The best budget wireless in-ear monitors? - Phenyx PTM-11 Review 

Oh no! Have you reached out to Phenyx about this?

Hey Brian. Congrats on the upcoming sold out shows! That's awesome! Yeeeeah, I sure don't miss those days, for that exact reason. Before actually having tinnitus, I'd have nights of ringing ears just because of a small stage and a half deaf singer. I know your big concern is your own monitor mix right now, but if you can get your band to chip in on one, you might consider the PTM-33 at some point. As I mention in the video, it offers 4 independent mixes, and then you can either have your drummer be wired direct to the board (since I'm guessing he doesn't march around stage much), or have 2 people in the band share a mix and buy an extra bodypack. You could TECHNICALLY get the PTM-33 and then a PTM-11 for 5 independent mixes, but they occupy the same frequency range, so the limitations regarding channels will still exist, and conflict could potentially occur. As such, Phenyx actually advises against that. Just a thought, though. Good luck with everything!

@@imJMB thanks much for the info. My drummer already uses IEMs and I just got finished watching a video about ASI IEMs with ambient sound. Looks like I have options. Thanks again.

Keith? Who is this Keith you speak of? lol- As I demonstrated in the video, there is some degree of hiss/white noise present as soon as I turn on the bodypack (regardless of whether or not the transmitter is on), but it doesn't seem to be effected by the volume of the bodypack itself (at least not in a way that I find perceivable to my ears), and whatever amount of hiss I do hear, is overtaken as soon as someone in the band starts playing. I tend to keep my ears only as loud as is absolutely necessary to hear what I need to in an effort to protect myself from worsening tinnitus, so it's not as though the volume of the instruments is incredible. I think this points more to the white noise/hiss being relatively low in comparison. If you feel like you're experiencing something extra, I'd start by turning the bodypack on while the transmitter is off, and seeing if the hiss behaves in the same way. If not, it's probably something related to the transmitter, or the signal going into it. In my experience, Phenyx is pretty good at responding to emails, so if you can't figure it out, you might consider dropping them a line and seeing what they suggest. :) I hope you're bale to get it sorted!

@@imJMB thank you for your feedback (it was the stupid auto-correct feature, I meant to type "hi there" :D ) I noticed the same hiss also when no signal is fed into the system and the hiss increases also with the volume knob on the transmitter. It's quite loud I'd say, I still didn't try with my band, only at home. I'll check also while playing with the other musicians and I hope it gets better. Thanks!

Just to make sure I'm understanding correctly; so when the transmitter is totally off, you still receive hiss in the bodypack that increases with the volume knob? Again, some hiss is normal, regardless of the transmitter status, but in my experience, the hiss doesn't really change with the volume of the bodypack. So if yours is increasing in a noticeable way, I would suggest reaching out to Phenyx, as there may be an issue with your bodypack, as this isn't an issue I've dealt with using any of my bodypacks for either the PTM-11 or the PTM-33. So definitely drop them a line! :)

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