IEMs and extension cables

[monkeyland]

Pretty much. Check it out

Honestly I just don't see the attraction to this over a regular combo cable. In fact I would see it as a downgrade as that volume control is passive and therefore is just a volume cut. The belt pack just seems unnecessary to me when you could use one of these cables. I guess I really don't think that belt pack would be worth the price increase when you could use something like one of the Rolls PM series units at the other end and come out the same, or less, money wise and also have even more functionality.

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[azfatboy]

Honestly I just don't see the attraction to this over a regular combo cable. In fact I would see it as a downgrade as that volume control is passive and therefore is just a volume cut. The belt pack just seems unnecessary to me when you could use one of these cables. I guess I really don't think that belt pack would be worth the price increase when you could use something like one of the Rolls PM series units at the other end and come out the same, or less, money wise and also have even more functionality.

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I gotta say that I am agreeing with you right now. It seems like an overly complex solution for a small problem. Heck, it's not even a headphone amp! And I was quite shocked to see the price was so high.

Of course, I think 80-100 bucks for those Rock On cables is just as disproportionately expensive, for what they are.

Guess I'm just an inveterate cheapskate!

 

[Biggbass]

Pretty much. Check it out

bandmate of mine tried a system much like this and the latency was a big issue...he
abandoned it before we started our first song of the night.

I've been using this since early 2012 with zero issues. I use it with the Rock Box and it's solid as a rock. One thing I like about the Rock Box is that I can use it with a line feed or plug into a wedge. I also have an old Shure PSM600 that is great but the Rock On gear is noise free and doesn't eat batteries. I run the dual cable thru my right side belt loop as a "keeper" so if I change instruments I just unplug and the belt loop keeps the cable connected to my ears and ready to plug in to the next instrument.
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[monkeyland]

I gotta say that I am agreeing with you right now. It seems like an overly complex solution for a small problem. Heck, it's not even a headphone amp! And I was quite shocked to see the price was so high.

Of course, I think 80-100 bucks for those Rock On cables is just as disproportionately expensive, for what they are.

Guess I'm just an inveterate cheapskate!

It might be a little high for the Rock On cable but it seems like a well made, reliable, product. By all reports, the TC cable is not. The other thing is it looks pro. I'd rather pay a little extra for something that feels and looks good than have a bunch of velcro or zip ties holding cables together because I'm cheap.

Of course I'm running wireless and about to pull the trigger on Custom IEMs so I'm probably not the target market.

 

[azfatboy]

Well, that's kind of my point. These solutions involve spending hundreds--and still having cables! At these prices, going wireless is no longer necessarily more expensive! (obviously, it still *can* be significantly more, but it doesn't *have* to be...)

 

[Grumry]

When I practice in my spare room, I'm wired in with my guitar and IEM line, both going to/from my interface. I have a 20' quarter inch for my bass to hit my pedals, and a 10' from the pedal board to input 1.

Coming from the headphone output is a 20' squiggly/coil cable that retracts as I walk to and fro about my room. I run that cable through my strap with the other quarter inch that plugs into the bass. This allows my IEMs to have slack and sit comfortably on my ears without gettting tugged on as I move around.

As long as your movement is forward and backwards, you're fine. Start spinning and you get all kinds of wrapped up.

 

[staurosjohn]

I use the, already mentioned, Jump Audio IXM (purchased, used, here on TB)... LOVE it!! I use it with a Rolls PM50- perfect.

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[Wadge]

bandmate of mine tried a system much like this and the latency was a big issue...he
abandoned it before we started our first song of the night.

I've been using this since early 2012 with zero issues. I use it with the Rock Box and it's solid as a rock. One thing I like about the Rock Box is that I can use it with a line feed or plug into a wedge. I also have an old Shure PSM600 that is great but the Rock On gear is noise free and doesn't eat batteries. I run the dual cable thru my right side belt loop as a "keeper" so if I change instruments I just unplug and the belt loop keeps the cable connected to my ears and ready to plug in to the next instrument.
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Latency???!!! This is a hardwired system not a wireless system. There is no latency

 

[Wadge]

By the way, I had originally purchased a Rock On cable and used it for about a year or so. It worked very well without any problems. I had two issues with it:

a) the main reason I switched over to the IXM body pack is precisely because it has a passive volume control. When using the rock-on-cable at one gig, the volume just kept getting louder and louder (owing to the sound guy being pretty amateurish). When I asked him to lower the volume he would lower it waaaay to much then put it way too loud. From then on I wanted to have quick access to the volume of the mix.

b) the cable itself is a bit of a PITA. For some reason, it would coil up on itself all the time and I had to keep straightening it out.

 

[DennyOnBass]

Just a point of correction for some of you looking at the Rolls PM50s for a headphone amp. With the older version you were pretty much relegated to the 1/4" in due to a signal from the board being too hot for the XLR in on the Rolls, but the newer version, the PM50se (e on the end) has a pad that allows the XLR input to take a signal directly from an aux send without distorting the signal.