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Originally Posted by htotheh Armueller2001: what's the range on that thing? (Range as in distance, can I have my amp on the second floor and play my bass on first and still hear it coming out the amp? Just curious)
Munji: So I guess THIS is how you got your 12000+ posts. |
My posting regime covers everything from mirth, to disdain, to helpful information. I'm just mildly amused that someone with the depth of your ability to assess the relative merits of different brands of basses has so slim a clue about wireless units.
The most appropriate response to your original post here is, "Do a search." This exact topic has been covered here literally hundreds of times (999 times IIRC).
OK, now for the helpful part. Most wireless units in the $300 and under range have frequency responses that go down to 45 or 50 hz. If you're playing a 5-string, that may be a problem, since the B string is tuned to about 31 hz. It doesn't mean that the cheaper unit can't handle it, but the chances of unsatisfactory performance are significantly higher than with units capable of going down to 25 hz, such as the Shure ULX Series.
My recommendation is always to buy a unit with the lowest frequency capabilities. The Shure ULXS sells at Northern Sound and Light for under $600 (maybe closer to $500 according to a poster in another thread). I would save up a little longer and go with the higher quality unit. Systems to avoid include Nady and Samson. Whatever you get, make sure it's UHF and true (dual) diversity. These units far outperform the VHF and single-diversity systems, which will ultimately be a source of great angst to you.
You may want to wait and check out the new X2 Digital Wireless system, once it hits the market. Its specs show it going down to 10 hz ... unprecedented in low-cost systems. They are advertising a list price of $499, so you may end up seeing a street price of $400 or so.
High-end systems start at about $2,000 and go up. I don't think the increased performance warrants the price over, say, the Shure ULXS system. The ULX units are probably good out to about 300 feet line-of-sight. Less if there are obstructions.
So there you go. The one-thousandth time.
