Stijn J
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Also interesting to know is that rack receivers have antenna distribution built in. You can loop several receivers. Power for active antennas is also provided. 9 or 12v to compensate long cable loss.
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No, I bought them new! Forget list prices; just ask for a decent quote.
In total we bought 16 channels, a nice combinatoin of beltpacks, plug-ons, rmu's, 19" receivers and small receivers)
I have 3 rackmounted receivers on my cart. The whole cart is powered by a Meon LiFe: 3 Sony's, Sonosax, LCD monitor, ...
2 small receivers in my bag with old SD442 & 744. Also at 12V DC.
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The bodypacks are rated at 5 hrs for 10 mW with alkaline or 12 hours with lithium AA's. Anyone have experience with run times at 50 mW?
Very cool but man $4500+ per channel of rack mounted wireless is expensive.
I paid about $ 2900 per channel for my 19" rack receivers, remote control and bodypacks and plug-on.
Power consumption: I use Panasonic Eneloop 2500mAh or Ansmann 2850mAh at 50mW. In general you can run them for at least 6 hours. Which is fine. We start in the morning and change batteries after lunch. Easy.
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Jeff,
I’ve compared Lectro, Wisycom, Zaxcom and Sony. Only Zaxcom and Sony are “true digital” and my conclusion was:- Both systems are sounding great. The Sony’s even a bit more silent. Dynamic range is great. Amazing after all those years of compressed wireless sound!- range of the Sony’s @50mW equals Zaxcom @125mW. When I’m close to te set, I often switch my wireless booms to 1mW without drops!- remote control: Sony is using the 2.4GHz Zigbee-protocol, which is close to the WiFi band. All receivers are on a network switch, and remote Zigbee transmitters are on the same network. Each “RMU” has a 50 ft range. So you can put a 2nd RMU by connecting it by an standard ethernet cable, or just move your RMU closer to the actors.- you can control: RF Power [1/10/50mW], Mic/Line in, Gain [in 3dB steps], Phantom power 48V [only on Plug-On], Sleep mode, Scanning free frequencies, Scan used channels, Rename TX, Lock TX… All this on a big OLED display.- Controlling the Zaxcoms is far more difficult if you don’t use a Zax-recorder. I was struggling with an IFB200 on a small screen, pressing gain - & +, and not sure if the command ever arrived, not sure at what level was.- I am mixing on a Sonosax SXST and recording on a 788T. And if I ever will replace my 788T, I guess it will be a CantarX3. So Zaxcom wireless wasn’t an option for me.- I preferred the 19” receivers as they have a build in antenna distributor and more TX control features than the small receivers.- Pricing: here in Belgium, systems with small receivers are cheaper than Zaxcom, systems with 19” receivers are a bit more expensive.Indeed, there are not that many users. But after I tried them, I was convinced. I’ve been out on a shoot for a new series for 100 days now and I’m sure I made the best choice. -
Hi Ron,
I'm using the DWX system for half a year now. I have 3 19" receivers (6 channels) with total control of the transmitters. And for bag-use I have another 2 small receivers. I'm very happy with the dynamic range and frequency response.
I've never had any radio hits from walkies. I just did an extra test: Sony transmitter even at 1mW and walkie at 5 watt, almost touching the receiver antenna's: NO DROP AT ALL !
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- when will the X3 be available?
- what about the new cantarem?
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Why would you? Dynamic range is 106dB!
Everything you always wanted to know about Sony DWX:
DWX-SI GUIDE V1.pdf