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How many times have you snapped the top off a cat5 ethernet connector? Or how often have you crushed it in a high traffic area? Wouldn’t it be great if it looked like a protected xlr end? Popular in the live production world, but lesser known in other av fields, an answer to this problem is already around. Welcome to the Neutrik “Ethercon” connector. We use these connectors anytime we want to make sure an ethernet cable stays plugged in. If it's used often and we want to make sure the end does not wear out. we use them too. You can add female ethercon connectors to stage boxes or wall plates, and even many times add the outside of an ethercon connector to an existing cable. Check out this link to the Neutrik page and let us know if we can help ruggedize your stage connections! MI-909 is an industry first, professional quality digital wireless stereo IEM system. Featuring digitally encrypted technology with unparalleled digital audio performance and transmission reliability, the superior frequency response characteristics of the MI-909 from 20 Hz to 15 kHz clearly exceed those of analog systems. Combining DSP & digital diversity technologies, this upgraded MI-909 system has advanced features and is a professional quality IEM system won’t break the bank. It can host up to 16 compatible channels within the same frequency group. It also has free scan. It selects an open, interference-free transmitter frequency and ACT syncs the transmitter and receiver frequencies automatically. The key components of the MI-909 IEM system include the MI-909R ultra compact bodypack receiver and MI-909T rack transmitter. We have used this system on several installations including in Florida and Denver. We’ve used it recently in two different ways. We have used this on stage in conjunction with an on-stage personal mixing system and we have also rack mounted these boxes and fed them directly through an aux. Paired with the MIPro antenna distribution system this can offer a more cost effective solution to getting wireless in-ears onto your stage. If you’re wondering if this would be right for you, we are here to answer any questions you might have! What Are They? And Why Are They Useful?A few times recently we have run into venues and sound technicians that donʼt know about how useful these little Direct Boxes are so we thought this would be a great tech tip to cover. We hope you learn something new and would love to answer any other questions you might have.
A direct box is a device used to interface a guitar or keyboard to a sound system. Inside the box is a set of transformers or coils of wire. The windings of these coils change a signal from high impedance to low impedance. Instruments usually have a high impedance signal because it is a stronger and higher quality signal, however, this signal type has some negatives. It is prone to interference over even short distances and it usually does not interface well to a sound board with low impedance “pre-amped” inputs. Plugged straight into a sound board with an adapter cable instead of a direct box, a guitar will be too loud, and have hum or interference. A direct box allows for a short un-balanced high impedance cable to be correctly converted to a low impedance signal. It then sends the signal down a balanced cable to the sound console. We always recommend having a few of these around as part of your “problem solver kit”. If you want to know how to integrate these little boxes into your system, contact us anytime! |
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