Rolls Personal Monitor Amp Battery Optional - Rolls PM55

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I bought this to use as a monitoring device for a boom op doing video shoots. That's not really the target market for this, but in reading the ad copy for how they expected a musician to use it, it seemed completely logical to hang it on a boom op's belt, plug in the boom mic, run a long XLR to the recorder, and let it run.

One nice option for "one man band" shoots is to grab a 1/4" output from your recorder, and run that cable back to the PM55 for monitoring other mics. For example, you could have one or more lavs mixed down to a single channel, send that back to the PM55, and have boom audio in one ear, and lav audio in the other.

The preamp is surprisingly good, and they are not kidding when they say it provides plenty of volume! Be careful if you're feeding this with a mic on someone who suddenly decides to yell. (Not that this would have happened to me or anything...) The preamp is so clean that if you're using the 1/8" headphone output for monitoring, you could conceivably run another 1/4" input from the second headphone jack back to your recorder, and have remote level adjustment!

Last but not least, this unit DOES pass through phantom power correctly from a recorder/mixer, but does NOT provide it for you. I have used this for location shooting with a Zoom H4n Handy Portable Digital Recorder, and the results were great. I was able to shoot for two full days on a single 9V battery.

I can't speak to how well this would work for a musician on-stage, but my guess is that it would be just as impressive there as it has been for me. This is a very solid, well-made product.

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It's of a small portable size. It does the job intended, I'm very happy with having it to use as needed.

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Because of the mono/stereo feature of this monitor, it helps with set-up on stage. Plus being able to use it with a battery makes in more portable. The only problem is if you do not take the battery out after use it goes dead because it does not have a on/off switch. Manufacturer might conciser adding one.

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This little black box does what it says it will do &does it well. I am a singing drummer in a rock band and need to hear not only the Mix from the Board but have custom control over how I hear my vocals as well. This Rolls Amp allows me these "luxuries" and helps me elevate my playing both in practice and in playing out live at shows. I paired this product with Shure in-ear SE 215's and am up & running for under $200! I Highly recommend! I don't know how I played without it now. SO MUCH BETTER THAN FLOOR WEDGES! Plus easier on my hearing too.

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It works fine I guess. The main complaint is that the power cable plug doesn't fit into the device very well . I have to push it in very hard to make a connection, and it comes unplugged with a small movement. Other than that it does what I need it to do.