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This is an old thread, I know; however the following article directly relates to Richard's question in the original post: 50 Ohms, the Forgotten Impedance.

This. I have heard it so bad before from one talent in particular that I thought at first I had a broken COS-11D. He was indeed almost whistling certain parts of words. And it was a red dot COS-11D to boot. It is what it is.

Location please?

Agreed.

Zaxcom ERX3-TCD. Locking mini connector, BNC for TC, but TC also capable via locking mini. Volume variable via front face buttons. Backlit LCD display like blue Casio Indiglo watches or blue Lectro SM series TXs or even Betso SBox style, with 'always on' capability and more durable. More accurate TCXO so I don't have to buy a dedicated non-Zaxnet lock box (much rather use the ERX!). Still, in their current form my ERX2-TCDs are my overall favorite and most useful pieces of gear in my kit. But I think those upgrades are practical, useful and possible. A man can dream.

That's incredible. Bravo. Way to think outside the box!

Some people steal. Period. I have been on film sets where very expensive gear has gone missing and no one wants to outright accuse anyone of anything so it just gets fed up the ladder to production and they either eat the loss or file an insurance claim depending on the amount of the item. But people DO steal on film sets. Watch your gear, and ALWAYS get a CI if you're walking away from gear and or whenever possible. I'm also self-insured just in case production doesn't have my back.

Shrink wrapping the cotter pins on a Rock N' Roller R-12 to safety them. The little things indeed.

+1 OLED. Makes a huge difference. Also the auto power-on and auto-jam feature is amazing. I love these boxes and can't wait to need one or three.

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Thanks for this heads-up. I did not know about these models until I read this post. Worth checking out and they look very beefy for sure.

I can say very confidently that the collars on the PSC poles are the best I have ever held. I've used Loon, Ambient, currently use K-Tek and have even used cheap knock off's like Rode, etc. The PSC collars are amazing. You turn it maybe one quarter of a turn and it is fully unlocked the way it should be, with very little resistance on the section being extended. Then turn back one quarter or so of a turn and it's locked tight and ready to go. The machining is very nice on the collars and they just feel wonderful in my hands. I am about to resign my K-Tek poles to backup / 2nd unit status only. I'm just tired of the collars on K-Tek poles which require 5-7 full turns to fully unlock the pole sections (all sections, all poles, so it is NOT a defect, just a poor collar design). It makes extending the sections extremely slow and being sure they are locked out properly is a pain. I got to borrow a friend's PSC pole for a week earlier in the year and fell in love with the locking collars immediately. My advice is to try one in your hands first if you can, then buy it if you like the feel. I'm personally already sold, so my experience as you asked in your OP was that they are excellent poles. Good luck.

These are awesome. I truly believe that if people would build these, they would sell. I would certainly be interested in one with proper drawers & compartments for storage. Half of my battle with gear these days is the 'cases within a case' dilemma. Something like this would be a great platform to mix from a bag on, has much larger wheels than any standard pelican type case, holds a boom pole or two and would for me at least, eliminate many smaller cases within the larger case for most of my projects. It is a very efficient and yet mobile setup with space for a sound mixer to mix from. I can't tell you how many projects in NYC I mix from an office chair, desk or something taken from someone's kitchen. If one of these could be designed to open while the bag was already set up on top of it that would be amazing. I do a lot of multi-camera setups where once the bag is resting on its platform it is a major pain to move, so I can never use my cases as a rest for the bag. To be able to leave the bag fully set up and open the front of the case to get thing X, Y or Z would just be amazing. To make something like this and keep it as lightweight as possible, while still offering these types of features would indeed be hard, but remember that anything within the main case doesn't have to be too strong. That's what the exterior case is for. Hmmm. My wheels are turning now. Well done everyone. Well done.

The correct answer is always NO. You haven't lost anything by 'losing' a contact like that.

Love this.

Now this is the kind of information I just love. Thank you Larry and Ben.

Yes, please.

Oh that pill box idea is brilliant. LOVE IT.

+1 And to clarify, don't tell them you're going to keep the files backed up. Just do it. Then you are not on the hook for anything. Tell them on location they are responsible for backups. Don't try to alter an industry standard workflow, which is that they are indeed responsible. This reduces the likelihood that they will ever require your files since they will back them up like they normally do. If something goes wrong you can be the hero. I don't sell it or even voice it to clients as a service unless they ask. I just do it now. If they ask outright if I back them up then I tell them it is their responsibility to back up their master sound files, but I do back up the files as well and they are available for a fee. Prevents them from asking for them arbitrarily. They have peace of mind, but don't abuse it. Works very well for me.

Correct. I'm non-union so I don't make my living on true sound stages for narrative work, but I can tell you that of the many sound stages I have shot on in the city for commercials or other work, not one of them has been a real sound stage. It's a total joke, and inevitably a day full of, "Can you hear that AC? The guy at the front desk said they can't turn it off, so... like, if there's anything you can do about it that'd be great. Thanks."

Nice! Just bought it. Can't wait to use it.

I use the 216 Option 7 TX quite successfully with my Nomad. Considering you have done reading, you may have noted certain threads regarding interference between Comtek TXs and Nomad's Zaxnet signal - I note this because of your mention of ERX usage. I can tell you from experience that this is not made up, however I can also tell you that if you position your transmitter correctly, on the opposite side of your bag away from your Nomad Zaxnet antenna you should not have any problems most of the time. At least in my current configuration I do not have any issues whatsoever. Range and battery life is excellent with the Comteks, fidelity is exactly as good as it needs to be for the folks using them in my opinion, and my experience with Comtek service center (Keith Pulley) is EXCELLENT and affordable when things break. Buy with confidence. Use. Enjoy. P.S. Financially, Comteks are great earners. Their cost to rental percentage is excellent, and you'll rent them often. I wish I was able to rent 10 of them for every job.

Eneloops will run an ERX all day (1,900mAh) min.

Hahaha, zing!

Mine is three days also. In fact, I didn't know it was a 3 day 'deductible' until this topic was brought up. Get screwed in a new way every day, it seems.