boatman Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Try these. Being only 32 ohms, they are a bit marginal on Tecpro systems but are brilliant on Bluecom with its bridge configuration headphone amp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterskine Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 ok im still learning in the world of theatre. we currently use a loop intercom system, are there any headsets that are small, maybe even ipod headphone size that I could use with the system. I dont really know what else you need to know so if there is anything please say. My favorite is Sensaphonics TC-1000. Small boom on in ear mold. Pricey ($600) but I can wear it all day with almost total isolation from sound. http://www.sensaphonics.com/tc-1000-custom-intercom-earset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHoward Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Try these. Being only 32 ohms, they are a bit marginal on Tecpro systems but are brilliant on Bluecom with its bridge configuration headphone amp!Thanks for those - we are using them with ASL beltpacks and it looks like the original spec headset is 32ohm. I guess single sided would be nice but I can't have everything for cheap.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHoward Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 So here's a turn-up for the books - those CPC AV12752 are rather similar to the ASL HS1/D that we have - the ASL version being £50 and the CPC version being £9. Admittedly they're double sided rather than single sided, but... (ASL is on the left in all photos) http://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2015/02/11/IMG_0579.jpghttp://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2015/02/11/IMG_0580.jpghttp://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2015/02/11/IMG_0581.jpghttp://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2015/02/11/IMG_0582.jpghttp://www.imageupload.co.uk/images/2015/02/11/IMG_0583.jpg Best thing for me is this means I can concert to single sided using the old ASL bits. Down side is I suppose unless the strain relief has been improved I guess the cable will fail in the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatman Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 So here's a turn-up for the books - those CPC AV12752 are rather similar to the ASL HS1/D that we have - the ASL version being £50 and the CPC version being £9. They certainly do look very much like a clone! I converted a pair of CPC's predecessor to that model (now obsolete) to single sided by simply removing non-mic side and making a pad to suit with a bit of aluminium and some foam padding. Not perfect but very functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHoward Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 There are a couple of changes in the outside moulding but internally they are the same as well - apart from the original headsets are 400ohm and the CPC set are 32ohm - though the spec sheet from ASL says the original are 32ohms. They work although they are a bit louder. They are prone to feedback but I think it's because being double sided, when you put them down, the mic pushes into the opposite headset, whereas single sided tends not to do this. The wear point seems to be where the shielded mic cable enters the pivot inside the mic side headset, as the pivoting pinches the cable slightly and on our broken sets this is where it has worn through the insulation and caused shorting. Fixing the booms so they don't swivel would prolong the life but a bit inconvenient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHoward Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Just to add to this - have replaced 5 sets with these CPC cans now. I have added a 120ohm resistor on the combined earpiece leg in the XLR socket, as 2x32ohms in parallel I guess is 16ohm at the headphone amp - and it sounded kind of distorted, and was impractically loud. Adding resistor seemed to drop back to a more comparable level to the other headsets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatman Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Just to add to this - have replaced 5 sets with these CPC cans now. I have added a 120ohm resistor on the combined earpiece leg in the XLR socket, as 2x32ohms in parallel I guess is 16ohm at the headphone amp - and it sounded kind of distorted, and was impractically loud. Adding resistor seemed to drop back to a more comparable level to the other headsets. Could you use the non-mic side for something other than comms (programme feed or direct to SM)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHoward Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 It's a possibility, but I don't think there's much we could use it for, as we're only a 250 seat venue and it's very rare shows are called - comms generally tends to be the desk op getting clearance and then calling the spots if there are any. I could make a set for the sound desk but if we're mixing live I'd tend to have a dedicated pair of headphones and just keep an eye on the call light. It would be easily done with these cans though with the 3-way fig8 wire you could just split that side out before the connector so wouldn't need to have an intermediate connector or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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