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Quite surprised that I liked my wireless!!!

Rockbobmel

Rockbobmel

Feb 14, 2002
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I have an original first gen XDS95 that I've had since they came out. I tried to sell it long ago before the price of used ones went down then just kept it stuffed away. So just for $#!+$ and giggles, pulled it down and used it on an outdoor gig this afternoon. I was amazed that I didn't want to pull it out and go wired, but it sounded fine.
I remember trying it before and really felt that it made my signal sound thin and missing something. My rig has changed and I'm using a OD and compressor pedal but I don't see how that matters.
I know Line 6 makes these now but I have not followed the models or generations. This model is 24 bit UHF, 20hz to 16Khz.

Any comments welcome.
 

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I had an XDS95, G90 and am now using a G30. Contemplating the new G70 so I can clear another pedal off my board (tuner) but that's pretty hard to justify right now. I LOVE being wireless. I use it all the time, even at home just practicing. In fact, now that I think about it I don't ever go wired. I can't tell any difference in tone.
 
#7
I love my G30. Plenty of range for the venues we play. Honestly I don't need it as I'm usually standing about 18 inches from my amp. Did I mention we play small "stages" with my 9 piece band? It's good for sound check as I can stand next to the sound guy or walk around the room and listen to the mix.
 
#9
I still use both of my XDS95 & G90. I use my XDS95 in my small rig (live) and my Relay 90 racked in my big rig. Love 'em both. Don't like the forever battery buying BUT it's the price ya gotta pay for "Freedom". The ONLY time that I am wired is for practices. This reminds me that I ought to buy stock in Duracell... ;):thumbsup:
 
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Scott Waldy said:
.... Don't like the forever battery buying BUT it's the price ya gotta pay for "Freedom"........ This reminds me that I ought to buy stock in Duracell... ;):thumbsup:
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Scott, I moved to rechargeable AA's a long time ago for the very reason you stated. I was spending $30+ a month on batteries gigging most weekends.
I now use Energizer 2300 mAh AA's in the G90 body pak.
Plus, I use EBL 28000 mAh on my Senn G3 IEM body pak.

NOTE: being higher power, the EBL's are slightly oversized and SHOULD NOT be used with the G90 body pak. They are VERY DIFFICULT to remove - pliers/grips required. They work fine in ANY flp-top battery pack I have tried (TV remote, mouse, etc.), but not in any tube-style battery compartment!
On a better note, I've got about 18+ hrs use on the G3 pak with the EBL's. That's about 4 gigs without a battery change!
YMMV.
 
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Guys, I don't mean to hijack this, but since You All Know Stuff, I'll apologize and hijack anyway. :rollno:

I just got a wireless (sounds like I bought an old radio, yes?) and the instructions say to have at least 3m from the transmitter to the receiver, and preferably 5m. Maybe this is because they figure if you're that close you should just use a cable, or ???

I may get the award for the idiot of the week, but why is this? Seems like if I follow this instruction, I have to have my wireless a fair distance from my tuner pedal - or from me. I would like to be close to my tuner pedal, and running cablage back toward me (and my tuner pedal) from my receiver seems a little odd.

Am I missing something REALLY obvious?

Be gentle. Or not.
 
#14
I have had issues if I'm too close to my pedal board, if I'm hovering right over it, and I mean right over it, I get periodic drop outs. They are real quick and hard to notice though. I'm talking maybe 2-3 drops a week, playing every day. At first I thought my battery door was loose and my batteries were losing contact. Then I realized it only happens when I'm directly over the board when I'm at home practicing. (I practice with headphones plugged directly into my pedal board so I'm right over it the whole time.) I'm never quite that close to my board at a gig so its never happened live, not even while tuning.

Anyway, long story short, there needs to be some separation between transmitter and receiver, 3-5m seems a bit far to me though, I only had issues under 1m and even then it was quite sporadic.
 
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blastoff99 said:
Guys, I don't mean to hijack this, but since You All Know Stuff, I'll apologize and hijack anyway. :rollno:

I just got a wireless (sounds like I bought an old radio, yes?) and the instructions say to have at least 3m from the transmitter to the receiver, and preferably 5m. Maybe this is because they figure if you're that close you should just use a cable, or ???

I may get the award for the idiot of the week, but why is this? Seems like if I follow this instruction, I have to have my wireless a fair distance from my tuner pedal - or from me. I would like to be close to my tuner pedal, and running cablage back toward me (and my tuner pedal) from my receiver seems a little odd.

Am I missing something REALLY obvious?

Be gentle. Or not.
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I've never noticed this issue with my Line 6 G30. And since my receiver is on my pedal board I'm usually right on top of it. :thumbsup:
 
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#19
I still use my X2's after 7 years. The only problem I ever had was Sunday at this dinner theater we played. Made a thumping sound. But on Monday's gig, no problem at all, so I'll keep using them.
 
#20
I remember before Line 6 released the XD and G Relay units, if you wanted a decent wireless system, you were looking at spending around $800 just to start. Anything less was generally a tone-sucking toy that dropped out at the most inopportune time. Really good units were anywhere from $1200 to $2000. Then when Line 6 started releasing the old X-Wire stuff, people could get high quality wireless systems without dropping a month's salary on one.

I'm not a big fan of Line 6's amps or modelers, but I certainly appreciate their wireless systems. I know that I love my G50.
 

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