RF Venue has announced the introduction of the COMBINE8, a new wireless in-ear monitor system antenna combiner engineered to bring together up to eight in-ear monitor transmitter signals into a single rear-panel-mounted antenna connector.
Coupled with a single directional antenna outside the rack for better line-of-sight and improved wireless performance, the COMBINE8 is designed to minimize intermodulation artifacts arising from interference between multiple adjacent wireless transmitters and antennas. It’s housed in a single rack space that allows installation near racked transmitters.
Any brand in-ear monitor transmitter operating between 470-608 MHz and set to 50 mW or less may be used with the COMBINE8, as well as any type of directional antenna. It provides DC power for up to eight IEM transmitters with the included DC-OCTOPUS power cable that eliminates the need to use wall-wart external power supplies for IEM transmitters, providing a cleaner installation.
“The more wireless IEM channels that end-users deploy simultaneously, the greater the likelihood of interference between the transmitters and antennas, along with increased signal and power wiring clutter,” says Chris Regan, RF Venue president. “Our COMBINE8 cleans up both the RF issues and the gear rack, delivering markedly improved coverage and dropout immunity as well including everything needed for a simple and tidy installation.”
The RF Venue CP Beam Antenna is recommended for use with the COMBINE8, and they’re available separately or packaged together in the RF Venue 8 Channel In-Ear Monitor Upgrade Pack. The bundle is intended to provide everything needed to connect and configure up to eight channels of in-ear monitor transmitters, including low-loss, double-shielded RG8X25 coaxial cable and the DC-OCTOPUS power accessory cable.
The new COMBINE8 is available immediately at a MAP of $1,649 (USD) and the COMBINE8/CP Beam Antenna upgrade pack at a MAP of $2,249 (USD).
