Audio 2000s iem wireless is it usable or trash?

FWIW - My $0.02?
SAVE YOUR MONEY.... entry level wireless isn't worth the expense and has little re-sale value, is often single channel and clarity isn't a strong point.
Put that ~$165 towards your "shure psm300, Mi pro mi909, or sennheiser g3/g4" choice...

Please read the following segment - I have posted on this many times. You need to understand the contents, so you can make an informed purchase decision.
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The following applies to ALL wireless IEM systems, but.. If you decide to go with one of those Audio 2000's units make SURE that you know which frequency range it operates under, as I found multiple Amazon feedback instances that said the product was in the 500mhz AND 600Mhz band and ZERO info on that in the product description.
Why? Because in the US, those bands are SHARED with local TV station transmitters.. which are much more powerful than ANY IEM system you can buy.
Why does this matter? Because IF you buy any IEM system in a band that is not suitable for your area (few open frequencies), you'll get dropouts, noise and interference. Think AM-radio like noise artifacts.
The FCC publishes frequencies used in your zip code. Both Shure and Sennheiser have online tools that use that data to display open frequencies for a product and inform which it the best "band" to buy.
You NEED to check which frequencies are open in your area and choose the IEM unit that operates in those ranges to minimize the interference.
It's quite simple once you know how to to it.

Both Senn/Shure have range labels for their products..
Here's links to determine which "band" you should buy, based on the available frequencies in your zip code (US only). There ARE Euro versions too.. (not listed).
Listed are available US bands, their associated frequency range and the vendors "label". You'll note in the list below there are no 600Mhz bands/frequency ranges.. those have been sold off by the FCC effective end of year (I believe).
SHURE: Wireless Frequency Finder - Shure USA
G20 - 488.150-511.850
H20 - 518.200-541.500
J13 - 566.175-598.850

Senn: Wireless Frequency Finder - Sennheiser USA
A1 = 470-516 MHz
A = 516-558 MHz
G = 556-608 Mhz

Mipro 909:
470-639 MHz (no "band" label) - not clear if Mipro will be changing the upper frequency ranges of this device. I found no info on it.. @Geri O might have some insight?

Hope you find this useful!

 

Save your money!
I bought a$300 Xtuga brand from Amazon (What was I thinking???). Exact knockoff right down to the graphics on the box of a Sennhieser. Just garbage. One intermittent channel, and not enough guts to get it up to stage volume.

 

If you can’t afford new (they are pricey after all), check ebay or the Talkbass classifieds.

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Did you check frequencies in your area? If not, you maybe returning it for the wrong reasons..

 

That so needs to be a sticky for newbies.

 

I have asked the mods to sticky the FULL version of that post for beginner wireless users for IEM's and setting up a band "network". Nada.
Failing that, we could put it up as a standalone "advice" or "things you need to know about wireless" page on iemreviews

 

What frequency range does it support?

 

There are x number of "channels" between 2 frequencies. Eg 573 to 574 has 573.001 all the way up to 573.999.
How many are usable is based on the wireless unit and it's ability to select frequencies. That is another "feature" that varies from device to device.
Yours might only do 573.200, 573.400, 573.600 and 573.800 in between 573 and 574 Mhz.
idk... what those actually are.. just throwing out examples to clarify. But that would account for the 100 channels between 573-593.

 

Great now you can give us an going review as you use it. Thank you

 

How did the gig go?

 

FWIW - I'm not aware of any wireless system that provides that out of the box. BOTH my wireless units required [EXTRA] purchase of the not only the BNC extension cable, but the rack mount ears/wings AND the BNC connector for the ear to which you connect the antenna on one side and the BNC extension on the other. For my Sennheiser gear, that's another $50+ per unit - and I purchased those pieces 3rd party.
At least you got the rack ears included

 

Most (all?) of the "consumer" wireless units are cr*p, don't wast your money. The least expensive one I've found that's acceptable is the Samson UHF Airline units with the plug-in transmitter, no belt pack. Nice! Had great results with mine and good range and good sound too.

 

Define "consumer" pls..