by Chris Durfy | Nov 9, 2009 | Audio Equipment, Review
While waiting on my 552 to arrive, I’d been using my 788t on the reality show I’ve been working on. While it’s a incredible device, there are some issues that fellow mixers should know about. My rig consisted of a 788t/Cl-8(firmware v1.76), 3x...
by Chris Durfy | Nov 7, 2009 | Audio Equipment, Review
First days with the Sound Devices 552 Mixer/Recorder I got my 552 yesterday. First things first, let me say wow, as a first impression it’s freakin’ awesome. So, what is the 552? Well, take a 442 mixer, add an extra input channel, then add a 2 channel...
by Chris Durfy | Oct 12, 2009 | Audio Equipment, Review
Trew made me a custom box that plugs into my 788t headphone jack. I then plug my headphones into it and the return signal from the camera. That allows me to select direct 788t or return sound. It has a volume control and a left/right/stereo selector. It cost $110. I...
by Chris Durfy | Oct 3, 2009 | Audio Equipment, Review
Lectrosonics SMQV: First Impressions Super Miniature Quarter-Watt Variable Transmitter Street Price: $1325.00 I’ve been using SMD/a style transmitters from Lectro for a while now and have found them to be a very valuable tool in my sound arsenal. While they...
by Chris Durfy | Jan 21, 2009 | Audio Equipment, Review
Yesterday, Lectrosonics sent me back the very first SR/5P converted into a (*mostly) SRa /5P. (*I say mostly because there is one more modification coming; the external 5P connector (a.k.a “wart”) will be moved from the right side to the left so that it...
