soundtrane Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 The ambient can only be difficult to use if you over complicate the process. Well, Ambient should have made it clear in the manual or somewhere sometime... too bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormadeaudio Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Gravity is our friend (at least in this instance.) Yeah, love the Ambient QRT's -- I have 4 of 'em w/ 8 or 10 spuds (got some extras at one point) They are quick and simple, durable... never had a problem with them. ~tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Robot Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Well, Ambient should have made it clear in the manual or somewhere sometime... too bad... Agreed, that is too bad. I didn't know this until reading this thread and I own three of them. I already liked them, but that should be made much more clear to people. I wonder how many people abandoned their product because that wasn't clear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 So: you click it open to the left and when you press a tip in, it releases/clicks back to lock ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 No, the ambient works like this; you pull it to the left, it reveals the hole where the tip goes in. You put the tip in and release, it doesn't do that by itself... . However, the quick and easy way is to put the tip into the holes in the purple part, then pull and the tip falls into place. It makes sense when you see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erkal Taskin Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 So: you click it open to the left and when you press a tip in, it releases/clicks back to lock ? No need to turn anything before sticking the mic in, just stick the mic in and turn the mic left, it turns the Quicklok and locks all by itself! Had it for 2 years and never really got to like the thing until today, a little note could have saved so much frustration Ambient! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Weaver Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 -1 Olle +1 Erkal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Weaver Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Glad to see I wasn't alone and glad to share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Robot Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Glad to seen I wasn't alone and glad to share! Thanks Todd. Very useful indeed. I have a 'new' toy again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate C Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I still think though that the most effective quick release systems are the Togloc (Loon) or VdB and PSCtype systems (JW refers to them with a name I always forget), K-tek stage poles have them as well. The top of the boom comes off. Simple as that. It just feels more secure and simple IMO This doesn't help anyone who's already bought a pole, I know, just thinking if anyone should read this wanting to invest in a pole and a quick release system, I suggest that they look at this option instead. I'm very happy with my PSC Elite pole. I know that the K-tek is awesome too. Panamic poles also have a similar thing where the tip of the pole is a quick release spigot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Orca by far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Richter Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Only thing with Ambient: after a couple of years of use They will lock to the tip that tight when doing the plugntwist thing you gonna need some very strong Fingers or smtimes a Gerber Tool. Repairing is nearly as expensive as buying a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindrop Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Only thing with Ambient: after a couple of years of use They will lock to the tip that tight when doing the plugntwist thing you gonna need some very strong Fingers or smtimes a Gerber Tool. Repairing is nearly as expensive as buying a new one. Funny I have never had this happen and I've been using two of them for years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate C Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 My Ambient Quiklocks jam up on release every now and then. They are both a few years old. If i twist them so as the boom mount undos from the spigot then usually the spigot becomes unjamed. Can't say why exactly but I imagine it is due to opposite force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimoK Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hi everybody and thank you Todd for sharing this on the forum, I'm very sorry that this obviously remaineed a secret for so long. It sometimes is difficult to see the need of such explanations if you constructed it, as everything seems so obvious to you. Again our apologies. We will add this to the manual from the next badge on! Cheers Timo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erkal Taskin Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 My Ambient Quiklocks jam up on release every now and then. They are both a few years old. If i twist them so as the boom mount undos from the spigot then usually the spigot becomes unjamed. Can't say why exactly but I imagine it is due to opposite force. Nate there should be a tiny screw on the side that im guessing stops the entire thing from becoming loose. Although mine did not come with one so I cannot say how well it works but I assume that was the idea. Timo sorry for missing the obvious Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimoK Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Nate there should be a tiny screw on the side that im guessing stops the entire thing from becoming loose. Although mine did not come with one so I cannot say how well it works but I assume that was the idea. Timo sorry for missing the obvious Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Don't get me wrong, ... Obviously it is not obvious enough! So we should make it more obvious... What I wanted to say is that we had this in mind while constructing it but... Aaah you know what I mean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prahlad Strickland Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 I use the Orca quick releases... kind of wish I went with Sound guys one, the orca is really simple and works well... but 2 things, it rocks just ever so slightly, doesn't effect the track, but man it's annoying. And secondly, some of the metal used on the housing rusts, I am surprised they'd of released any part of it that rusts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Recently purchased Ambient for my new Avalon pole. So far, so good. Also added this inexpensive rubber tip to the base of the Avalon. Package of two at ACE hardware. Three bucks and change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian P Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 My Boomer likes it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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