General Questions

[David Applegate]

Hello Everybody,

I have quite a few questions regarding audio equipment. I would really like anybody’s input.

1.What is the best 4-Channel Mixer available on the market and what makes it the best?
2.What are the best mid-priced 4-Channel Mixer available on the market and why is it the best mid-priced audio mixer?
3.What are the best low-priced 4-Channel Mixer available on the market and why is it the best low-priced audio mixer?
4.What is the best Impendence Conversion Device available on the market and what makes it the best?
5.What are the best mid-priced Impendence Conversion Devices available on the market and why is it the best mid-priced Impendence Conversion Device?
6.What is the best type of secondary recorder (mini-disk, DAT, hard drive recorder, ect.) and Why?
7.Which is the best secondary recorder available on the market and what makes it the best?
8.What is the best mid-priced secondary recorder available on the market and what makes it the best mid-priced secondary recorder?
9.What is the best low-priced secondary recorder available on the market and what makes it the best low-priced secondary recorder?
10.What is the best headphone set available on the market and what makes it the best?
11.What are the best mid-priced headphones available on the market and what makes them the best mid-priced headphones?
12.What is the best boom available on the market and what makes it the best?
13.What are the best mid-priced booms available on the market and what makes them the best mid-priced boom?
14.What are the best low-priced booms available on the market and what makes them the best low-priced boom?
15.What is the best zeppelin available on the market and what makes it the best?
16.What are the best mid-priced zeppelins available on the market and what makes them the best mid-priced zeppelins?
17.What are the best low-priced zeppelins available on the market and what makes them the best low-priced zeppelins?
18.What is the best windsock available on the market and what makes it the best?
19.What are the best mid-priced windsocks available on the market and what makes them the best mid-priced windsocks?
20.What are the best low-priced windsocks available on the market and what makes them the best low-priced windsocks?
21.What are the best XLR cables available on the market and what makes them the best?

Cheers,
David Applegate

[Oleg Kaizerman]

What is the 21
that is the number that you need in Vegas to earn some money to hire professional .
read around some threats , you waist people valuable time

[Bryan Beasleigh]

Read some back threads . I've posted many links to basic audio sites, some within the past week.

To answer your questions we have to write a book. There's a great one already in print by Jay Rose. You'll find the link in the same thread.

[Rainer Halonen]

It would take a book to answer all of your questions - and even then the answers would probably be not the most accurate for your application.

On a forum like this, it's far more efficient for all concerned to cite a specific application, or intended use, for a specific item (like a mixer, or mic, or whatever) - and then allow other members to answer with their opinions, experience, etc.

It gets pretty messy trying to answer 21 questions under 1 topic in a forum like this.

edit: Bryan, you beat me to it!

[Bryan Beasleigh]

I found the link for all of the reading. It was actually an answer to one of your earlier posts.

The best advice i can give you is read through past posts and do searches based on components of each question. I know there has been plenty written about mixers, some recently. It depends on what your budget is and what your use will be.

Do some reading at WWW.sounddevices.com