giantslayer
Experienced
Yes, definitely need a separate headphone amp with the axe fx if your headphones/IEMs have less than 35 ohm impedance. Otherwise, you can’t get much volume before it starts distorting.
Do you guys have maybe other in-ear preamps that could do the job, since the shure have only a wireless set up.
Wondering, is the 900 what is needed for decent sounds , with transmitter into axe effects or would the 300 be decent? Or would you highly recommend a no on the 300? Not sure how to go into this rabbit hole. Regards
That's what I thought. Thanks for confirming.
This will work but it's important to note that this is can only take a mono signal from a single XLR. Using IEMs with a mono monitor feed is rough.
300 is fine. There are many, many other variables that will have a far greater impact on your IEM experience than using the 900/1000 over the 300. For example, running your guitar in stereo (with the enhancer block), panning the other instruments properly, having compression and verb on vocals and drums, using a quality console with a qualified engineer, etc. I will say that monitoring from a digico console run by a quality monitor engineer thru a psm1000 and P10R+ receiver truly is an incredible experience, but is only possible with very high budgets.
I'm assuming this is for home use. IMO your money would be much better spent upgrading your headphones rather than trying to buy a headphone amp to use with lower impedance headphones. IMO by far the best headphones for this purpose under $500 are Ollo S4X. They work well with Fractal's headphone amps and have an unbelievable sound for the price. Beyerdynamic and all the other common cheaper headphone recommendations you see on here just don't keep up in this price range.
Do have a rundown on your IEM setup for live use? I'm taking my time, asking a lot of questions, and doing some research to make sure the experience is a good one and not a good enough to get by one.
It depends where I'm playing but on this tour that just wrapped we are running an allen+heath console for monitors into PSM300 transmitters, i.e. nothing super top of the line. Don't remember the receiver model numbers off the top of my head but they also aren't top of the line. Just like with guitar tones, once you have some decent gear, heavy diminishing marginal returns sets in and getting better gear becomes a lot less important than knowing how to properly use what you have. Mixing IEMs is like mixing a song in the studio. If you're just hearing all the drums and vocals dry and straight off the pres it really is just a terrible experience. But when done right it's like playing along with mixed album recording and is an absolute pleasure.
The P1 is mono but P2 has a stereo mode
Do you know where I may be able to find settings for WestOne Audio UM Pro 50's? I am new to the IEM thing, and have been wondering why something in this price range would have hiss. I understand a lot more now that I have read through this thread ;~)) Thanks for any light you can shed on this! Axe III is supposed to be arriving on the 29th, and I can't wait to use the IEM's with it (they have 45 Ohm impedance so should be ok from what I have read here)!
