Shure PSM-300 vs. Senn. EW-300 IEMs

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Mitch Miller

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I'm looking to add a couple of channels of wireless IEM to my teeny inventory. I don't currently have anything wireless (other than that some cheap mics. that let me down).

I think I've landed on deciding between the PSM 300 from Shure or Sennheiser's EW 300 radios.

For the money (single stereo transmitter and two body pack receivers), the Sennheiser seems to have a but of a lead (notably the network based monitoring).

Any other considerations I should ask myself? It looks like the 600MHz band will be going away sometime soon, so I'm thinking best to stick with stuff in the 500MHz range.

Any other sets I should consider that might save some dough? (I was originally hoping to spend about $800, but the EW 300 has me at about $1300 with two body packs.)

Thanks,
Mitch
 
Re: Shure PSM-300 vs. Senn. EW-300 IEMs

The PSM-300 is crap compared to the EW stuff. The high end wireless of Shure's top range did not transfer down to the lower end.
 
Re: Shure PSM-300 vs. Senn. EW-300 IEMs

The EW Iems are great for the money. Feature rich and durable. Mine are gaining good ROI in rentals and cross rentals. Many a and B listers will accept them or ask for them. That will not be the case with the lower end psm
 
Re: Shure PSM-300 vs. Senn. EW-300 IEMs

Also take a look at the AT M3. I think they're on par with the Sennheiser and cost a bit less.
 
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The Senn EW-300 are a good solid pro product. They are pretty readily accepted on most riders if that ever matters to you. None of the other products mentioned or suggested in this thread are rider friendly...again, if that ever matters.
 
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Steve Payne said:
The Senn EW-300 are a good solid pro product. They are pretty readily accepted on most riders if that ever matters to you. None of the other products mentioned or suggested in this thread are rider friendly...again, if that ever matters.
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That may be true, but the psm300 was released october-2014 so I doubt that it would show up on acceptance riders before being on the market for more than the current half-year. The ew300-g3 is over 6yrs old now. (Amazon has it listed since 2004 but that sounds off)...
 
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Robert Lofgren said:
In what aspect - sound quality, features or overall quality?
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They don't sound as good as the EW system, they don't have EQ at all (the EW EQ is crap but at least it's there in a pinch), and the body pack is well built but not utilitarian. I've always preferred Shure wireless, but I don't like their monitor systems.

A quick disclaimer - I am talking about the base PSM300 receiver. The professional version is presumably better, but I've never seen it.
 
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Aaron McQueen said:
Also take a look at the AT M3. I think they're on par with the Sennheiser and cost a bit less.
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A buddy has the AT's. He complained of short range and drop outs. I mixed some live streaming concerts with the Mipro's and could be 3 rooms away with closed steel doors and still have normal stereo operation.
 
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The EW 300 G3's are much better that the PSM-300s in my opinion.....

My band has six units, which can be 6 stereo or 12 mono mixes, depending on your desire and the mixer you have LOL.

Michael
 
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Max Warasila said:
They don't sound as good as the EW system, they don't have EQ at all (the EW EQ is crap but at least it's there in a pinch), and the body pack is well built but not utilitarian. I've always preferred Shure wireless, but I don't like their monitor systems.

A quick disclaimer - I am talking about the base PSM300 receiver. The professional version is presumably better, but I've never seen it.
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Ah, ok...

I've only seen the premium version. It has eq, adjustable limiter, metal housing, etc...

I actually ordered one psm300 premium last week so that is why I was curious about how others have experienced this product.

I've also noticed that many seem to think that the psm300 is more or less the same as the psm200, but this is apparently not the case. The psm300 is somewhat compatible with the psm900/1000 according to shure website.

I should get mine next week so it should be fun to see how it holds up...
 
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Re: Shure PSM-300 vs. Senn. EW-300 IEMs

Robert Lofgren said:
Ah, ok...

I've only seen the premium version. It has eq, adjustable limiter, metal housing, etc...

I actually ordered one psm300 premium last week so that is why I was curious about how others have experienced this product.

I've also noticed that many seem to think that the psm300 is more or less the same as the psm200, but this is apparently not the case. The psm300 is somewhat compatible with the psm900/1000 according to shure website.

I should get mine next week so it should be fun to see how it holds up...
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Sorry for dragging this up from the deep.


@Robert
I have a band considering PSM300 Premium for IEM.
Have you tested your system in anger? Can you comment on it?
 
Re: Shure PSM-300 vs. Senn. EW-300 IEMs

Helge,
We have now installed and used about 8 units in the last month and I actually think very highly of them. The premium packs are pretty robust feeling.
These are definitely a big step up from the old 200 series, though not quite as pro as the 700 or up.

Hopefully that's helpful. I wouldn't hesitate to put these on most non A or B list bands.

*Disclaimer, I am a Shure dealer
 
Re: Shure PSM-300 vs. Senn. EW-300 IEMs

I've not had the chance of using it at battle station yet.

I've tested it though and found that it performs quite well, even on bass. There is no percived latency and its quite noiseless. It doesn't feel companded. The sound quality is overall quite good. It is still an analog system even though it does some dsp stuff.

There is no actual limiter as I first though. The 'limiter' only caps the max output level of the volume control. One nice feature when the 'limiter' is engaged is that the volume control still works over the full range, giving you a finer control of your level. It has more than enough output to deliver a very high signal to your phones.

The metal bodypack feels solid and I wouldn't be too afraid to drop it.

Since this isn't a diversity system you'll likely to encounter some deadspots but it handles that quite well without giving you a huge noise blast into your ears.

One nice feature is that it is compatible with the psm charger stations if you want to run it with rechargables.

The freqs are not fully compatible with the bigger psm's so one need to pay attention if a mixed system is used. According to the faq they share some compatibility but it isn't recommended to interchange them unless you know what you are doing.

Overall, I'm pleased with and I've heard of no issues yet. I got the 600mhz band that gives me 30mW, a better range and realibility compared to the 800 band that has a lesser output as well.
 
Re: Shure PSM-300 vs. Senn. EW-300 IEMs

Thanks for your replies :)

My biggest concern is the lack of diversity, but the transmitter would likely end up on top of my stagerack, it's vurrently located in the keyboard world in the middle of the stage.
Most stages we play are around 6x8m,.


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