plan after taking everything into account going on in that scene.. 95% of the time he's spot on... and everything sounds great... Now it's important to understand that once you find the right combo of solutions, you still MUST fluff and maintain the mounts from time to time. I always warn the talent we may irritate them from time to time to adjust things... that way they know in advance and are more receptive to the irritation.. If this was easy, any clown could do it... It's not... I wish everyone understood that... we can live or die daily with good or bad mic mounts... it is all super critical.

1- don't regularly use... 2-few times in last few years...yes... like it on a golf course especially... grass loves this mic.. 3-would not buy a new one only because I already own one... but, I do think it is a great mic in anyone's equip. package.Sounds great in certain situations, fairly priced and durable as well.. There has probably been more recorded on that mic professionally than anyone would believe over the years...world wide..

Not a bad deal... if your in the market for one.. it's not discounting, it's bundling...

Daniel, No issues at all... I just have had such good luck with the Enloop pros I have not wanted to switch. The jacket as I said seems more fragile and softer on the LADDAs.. I have set up two batches of Enloops in chargers..and the LADDAs as I said I use for flashlights and such... They may actually be equals in power delivery, I just have not switched them to the mission critical use, transmitters.. I also bought the LADDA charger... it works but I do not prefer it either... seems really slow.. again, really slow....

I agree..they seem a bit softer of a jacket material. Hard to argue with the 1500 charge cycles though..

I have both but prefer the Enloop pros... Why, because after a long time using them I am in a comfort zone due to them always working the way I want them to with no issues...at all.. Until that changes, the Enloop pros it is... a bit more price wise, but at this point, who cares.. The Ladda's are NOT my go to.... I use them for non mission sensitive uses... If you can't get the Laddas from IKEA, just get the Pro Enloops and be done with it..