Mono vs. Stereo vs. Wet/Dry — Is It Worth It?

Episode 223: Mono vs. Stereo vs. Wet/Dry — Is It Worth It?

Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams!

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Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio)

YouTube - https://youtube.com/goodwoodaudio  Instagram - https://instagram.com/goodwoodaudio  Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio)

YouTube - https://youtube.com/omilionaudio Instagram - https://instagram.com/omilionaudio Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects)

YouTube - https://youtube.com/vertexeffectsinc  Instagram - https://instagram.com/vertexeffects  TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Intro & Welcome 01:50 – "Cobbler's Children" & Thermal Conductive Plastic PSA 04:04 – The Hosts' Personal Rig Setups & Preferences 12:25 – Identifying Ideal Candidates for Stereo vs. Wet/Dry Rigs 13:34 – Working with Front of House (FOH) & Venue PA Limitations 19:16 – Starting with Mono vs. Why Wet/Dry Shines Live 26:22 – 5-Cable Method & Experimentation in Safe Environments 29:39 – Mid-Roll Break & Sponsors 33:26 – Essential Gear for Stereo: DI, Interfaces & Line Drivers 35:39 – Preventing Ground Loops & Phase/Polarity Issues with Transformers  41:10 – Traditional Wet/Dry/Wet Explained (Line-Out Box & Power Amps) 45:00 – "Pseudo" / Series Wet/Dry/Wet (The GigRig / TPS Style) 49:09 – Parallel vs. Series & The Truth About "Kill Dry" vs. 100% Wet 54:09 – Recap: Core Equipment Checklist for Stereo & Wet/Dry/Wet 57:14 – Practical vs. Bedroom Rig Verdict & Final Thoughts 1:02:17 – Community Announcements & Outro