ProSoundWeb Community

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

Pages: 1 2 [All]   Go Down

Author Topic: Qbox alternative?  (Read 15528 times)

brian frost

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 41
  • I.A.T.S.E. 16
    • FSOUND PRO AUDIO
Qbox alternative?
« on: September 20, 2012, 01:53:55 PM »

I'm looking for what the title states...


My last Qbox was lost/stolen on a show a few months back and I just cant bring myself to spending another $190 on another clunky brick of a Qbox.  Im tired of asking to borrow other tech's on show though.  Is there any other alternative unit available that has similar functions?

I did a forum search and found one other thread where someone was asking the same thing (among a list of other questions), but nobody ever could supply an answer.

Anyone?

Best,
Brian
Logged
FSOUND - SF BAY AREA PRO AUDIO RENTALS & STAFFING

Ade Stuart

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 119
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2012, 05:58:46 PM »

The earplug2 from http://www.bilkoenterprises.co.uk/ looks nice. I haven't seen or used it though.


I'm looking for what the title states...


My last Qbox was lost/stolen on a show a few months back and I just cant bring myself to spending another $190 on another clunky brick of a Qbox.  Im tired of asking to borrow other tech's on show though.  Is there any other alternative unit available that has similar functions?

I did a forum search and found one other thread where someone was asking the same thing (among a list of other questions), but nobody ever could supply an answer.

Anyone?

Best,
Brian
Logged

Martin Morris

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 157
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2012, 07:27:13 PM »

http://www.rdlnet.com/product.php?page=1

likewise I haven't seen or used it though.

I'm looking for what the title states...


My last Qbox was lost/stolen on a show a few months back and I just cant bring myself to spending another $190 on another clunky brick of a Qbox.  Im tired of asking to borrow other tech's on show though.  Is there any other alternative unit available that has similar functions?

I did a forum search and found one other thread where someone was asking the same thing (among a list of other questions), but nobody ever could supply an answer.

Anyone?

Best,
Brian
Logged
Dude told me to "go back to where I came from", so I set my tent up on his front lawn ... (unnamed Indian)

Grant Conklin

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 25
    • G-Force Pro Audio
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2012, 09:44:32 PM »


My last Qbox was lost/stolen on a show a few months back and I just cant bring myself to spending another $190 on another clunky brick of a Qbox.  Im tired of asking to borrow other tech's on show though.  Is there any other alternative unit available that has similar functions?

Could you bring yourself to spending $100 on a lightly used one?  I'd have to dig, but I know I have one somewhere. 

Dave Miller

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 125
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2012, 07:10:26 AM »

The EarPlug2 is listed at GBP250, which is over $400 at current rates. The RDL box I've seen for about $350. Both make the Q-Box look cheap!! I'm not aware of anything else that's currently available.
Logged

brian frost

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 41
  • I.A.T.S.E. 16
    • FSOUND PRO AUDIO
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2012, 12:23:08 PM »

The earplug2 from http://www.bilkoenterprises.co.uk/ looks nice. I haven't seen or used it though.

wow, that looks pretty bad ass.  I actually wouldnt mind paying more for a superior product. 
Logged
FSOUND - SF BAY AREA PRO AUDIO RENTALS & STAFFING

Jim McKeveny

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1454
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2012, 10:25:11 AM »

This seems like a total LABster DIY project. What off-the-shelf chips/switches/LEDs could we stuff into an old DOD Direct Box case and make useful?

Time for winter projects!
Logged

Jordan Wolf

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1483
  • Location: Collingswood, NJ
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2012, 11:12:33 AM »

These are awsome
http://www.ctpsystems.co.uk/dbbox.html
Rob,

Thanks for the link to that manufacturer.

It's not pertinent to this thread, but I know that some people from THIS thread were looking for a piece of kit just like this.
Logged
Jordan Wolf
<><

"We want our sound to go into the soul of the audience, and see if it can awaken some little thing in their minds... Cause there are so many sleeping people." - Jimi Hendrix

Mac Kerr

  • Old enough to know better
  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 7546
  • Audio Plumber
Posting Rules
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2012, 11:40:43 AM »

These are awsome
http://www.ctpsystems.co.uk/dbbox.html

Please go to your profile and change the "Name" field to your real first and last name as required by the posting rules displayed in the header at the top of the section, and in the Site Rules and Suggestions in the Forum Announcements section, and on the registration page when you registered.

Mac
Logged

Pete Erskine

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1456
    • Best Audio
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2012, 02:08:44 PM »

NAB in April may have some neat surprises in this regard.

For now, my favorite of the items listed here is the Earplug because of it's size.  The RDL is too big as is the dBbox.  They both are better audio quality but most of the time connectivity is the most important test and level measurement as well so the tiny speaker is not much of a liability.

Unfortunately the Earplug and dBbox are not available in the US (as far as I can tell), Only from The UK.

Logged
Pete Erskine
917-750-1134
www.bestaudio.com
[email protected]

Grant Conklin

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 25
    • G-Force Pro Audio
Re: Posting Rules
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2012, 06:07:37 PM »

Why is my comment not pertinent to this thread? Isnt this about an alterative to a q box? Thats what i was looking for and thats the bit of kit i got. It does everything a qbox does in a similar form factor, also does digital.

Robthebiggerman, Mac didn't say your comment was irrelevant.  Anyone who posts without using their real name is subject to the obligatory correction to do so.  Be the bigger man, and use your real name. Someone will respond to your comment when they're ready. 

Tim Weaver

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 3689
  • College Station, Texas
    • Daniela Weaver Photography
Re: Posting Rules
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2012, 06:14:36 PM »

Why is my comment not pertinent to this thread? Isnt this about an alterative to a q box? Thats what i was looking for and thats the bit of kit i got. It does everything a qbox does in a similar form factor, also does digital.

Has nothing to do with your comment. This forum requires everyone to use their real name, Mr. Thebiggerman.
Logged
Bullwinkle: This is the amplifier, which amplifies the sound. This is the Preamplifier which, of course, amplifies the pree's.

Jordan Wolf

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1483
  • Location: Collingswood, NJ
Re: Posting Rules
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2012, 08:27:45 PM »

Why is my comment not pertinent to this thread? Isnt this about an alterative to a q box? Thats what i was looking for and thats the bit of kit i got. It does everything a qbox does in a similar form factor, also does digital.
Rob and others,

First thing: Mac is not the one who made the "not pertinent" comment.  That was me.  Rob, I think you clicked the Quote button on the wrong post…easy to do, no worries.

Secondly, the "not pertinent" comment was pertaining to the threads and links that I referenced in my own post, NOT your input to the Qbox Replacement topic.  Your post is certainly pertinent and I'm sure other posts could use your input, too.
Logged
Jordan Wolf
<><

"We want our sound to go into the soul of the audience, and see if it can awaken some little thing in their minds... Cause there are so many sleeping people." - Jimi Hendrix

Martin Morris

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 157
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2012, 02:54:17 AM »

Could you bring yourself to spending $100 on a lightly used one?  I'd have to dig, but I know I have one somewhere.

Hey Grant

the Q box arrived and is in great shape - cheers for the trade
Logged
Dude told me to "go back to where I came from", so I set my tent up on his front lawn ... (unnamed Indian)

Grant Conklin

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 25
    • G-Force Pro Audio
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2012, 12:15:07 PM »

Hey Grant

the Q box arrived and is in great shape - cheers for the trade

Thank YOU, Martin. 

Chris Johnson [UK]

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 446
Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2012, 07:34:50 PM »

I'm a big fan of my CTP db box. Not least because it does AES as well as analogue, and has a 4-wire box function which comes in handy for flashing through comms lines when im working in that world.

However, I have heard rumours of a new one... I, amongst other things, have requested pink noise generation and XLR cable testing...
Logged
Riedel Communications

ProSoundWeb Community

Re: Qbox alternative?
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2012, 07:34:50 PM »


Pages: 1 2 [All]   Go Up
 



Site Hosted By Ashdown Technologies, Inc.

Page created in 0.037 seconds with 20 queries.