This is not to sound arrogant or ****y.. But if you have to use a feedback eliminator of some sort... are you doing something wrong..
I have never had to use one in nearly 20 years, with all different types of equipment. We play 5-7 different rooms weekly with karaoke and weddings. I can stand 6 in from any horn and not get feedback..
After setup we test for this and adjust at every show.
We run what we call clean sound... no compressors, eliminators.
Check your adjustments. something is wrong
Ok Chaz - what in the world are you doing in your adjustment that
prevents you from getting feedback right in front of the horn ? Are
you using a 31 band eq, and tuning the room that way ? I have
never used compressors in my audio, and can't imagine having to...
If you're tuning your system with an equalizer, then you're eliminating
a wider amount of frequencies at the ringing points than you would with
a quality feedback exterminator.....
Have you ever used a quality feedback exterminator ? I would never
have believed a gadget could work so well - and still have relatively
pristine audio out of one's mics - Using primarily SM 58's, and I also
consider myself an audio purist - shoot for the best I can within the
space and room constraints I have to work with....
What I'm saying is if you haven't really tried one - it's not fair to
knock it.......... If it isn't a really good one like the sabines and dbx's
and the like - it could likely degrade the audio - mine just majorly
eliminates the feedback - particularly with the idiots who think they
have to hold the microphone ball like a gearshift knob.....
And - the insertion point and adjustments are critical - Overdrive one
into clipping and it will sound horrible ! That's where you have to
pay careful attention to the level you're feeding the device...........
I wouldn't need a feedback exterminator if I weren't doing High Fidelity
karaoke.......... I also use it for my cordless mic. for weddings - toasts
etc. and it helps make up for a whole bunch of people who have no
clue how to use a microphone properly....
I use Mackie CFX-12 mixers - with the exterminator inserted right at the
mic. preamps - not on the final mixes.........works beautifully !