GTD mic initial impression

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Ron said:
Just an update
I ordered this model a few weeks ago, and just got around to putting it in the rack. I drilled 2 holes in the back and one on each side. Created four little jumper cables and bought antenna mounts to go through the holes. So the antenna's are on the outside of the rack. I placed the receiver in the garage, walked outside and to the far end of the house (about 100ft) away and successfully transmitted with no drops (this includes going through the numerous interior walls in the house and 2 brick walls. I tested with the headset / body pack combination and the handheld. With no drops.
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BTW folks, back to the discussion of GTD mics, I used my GTD-733 for something new yesterday, my daughter's marching band. I took one of the extra sound systems (2X 2-way, 15" cabs, power amp, mixer) and used the GTD to hang lav mics off the solo sax and trumpet players. When I showed up at practice yesterday, the leader was on the field and trying to use the band's headset with a Fender passport system. It was cutting out more than it was on so I walked over to the section leader and gave him a GTD bodypack with single-ear headset. No more drop-outs. A few minutes later they wanted to run the program so I gave the bodypacks with lav mics to the soloists. Had to pad the bodypack to -10db to keep from over-driving the unit. The soloists play about 150-200 feet away from the receiver. No drop-outs and the only problem was when the trumpet player got confused and muted his mic instead of turning it on. We'll remedy that at the game by locking the bodypacks on and controlling it at the mixer. Both band directors were thanking me. I'm really thinking of taking a couple of choir mics with me to boost the overall band sound as well. It's an interesting little setup and especially considering that you have about 2 minutes to get it operational at half-time.
 
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used mine at a wedding sunday, pastor had the mic a good 100+ feet away, no issues.
Used 3 mics at a mall show - 2 GTD and one shure, no issues. The shure sounds a bit better but really hard to tell the difference.

Will be using them again this saturday - first use of the lav on officiant, second channel will be a mic for the readers (ballroom ceremony).

I bought a mic stand about 3 weeks ago and already used it every event.
 
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tunes4046 said:
it was built with part from Monoprice and Parts Express no soldering required everything is mounted pass through connectors, even the panel has knock outs no drilling required
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That is awesome, after I seen yours , I started looking into making one, but kept coming across that I would need to solder , if it isnt to much to ask, can you point me to the pass through connectors you used?

I did find the panel with the knock outs .
 
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tunes4046 said:
the XLR pass throughs are pretty slick
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I'm sure .. most Neutrik stuff is top shelf. For me, I prefer eliminating contacts to minimize noise entry points .. with a pass through, you add additional contacts since you need more little jumpers. I would use them, but preference is soldering. BNC, phono, USB are tougher to "make" so I have used those passthrough. For the few times I've used the "D" connector ethernet, I have used ones with punch downs (I have a punch down kit from the days of installing Lans).
 
Yikes... $15 for a pass through vs. like a buck and a half for solder (XLR) -- this is why I solder everything.


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Actually used the new GTDAudio unit (G788) at a wedding cermony this past weekend using the body pak with a lav mic. The minister wore the pak under his suit, We were about 75 feet away and it performed flawlessly! I was very impressed. After the ceremony when my wife went to retrieve the mic and pak he told her it was the best sounding one he had ever used. I might be replaceing the older G900 series unit with another one of these so all mics will be compatible.
Ron said:
Just an update
I ordered this model a few weeks ago, and just got around to putting it in the rack. I drilled 2 holes in the back and one on each side. Created four little jumper cables and bought antenna mounts to go through the holes. So the antenna's are on the outside of the rack. I placed the receiver in the garage, walked outside and to the far end of the house (about 100ft) away and successfully transmitted with no drops (this includes going through the numerous interior walls in the house and 2 brick walls. I tested with the headset / body pack combination and the handheld. With no drops.
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