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I played around on ikea.us about availability and they seem not to run that product currently, but they have an availability reminder via SMS or email.
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Hey Andrew, many thanks for your reply. An external battery would not be a deal breaker for me since I have all TX/Phantom foo on the bottom of my internally cabled boom, but having the option to power it for maybe 2h@50mW with a pair of Ladda 2450 NiMh would be helpful. In my part of the world all wireless is 95% Wisycom on set. Occasionally I'd like to be able to operate SuperCMITs wirelessly (and fully digital). Zaxcom and Sounddevices products would just not be justifiable price-wise for these occasions. As I understand the Theos family works digital and at least all top level recorders have AES/EBU or even Dante inputs. In terms of noise floor and latency it appears plausible not to take some analogue detour and DA-AD convert the signal.
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So, after a year or so since the initial announcement, it seems this device is now available in shops somewhere below €500. Back in 2024, they advertised AES42 support, but today there seems to be no word about any digital input any more. AES42 is actually the main feature I'd be interested in. Deity also has an XLR5 input module that is similar to Zaxcoms TRX743 cones to support MS mics. (I suppose, that would suggest that the device can record though not transmit two tracks.) Maybe @Vincent R. or @Andrew From Deity could chime in if AES42 (or AES3) support is on board, is coming or is completely cancelled. If so, I'd highly be curious if the D4RX mentioned in the footer regarding encryption will have a digital output.
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I'd strongly advise to use a new internal SDcard and leave the original untouched.
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Did you contact VdB? Even though they are made kind of in the neighborhood, I had rarely VdBs in my hand, and the units I worked with where made some decades ago. I have the habbit to extend the pole from top segment first, etc, and only tighten the collars as much as needed, but regularly I give some gripping space for each lower segment before rehearsal to have quick control over each segment.
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Humble curiosity, in what situation do people choose a 416 these days?
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What frequency range do the drivers output? Especially where does the lower end start? I am using Bubblebee Sidekicks for booming, but they only start at 300Hz. Will you provide a frequency response curve? Will there be a stereo version? Is the cables jacket fixed/tight to the inner construction or does it slide, like the Sidekicks? -
What I've done so far is coating the arm with fabric heat shrink tubing. I am happy with it for the time being, and it is already a significant improvement to protect the arm from the environment and vice versa. I've used the 50mm diameter version, that turned out to behave less tight than I estimated and hoped. I wanted it to be as tight as possible to still fulfill the 80/20 rule for shrinking tubes. I'll likely redo it if time allows an add a layer of 1mm thickness silicon tube under it and aim for a maybe the 40mm diameter. Easyrig send me their apparently last piece of the upper profile assembly, that did not have the nose. I have not yet installed it, as pulling the current one out of the arm is quite tricky. I'd also like to try out what happens if I replace the roller chain connection link with something like this, but I have no idea what it would be called or what to search for. I might consult a locksmith/some local metal person to make it, but this likely already exist and could be cheaply available and I only want to experience the behavior with this mechanical configuration. The fork width is roughly 13mm (inside). Wall is 1,75mm (my drawings are 2mm).
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I think its mode 3 for HiDyn Plus.
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Hey Paul and Mida, Aliexpress.com or .us does not, at least currently, ship to Egypt. Apart from that, even if this trading platform allows it, individual shops or individual offers may not have this option. That may be for legislative reasons or just by random choices an individual made configuring the offer.
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I have used mine now on one day on a beach and a street walk and talk scene. Lots of Steadycam moving backwards walk'n talk. A very useful tool with some weird / to be improved aspects. I used it with my internally cabled, strongly counter-weighted and shrink tube coated 5100 QP. - I can reach the T-handle myself, when the arm is hooked in the vest or with the boom inside the hook in the equivalent low position, but not when it is completely down and not when I am wearing lots of layers of clothes and my winter jacket. - Load adjustment by the handle is roughly necessary, but not really that intensive to operate. You don't have to adjust it every time you lengthen/shorten the boom up to maybe half a meter. Load balance is (so far) fine tuned by the distance of the pulling hand to the hook. - Moving the boom back and forth during take is a bit limited and it is strange why the lower arm hinge is designed that way. - Adjusting the boom in the hook back and forth before take without lifting is possible if the hooks wheels are in a skewed position and the boom is turned. - The packing volume is rather annoying. I'll defeat that by disassembling the arm pipe from the lower arm assembly, looking out for some knurled screws. - The upper profile assembly has a "nose" that appears to be designed on purpose. It likely hits the hooks swivel when moving the arm down somewhere midway. That makes a significant sound that the arm resonates. I consider this a significant design flaw. I will try to defeat this with some cushioning tape, but why that nose exists in the first place puzzles me. The upper profile assembly pictured in the spare parts catalog does not show that nose. -The hook does the job somehow, but there is quite some room for improvements. Rolling O rings as wheels or omni- or mecanum wheels in twin configuration come to mind. - The system has big open metal parts that are prone to scratches and can hit other things or humans producing damage, injuries or even worse, making sound 😉. I will likely fit some fabric shrink tubing on the arm and possibly 3D print a TPU cover for the hook.
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The Radius Hoops fit well in the Invision bars. A combination I currently prefer to an Osix, since it is lighter on my internally cabled boom.