Mid level wireless recommendations?

Lee Brenkman

Lee Brenkman

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Hello all.

A multi room, multi use, venue I've been working with has been renting the top level Shure UHF wireless for the "mission critical" events in their "big concert room" but the $6k price tag for the two channel receiver and a pair each of belt packs with Countryman E6s and hand held SM58s is a bit more than they want to invest based on the number of times a year they need "the good stuff".

But their banquets gal says her clients are constantly asking for a hand held wireless for them to use in the main bar and restaurant areas. Each of those has an installed QSC "foreground" system and the bar actually has a wired and configured XLR input controlled by the Qsys touchpad. But that input is apparently line level.

So I'm asking for recommendations for a current model wireless set with, preferably, line level out on an XLR. Single channel would probably be fine and the working range in these rooms is less than 25 feet transmitter to receiver.

In recent years my "go to" "cheap" wireless has been the Sennheiser ew 135 G3 but it doesn't have enough "gas" to drive line level, at least not with your average banquet "hold the mic near the waist" user ;-).

What are you all using in this kind of situation.

Moderator, please move to an alternate forum as you deem appropriate.

Cheers,
Gramps
 
Re: Mid level wireless recommendations?

Plugged in an older AKG model the other day and it had heaps of gain directly into a QSC K12 switched to line in. The model number escapes me but it was the lowest of the low of their wireless models. Absolutely fine for speeches in ball rooms. And cheap.
I also recall low end Audio Technica having a line/mic level output switch on the receiver.
 
Re: Mid level wireless recommendations?

How about the line6 wireless?

The output is 'mic' level but the reciever has up to +12dB of digital gain if needed. But be carefull, as they run on the 2.4GHz band they can potentially kill wifi in that room.
 
Re: Mid level wireless recommendations?

Robert Lofgren said:
How about the line6 wireless?

The output is 'mic' level but the reciever has up to +12dB of digital gain if needed. But be carefull, as they run on the 2.4GHz band they can potentially kill wifi in that room.
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I'll take in one of my G3s and crank the level up and see what happens, both with sufficient level to the input of the Qsys processor and if the wifi is affected.

Thanks
Grampa
 
Re: Mid level wireless recommendations?

I really like those Sennheisers for this type of job. The transmitters are heafty enough for a little abuse, take AA batteries, and the controls are a good mix of obvious and out of the way. I would be inclined to add some kind of mini preamp like this before I jumped to a Shure or line 6. STM-2 ‐ Adjustable Gain Microphone Preamplifier - 35 to 65 dB gain

i have no experience with the AT or Akg so maybe they have a good solution. I remember a few years ago Ken at MSI saying he was moving his break out room kits to Akg of some type or another. I'd imagine that would be a similar price/durability trade off as your application.

thomas d.
 
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