Members race81 Posted February 25, 2013 Members Share Posted February 25, 2013 Looking for a affordable snake on a reel. Not top of the line, not bottom of the bucket. We plan on 30-40 shows a year max. WHeels are a plus. 24 channel with 4 auxs....100 to 150 ft??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted February 25, 2013 Members Share Posted February 25, 2013 Here ya go; complete with a few extra returns.http://audiopile.net/products/Stagelink_snakes/RPPX-24-8/RPPX-24-8_cutsheet.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miko Man Posted February 25, 2013 Members Share Posted February 25, 2013 I suggest that you go with eight aux return lines for a 24 channel snake. The incremental cost of four extra returns is fairly low, and it is better to have a few too many channels than even one too few. I would personnally pick 150' as the length for a reel snake. The extra cost of 50' of cable isn't bad, since much of the cost is in the head and tail of a snake. I have a couple of EWI snakes (not on a reel, however), and folks on this forum generally seem to think they (EWI snakes) are of good quality at a very decent price. I have had good service from the vendor, Audiopile; the owners are good folks to work with. Mark C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members srp72ee Posted February 25, 2013 Members Share Posted February 25, 2013 +1 on the EWI Snakes from Audiopile. I have the 24-12 on a reel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harmony4G Posted February 26, 2013 Members Share Posted February 26, 2013 +1 on Audiopile.net Great quality products, very reasonable prices, and service to back it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mutha Goose Posted February 26, 2013 Members Share Posted February 26, 2013 Bobby1Note wrote: Here ya go; complete with a few extra returns.http://audiopile.net/products/Stagelink_snakes/RPPX-24-8/RPPX-24-8_cutsheet.shtml + 1. I have one. Good snake. Good connectors. Good reel. Good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted February 26, 2013 Members Share Posted February 26, 2013 race81 wrote: Looking for a affordable snake on a reel. Not top of the line, not bottom of the bucket. We plan on 30-40 shows a year max. WHeels are a plus. 24 channel with 4 auxs....100 to 150 ft??? In addition to the 24x8 reel-snake I mentioned above, I think it's a good idea to add a stage-snake or drop-snake, which gives you more flexibility over where to place the stage-box. When I bought my 16x8 reel-snake, I simultaneously ordered a 50' 8x4 stage-snake, That stage-snake can then be plugged into the main stage-box of the reel-snake, and allows you to place the stage-snakes' stage-box next to a drum-kit for example. (where you have many mics).. I chose a stage-snake over a drop-snake, for the returns. (active drum monitors/ active back-line monitors). Frankly, if I were ordering a 24 channel reel-snake, I'd probably go with 12 returns. It depends on how many monitor mixes you'll provide,,,now,,, and in the future. I added a PreSonus SL 24;4,2. after buying my 16x8 reel-snake(I had only a MixWiz back then). That console has 10 aux-sends, so I can't use its' full potential. I'll be ordering a 24x12 reel-snake shortly. (10 monitor mixes & FOH) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members srp72ee Posted February 27, 2013 Members Share Posted February 27, 2013 Bobby1Note wrote: Frankly, if I were ordering a 24 channel reel-snake, I'd probably go with 12 returns. It depends on how many monitor mixes you'll provide,,,now,,, and in the future. I added a PreSonus SL 24;4,2. after buying my 16x8 reel-snake(I had only a MixWiz back then). That console has 10 aux-sends, so I can't use its' full potential. I'll be ordering a 24x12 reel-snake shortly. (10 monitor mixes & FOH) Anything more than 6 monitor mixes requires a separate monitor console IMO. I do two shows a year with 6 monitor mixes. The group of musicians is outstanding so its not bad. I wouldn't consider running 10 mixes from FOH unless they were all IEM's. That's just me though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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