It's Complete!

Well, I recieved the newly modded XDR-1 reciever for my X2 XDS95 today. I haven't had a chance to rigorously test it, as the space next to ours was being used for recording. That said, I plugged it in, fired up the Ampeg and the transmitter, and played with the same clear cable sound I had before (I have 2 XRD-1 recievers, and the one that was modded was the back-up and not the one that's usually mounted in my board... until now).

I will be conducting further tests on this mod later this week, ie turn up the amp, and run around like an asshole. Actually, whenever you see Youtube videos that demo wireless systems, you always see a guy playing, and walking out into the open which gives no sense of interferance, and I've seen videos where they run uphill, which is a) unrealistc, and b) increases the transmitter's operating range, thus negating the accuracy of the test. My testing will be more realistic, in that it'll be in our practice space that's in part of an old tannery, with brick walls, more than likely with lead paint, and with businesses around it opperating several wireless devices of other applications. In true conditions of live shows these days, everyone in that crowd is going to be weilding a cellphone, will probably be having smartphone capabilities, and could be checking their Facebook status or whatever while you're trying to entertain them. This is all interferance you're not going to experience in your back yard on a day nice enough to take a liesurely stroll while ripping out some bithin' riffs.

Aaron; my guitarist who did the mod for me has photos of the process. From what he tells me and what I've seen in the pictures, what's not pictured or really explained on Maraz's blog, the antennas are pretty much soldered to the existing antennas. The stock antennas are on the 2 sections that have cut-aways, one on the AC input area of the board, and one on the side. What we are expecting from our mod, is even more range than the original mod.

We'll have more info for you soon, thanks for checking this out.