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<blockquote data-quote="Gabe Nahshon" data-source="post: 68090" data-attributes="member: 1242"><p>re: Lectrosonics HH and Venue Receiver</p><p></p><p>I received an email from David Karol regarding test driving the new Lectrosonics Venue wireless system and immediately began to salivate. Through my experience as an A1 on corporate gigs as well as an audio department head of a national production company, I know that when I have Lectrosonics gig on a show that I’m going to hear nothing but rave reviews of the wireless equipment. My experience with the new Venue system did not disappoint.</p><p> </p><p>One of the things that immediately struck me was the form factor which allows for 6 channels of receiver “packs” to be loaded into a single, 1U chassis. This means that one set of antennas can be used for 6 channels of RF without the use of any antenna distro. As the guy who allocates gear between a lot of shows at any given time, this is a blessing. Being able to add additional channels of RF at the last minute without having to reallocate antenna distribution is, simply put, one less thing that I have to think about.</p><p> </p><p>The technicians who used the Venue (as well as the clients we serviced with it) all agreed that sonically, the system is excellent. Range was reported to be excellent in everything I read, and this turned out to be an understatement. In a world of high end private parties where the FOH mix is often obscured by trees, décor, and sometimes even permanent structures J, we experienced no dropouts during our use of the system. </p><p> </p><p>I wish I would have had more opportunity to use the onboard HPF, as it could be an ideal solution with small, self powered speakers, for standalone announcement systems.</p><p> </p><p>Everyone on my team agreed that the antenna seems a little fragile for long term use/abuse, though the tunable arrangement is a novel concept. Perhaps a similar concept could be used one day by Shure, Sennheiser and the like for tunable whip antennas…. I think we’ve all ended up with the wrong band of whip antennas on a show over the years. The display screens on both the transmitter and receiver were only OK compared to the more modern offerings from other manufacturers. </p><p> </p><p>Pricing on this system is very competitive, and with the ability of the transmitters to accept capsules from other manufacturers, including the old school rock and roll standard SM58 capsule, will certainly allow Lectrosonics to give the big boys a run for their money. Capsule acceptance is something that traditionally has made high-end RF a bit of a “members only” club, and cross platform capsule compatibility is a good move in the right direction to me.</p><p> </p><p>Build quality – very good</p><p>Technical features – excellent</p><p>Ergonomic features – good</p><p>Sound quality - excellent</p><p>Overall – very good to excellent</p><p></p><p>-Gabe Nahshon</p><p>Delicate Productions</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gabe Nahshon, post: 68090, member: 1242"] re: Lectrosonics HH and Venue Receiver I received an email from David Karol regarding test driving the new Lectrosonics Venue wireless system and immediately began to salivate. Through my experience as an A1 on corporate gigs as well as an audio department head of a national production company, I know that when I have Lectrosonics gig on a show that I’m going to hear nothing but rave reviews of the wireless equipment. My experience with the new Venue system did not disappoint. One of the things that immediately struck me was the form factor which allows for 6 channels of receiver “packs” to be loaded into a single, 1U chassis. This means that one set of antennas can be used for 6 channels of RF without the use of any antenna distro. As the guy who allocates gear between a lot of shows at any given time, this is a blessing. Being able to add additional channels of RF at the last minute without having to reallocate antenna distribution is, simply put, one less thing that I have to think about. The technicians who used the Venue (as well as the clients we serviced with it) all agreed that sonically, the system is excellent. Range was reported to be excellent in everything I read, and this turned out to be an understatement. In a world of high end private parties where the FOH mix is often obscured by trees, décor, and sometimes even permanent structures J, we experienced no dropouts during our use of the system. I wish I would have had more opportunity to use the onboard HPF, as it could be an ideal solution with small, self powered speakers, for standalone announcement systems. Everyone on my team agreed that the antenna seems a little fragile for long term use/abuse, though the tunable arrangement is a novel concept. Perhaps a similar concept could be used one day by Shure, Sennheiser and the like for tunable whip antennas…. I think we’ve all ended up with the wrong band of whip antennas on a show over the years. The display screens on both the transmitter and receiver were only OK compared to the more modern offerings from other manufacturers. Pricing on this system is very competitive, and with the ability of the transmitters to accept capsules from other manufacturers, including the old school rock and roll standard SM58 capsule, will certainly allow Lectrosonics to give the big boys a run for their money. Capsule acceptance is something that traditionally has made high-end RF a bit of a “members only” club, and cross platform capsule compatibility is a good move in the right direction to me. Build quality – very good Technical features – excellent Ergonomic features – good Sound quality - excellent Overall – very good to excellent -Gabe Nahshon Delicate Productions [/QUOTE]
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