Posts by Jason Allen
Road Test: Bose VB1
After gaining Microsoft Teams certification, the VB1 now sits high on our list of equipment recommendations. Bose have ticked all the boxes
Read MoreThe Gaffa Tapes: Puttin’ on the Glitz
To some, it might have been as much fun as a funnel web spider, but for me it was a fitting finale to go out amidst the glitz, glamour and complexity of cabaret in the Starlight Room at Wenty Leagues
Read MoreNW Group at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
NW Group brought the specialist equipment that the major global event would need; custom RF antenna distribution, IEM amplifiers, Pyramix replay systems, and “a load of Optocore”
Read MoreRoad Test: Earthworks FMR500 FM FlexMic
I have used the FMR FlexMics consistently for installations and they are my go-to choice
Read MorePerth’s Curtin University in Projection World First
Visualisation hub The HIVE has the world’s first installation of Digital Projection’s cutting-edge new Satellite Modular Laser System (MLS) projectors
Read MoreThe AKG C414 Giveaway – The Winners!
We asked: what’s the best sound you’ve ever got out of a C414? What were you recording or amplifying? Who was involved, and what happened?
Read MoreThe 2021 ‘Stick PA’ Market Roundup
Our methodology for this Market Roundup is the same as for our CX Road Test reviews; real world opinions from professionals who have used the gear in the field
Read MoreJBL PRX ONE
The JBL PRX ONE is a high-quality powered column PA. The design boffins at JBL have taken what they typically don’t like about stick PAs and addressed those issues one-by-one. Firstly, it looks professional and expensive; perfect for corporate. Secondly, the mixer and DSP are extensive and powerful. Thirdly, it’s spec’d well; capable of 130dB…
Read MoreJBL EON ONE MK2
This is a stick PA that runs on a rechargeable battery that is ingeniously built into the speaker column, offering a six-hour run time. Highly portable at just 19kg for the whole package, the battery operation alone offers huge advantages to anyone running anything outdoors including buskers and wedding celebrants. Not having to find power…
Read MoreYamaha STAGEPAS 1K
Kim Churchill is a singer-songwriter who has released six albums and is signed to Canadian label Indica Records. With a thriving international career, Kim has performed at Glastonbury, Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival, Montreal Jazz, and Telluride Blues. He has supported Milky Chance, Billy Bragg, Michael Franti, and Nahko and Medicine for the People.…
Read MoreLD Systems MAUI 28 G2
Brent Riley is the Manager at QLD Sound and Lighting, and a FOH sound engineer with 20 years’ experience. Based on the Gold Coast, QLD Sound and Lighting provide full-service event production, along with an extensive retail sales arm. Our LD Systems MAUI 28 G2 is one of the mainstays of our dry hire business.…
Read MoreBose L1 Pro32
Dave Lee Coughran is a gigging musician in Perth, WA. As part of the Diamond Road band and Diamond Road acoustic duo, Dave sings and plays guitar at major corporate events, pubs, clubs, and hotels around the metro area. My duo performs with the Bose L1 Pro32 tower and the Sub2, the larger of the…
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