Singing with a group at church and these are very cool. We have one problem - the transmitter causes distortion in our speakers. Any thoughts?
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Hi Paige, We are also using this for a church group but are not experiencing distortion. We occasionally experience some hissing and popping, which is related to batteries beginning to go bad; usually they last about a month with 2-3 hours per week of use. Also, line of sight helps between the mics and the receiver antennas. On stage is preferrable, if the receiver is in the back of the house try to get it up high; human bodies are mostly water and absorb radio signals better than allowing them to pass through. This would be more of a hiss/pop issue, as well, not really distortion. As for the distortion, are you using the "mix" output (XLR) or the four individual 1/4" connectors for output? Both are at line level (+4dB), not mic level (-10dB). If you're using the XLR mix output, make sure the input on your sound board is set to line level, if you can make that adjustment; if not, a quick trip to a live sound store (music or stage) can get you a 20dB XLR pad to reduce the level. In a pinch, you can try turning the knobs on the front of the unit to about half-way and see if that reduces the distortion. If you're using the four separate 1/4" outputs, same applies-they're line level outputs, your sound board should have a switch to select +4/-10, set it to +4; if not, four 20dB 1/4" pads should do the trick. Hope something in this post helps. :-)
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It's probably either a broken piece of the cross-over or the built in amplifier. There should be no internal movement of any type what so ever!I recommend you ship them back for replacement and or repair. Sincerely, Steven Level
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I haven't had these speakers long, but like them. I'm older and can't read the little switch. I've figured out which is off (obviously), what are the other 2 positions for? Also, noted in the blurb above that the bases are magnetic. Do I need to keep them away from my computer because of that? I've been plugging them into it to recharge. thanks for your help!
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I personally would not. Just break the speakers in easy. Keep them at a low volume for a while and build up slowly to prevent any damage / distortion / etc. I continue to be impressed by these speakers.
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I found my set to be very balanced in sound. In my old unit, the bass distorted at high volume. This unit appears to balance the bass with the other sounds. Could your unit be defective?
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Not sure without actually doing it myself, but I'd try assigning the distortion to the expression pedal. That way you'd have real-time control over the exact amount you were looking for. Paul's answer is a good idea too if you're ok with a static setting.
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I have the speakers and they are wonderful. I am not technically qualified to answer your question but my guess is the sound quality would not suffer much. I would support them so they are not free to rock.
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I have the EXACT same problem. I use them on my laptop but the first thing I noticed was the hiss. I was shockingly disappointing and tried the other headphone outlet but to the same effect. Its just not one bud, but both, so I'm guessing its not like a damage issue.I'm not a sound blaster and usually have my music playing kinda low so the hiss is always noticeable.Right now I'm contacting Sennheiser about the issue.
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Mine did not produce distortion, but did have one defective tone control that produced a static-like issue. After 5 months of trying, finally got a replacement under the warranty. Better off buying a Fishman pre-amp.
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I haven't noticed any distortion in mine and the bass is remarkably good. You need to remember though, this speaker is about the size of your two fists side by side so, you're not going to get a heavy thumping bass out of anything that size. This speaker sounds worlds better than one of those cheap Jams but it's not going to sound as good as a Bose Soundlink.
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Thanks, that might have been the reason for I went from some mid range infinitys to 4 Martin Logan towers and the problem seems to have disappeared, I'll keep pushing the volume up after the recommended break-in period of the ML10'S.Looks as if the problem was in my old speakers, I was able to floor the receiver with the ML10s without triggering the protection circuit so now I'm going to sit back and enjoy warping across the various universes with Startrek and the Skywalker clan.
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I had a similar problem. All you can do is cut the wires and splice in 4 meters worth of speaker cable. It's what I did, and i did not notice any loss of fidelity.
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Hey Dano, I have this same issue on the my pair as well. Once the music starts playing its no longer noticeable.
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We have the same problem, despite having isolated which band was best for our location. It seems that doing the auto search function will sometimes solve this issue, which appears to have something to do with compression cutting out a weak signal. The only real solution I've found is to keep them on the stage very close to the performer, fresh high quality batteries, and check the frequencies often (right before show etc...)
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I love these speakers and they are very loud with the right receiver. We play both movies and music literally every other day and never experienced any popping, distortion, or fuzziness. The only thing I would change would be the tilting or swiveling. When I installed them in my living room, it was a little annoying having to hide the wires. I ended up cutting a small slot in the plastic for it to have no wires, but other than that they are the beat speakers I've opened. If your not sure to get the newer vs old, I'm not really the best person to speak to bc I never heard or experienced the new ones. But for me and what I have and know, I wouldn't trade or sell mine for anythingGood luck!! I love these speakers and they are very loud with the right receiver. We play both movies and music literally every other day and never experienced any popping, distortion, or fuzziness. The only thing I would change would be the tilting or swiveling. When I installed them in my living room, it was a little annoying having to hide the wires. I ended up cutting a small slot in the plastic for it to have no wires, but other than that they are the beat speakers I've opened. If your not sure to get the newer vs old, I'm not really the best person to speak to bc I never heard or... » Read More I love these speakers and they are very loud with the right receiver. We play both movies and music literally every other day and never experienced any popping, distortion, or fuzziness. The only thing I would change would be the tilting or swiveling. When I installed them in my living room, it was a little annoying having to hide the wires. I ended up cutting a small slot in the plastic for it to have no wires, but other than that they are the beat speakers I've opened. If your not sure to get the newer vs old, I'm not really the best person to speak to bc I never heard or experienced the new ones. But for me and what I have and know, I wouldn't trade or sell mine for anythingGood luck!! « Show Less
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if youre talking phase as in setting the speaker brightness it goe -1,-3,-6 i have mine set to - 3 and there is no distortion and every thing is crystal clear. Do not give the more than 75 watts though the tweets can hang but the speakers...not so much hope this helps!
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I do not have this problem. It could be just a manufacturing error. I would just contact the company about this issue as I do not have this problem with my speakers.