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Wow, this works really well. I bought it for the band at our church. Makes it very easy for someone who plays an instrument and sings to have a decent in-ear monitor without spending a fortune. Very solid all-metal construction. Setup and use are very simple; the diagrams & labels silk-screened onto the top make it easy to see what should plug in where. As a nice additional touch, it doubles as a direct box for the instrument input. I highly recommend the optional MSC106 mic stand adapter if you're using this on stage. Only drawback is that you need a long cable or an extension for your ear monitor / headphones. If you mount this on a mic or music stand, you don't have a lot of room to move. We'll be buying a mix of these and the 1-channel PM50s to move our whole band to in-ear monitors.

We use a snake combining vocal mic, instrument mics, D.I.s, and monitor cables for each band member, running to their area of the stage from the stage digital mixer, and this product makes it easy to customize those changes and change out cables when necessary.

If anyone in your band wants more me control of their in-ear foldback for both their vocals and an instrument (or two instruments), then this is THE box for them! Ok so it costs more than the 2 channel competition, but this has the essential 3rd channel the others lack, plus an integral stereo DI box, so the total cost is much the same. What is really nice is the way it can be set for mono or stereo inputs on both the instrument channel and the main foldback. The cct diagram even contains instructions to convert the mic channel for line level inputs. A really useful box, and a much better buy in real terms than the competing products, for use by real musicians!

Very happy with this flash. New to flash (other than pop-ups), so take this with a grain of salt. Shooting with FujiX-H2, I got this very specifically for getting balanced photos of acoustic stringed instruments in strongly backlit situations, high end catalog auslity. Example, a westward facing beach, nice waves, in later afternoon as background. I want instrument well lit without over exposing bright background. Also want sharp highlights of strings and frets. Also am using with studio shots, to add a little extra coverage to key light while using a strong backlight enhancing depth of instrument (in 3/4 shots). Numerous good flashes would no doubt suffice. I bought the V1 based on review images showing evenness of light distribution, great flexibility for bounce, and easy to manipulate controls (once I got the button functions understood). In my testing I have been able to dial in balanced lighting without the image screaming “flash”, which was my objective. Learning the techniques of using a good flash is critical. I have found the V1 to be a great tool on my learning curve. I’m getting the images I was aiming for, and the broad, even coverage of the V1 has worked out great. Picture is from one early test; Backlight 45° from left rear, Key light 45° left front (any more in front made glare on flat surfaces) and a bounce from ceiling with the V1, HSS, manual adjustments to get it just right.

I come from a garage band background and wanted to learn what beat making was all about. Man, is it fun on this thing! The instructions are limited, and I found the tutorials on macprovideo worth the additional price.

I'm a one-man band with a small CD player (for background tracks), and Roland AC60 amp. I use the line out feature from the cd player to the aux input of the amp. I had no way to EQ the music, which sometimes has too many highs, and vise versa. The Mx153 gives me the EQ capability I need to soften or brighten up the music as needed. Thanks Rolls, and Thanks B&H for the great service and low price.

Can’t beat this little instrument for the money!

Fine instrument, does what it should do and more. I recommend it.

It's a good quality instrument that I like so much

Very steady for this heavy instrument.