Michael Klann
This is a great little piece of kit. The range is outstanding for a unit in this price category. The value is certainly there though!Pairing was effortless. You put them in IR pairing mode, place them face to face, done. If you had a bunch of these for a band, they could be set up very quickly. Same with channel and signal adjustments. Super straightforward UI on the units make them easy to read, even in a dark backstage environment.Signal meter, volume, battery power, all easily read from the clear displays. They power with USB C, so even in a real jam, somebody is gonna have a charger. The cord that comes with it is a split USB A to two Cs, so you can plug in both with one charging connection. I don't believe they support "fast charging" standards like phones do, but they charged quickly for me none-the-less.Volume can be adjusted from both the send and receive sides, so that you can make the most of your signal-to-noise ratio. That said, even after a lot of playing with it, I could always hear the hiss when you power on the transmitter. I'd love to get rid of this and if I figure out that I was doing something wrong, I'll update here (I don't think I was though). That said, the quality of the actual sound signal is outstanding, with no discernable signal loss on both male and female vocals.I haven't experienced any dropping out, popping, or static in my tests, but it hasn't been on a stage with a ton of other devices yet.The "lock" for the mic/instrument side is weird. Instead of the typical "snap" button, you plug it in and then synch up a screw ring, which holds it to the mic's XLR. This works great on a mic, but when I tried on the XLR of my acoustic guitar, it wanted to keep falling out, as that little ring didn't "grab" the same as a mic. Bummer, because my guitar sounded great through it! I might opt for an XLR to 1/4 for my guitar, but it will stick out quite far. The company does make instrument and monitor products that I'll probably be looking into.It's 12v and supports Phantom Power if using a condenser mic, but I haven't tested what that does to the battery yet. In my tests, I haven't put a dent in the battery, so I can't comment on overall "battery life" under constant loads yet. I will update here when I've put more miles on it. The directions SO say it supports charging while in use, so a little USB phone charging portable battery might be a solution to squeeze more on-stage life out of it. Maybe one connected to my mic stand. That could be cool.For my money, this is a terrific little unit, but here are my only negative comments:I'd like to see the XLR lock be something more standard so I can decide what I want to plug it into.It doesn't come with a 5v charging adapter, just the one short Y-cord.There's no travel bag or case, so it's gonna get tossed loose into my gear and maybe broken.I hope I can figure out how to reduce the hiss. While I don't mind as much at a live music show, this makes it a NO-GO in the studio or for any speaking engagements, like a church, lectern, or ballroom events application.
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