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Episode 2: Shure IEM System Engineering Tradeoffs (ADPSM User Guide)
Welcome back to RTFM: The Manual You Ignored, the slightly sarcastic, zero-fluff series where we turn user guides into something you can actually use. In this episode, we’re digging into the Shure Axient Digital PSM (ADPSM) user guide and translating it into the real-world system engineering decisions you actually have to make: coverage vs. frequency efficiency, channel count vs. coordination complexity, remote antennas vs. practical deployment, gain staging vs. noise floor, and “it works in the shop” vs. “it works in a festival RF swamp.” The goal isn’t to sell you a perfect answer—it’s to help you understand the tradeoffs so you can build an IEM rig that’s reliable, scalable, and survivable on show day.