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Cobra Jet · Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:06 pm Post subject: Behringer Powerplay P1

I have just stared to look at the in ear monitors and due to the price of the wireless ones I started to look at the Behringer Powerplay P1. Has anyone used this and how did it work out for you? Did you just use it for keys, vocals or both?

jimiki · Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 2:25 am Post subject:

Their logo is "ear"

To me it is to damage the ear.. Laughing

it's up to you to buy depending on your budget Rolling Eyes

black953mj · Joined: 15 May 2014 Posts: 48

I've actually used one and despite the bashing that Behringer (sometimes justifiably) endures it worked as advertised with no major issues.

Sound quality was fine - it was used with a full mix of the band coming in minus my keys and vocals, I used the level adjustment on the P1 to get my personal mix for my key and vocals where I wanted them.

Again, no issues, good enough sound quality for the cost - overall positive experience.

Hope this helps!
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FJR · Joined: 13 Mar 2015 Posts: 12

I don't know anything about the P1, but our band has used a P-16 system with an XR18 for about a year now, and have had no major problems.

The one small problem, was that the wireless router on the x-18 is too weak, and we had to add an external wireless router (our sound guy uses a tablet to do FOH on the XR18).

The system has performed excellent so far, and it really shines once you get your own personal mix dialed in and eq'd.

tcornishmn · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:26 pm Post subject:

I run a sound company and use P1s to augment my wireless in-ears. For what they are, they're fine. The weak part is the battery door and connector. I never use the battery - I always use the AC adapter and I tape the adapter cord to the XLR cables and it doesn't go anywhere.

Other than that, it does what I want it to do, and it sounds and works fine.

Some people don't understand that though it has XLR inputs, they are not mic-level, they are line-level, and so need the output of a mixer or other line-level device (the Kronos is fine) to drive them.

There are several more expensive products than the P1 that do the same thing, but if you always use external power, I don't think they add much.

Cobra Jet · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:46 pm Post subject:

jmol · Joined: 05 Oct 2012 Posts: 24 Location: The Netherlands

Should work als far als I can tell, as long as you're comfortable running mono signal from your Kronos in your P1. I prefer stereo. That's why I'm using a small mixer for wired IEM. I'm mixing Main L/R of the K and a XLR input with total band mix (vocals in your case). Out 1/2 from the K is going to the FOH mix. During gigging I'm only changing the volume of the K, using its volume knob. I'm only missing a limiter, but the P1 doesn't have one either.
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Cobra Jet · Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:05 pm Post subject:

So I picked up a Powerplay P1 and have used it a few times at practice. I’m running an XLR from our mixers monitor out into the Powerplay for my vocals. I’m also running an XLR from my KC550 into the Powerplay for my Kronos. I’ve tried both over ear and ear buds and I like the sound I’m getting. My one concern is I feel isolated from the rest of the band and I’m having a hard time hearing how loud my keys are. Our bass player keeps telling me to turn up. Have others experienced this and will I get accustom to it over time. My other thought is to either only use one of the ear buds and or only pipe vocals into it and see how I like it.

JPROBERTLA · Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:58 pm Post subject:

Don't know too much about the Powerplay P1 specifically, but I have an XR18 and now a pair of Turbosound IP2000s and I can attest that new Music Group equipment is very good. If I needed what the Powerplay P1 does I would not hesitate for a second to get one.
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Cobra Jet · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 12:06 am Post subject:

SanderXpander · Platinum Member Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 7860

In ears definitely help with the volume race on stage, not to mention they actually cut a lot of volume on stage because you don't have a monitor. But if you have nobody there to do FOH it's tricky. Do you get a band mix in your in ears or just yourself?

Cobra Jet · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 3:25 pm Post subject:

SanderXpander · Platinum Member Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 7860

Right, well it's definitely helpful to get a bandmix. I don't get a lot of drum overheads or anything but there's definitely some guitar and bass in there. Actually a lot of bass because I really like the bass player and we communicate a lot haha. You can still put yourself "on top" but if you have a more balanced band mix it'll be easier to judge whether your own volume is alright. If, as the evening is progressing, you find that you can hear less of yourself, don't just turn up your monitoring, turn up the keyboard as a whole until the balance is similar again.

This is all assuming you don't have anyone doing FOH because then I would totally recommend letting them worry about it instead of getting into a loudness war with the other band members.