pro snake MC 1622

Other reviewers have pretty much said it all but nevertheless read on. This is an exceptional piece of high quality equipment, especially at the price; believe me there is nothing else in this price range that includes speaker sends. This snake is very well built and the stage box is actually compact. The only con is that the cable is very long and heavy and, takes a whole suitcase of its own to cart around, but what do you expect? Its best use would be for the Behringer PMP 3000, 4000 and 6000 range of powered mixing desks, which have 8-12 XLR inputs, jack monitor and Speakon twist outputs. The jack return connectors typically run to male outs on the stage box and you can use XLR ? XLR or XLR - jack mic leads for powered monitors meaning that you can have one multicore running to the stage from 30m (100 feet) away. With an 8 input desk you?ll have the ability to, for example, run 4 mics, 4 DI?s, a 5 piece drum mic set-up using a drum mixer at the desk and still have 3 spare channels for keyboards with either spare DI?s or mic leads by using XLR - jack converters at either end if necessary. Or, you could utilise those for spare returns to additional speakers from the main outputs. So, the pro?s and variables are endless. Don?t be tempted to convert any of the stage box inputs to jack, as some have done. And, don?t be tempted to shorten the mulitcore as you have enough length to run the cable overhead from post ? post in, for example, an outdoor pedestrian area set-up. By the way, I bundled the fan end cables into groups of four with cable ties and colour coded them with electrical tape ... well, 12-16 are grouped for the drum kit.

Bought as my current multicore was only 8 channels and I needed the extra capacity. I’m more than happy with its sound performance and general build quality but it has a flaw that could stop setting up a show in its tracks. The first time I used it half the numbers had come off the tails before it made it out the van. This meant I had to spend precious time tracing those channels, time I didn’t really have. I’ve since labelled them all again and I’ve used it a number of times now with no other problems. My advice if you’re thinking of buying one is sure, go right ahead it’s great but the first thing you MUST do is label the tails properly!! Don’t get caught out like I did with a 12 piece band waiting to sound check and the clock ticking on a road closure!

I bought this for my school's Rock band and I'm delighted that I did!

This is a really well made unit with enough inputs for most setups. It's very useful having returns, too so monitoring can be done through the same unit. Cable quality is great and comes prenumbered, which is very useful.

A warning: it's heavy - heavier than it looks. I keep mine a hefty plastic box, although a wheeled suitcase would work better. It's also pretty bulky, too. That said, it's incredibly robust and will hopefully last us for a long time.

A good selection of ins and outs (XLR, jack and speakon) sweeten the deal. This is a well made, well priced piece of kit.