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Which Wireless System?

With the x2, go with rechargeable 9v batteries for practice and rehearsal (in the transmitter). Save the alkalines for gigs. Only minus for rechargeable is that their life is not always predictable.

I picked up a pair of the iPower 9v rechargeables. I get up to around 7 hours total time per battery. That's as good as an alkaline or better. Having 2 of them, I always have one fully charged as backup.

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I can't find any UK versions of the X2 on the net but I found many "Relay G30" kits by line6.
http://www.thomann.de/gb/line6_relay_g30.htm
http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/produ...=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=base
http://www.dv247.com/invt/63710/
http://www.imuso.co.uk/ProductDetail.asp?StockCode=EG02800
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The response says it goes down to 10Hz with a 118db SNR, But has anyone compared these to the X2 System... IS it the same thing just rebadged and rehoused? I am a little lost here.

Apparently June Release?
 
With the x2, go with rechargeable 9v batteries for practice and rehearsal (in the transmitter). Save the alkalines for gigs. Only minus for rechargeable is that their life is not always predictable.

Thomas Distributing makes a 9.6V battery that will fit in the X2 (tight battery compartment) the powerex. I just did a 3 45-50 minute/set gig on one fully charged battery. Do get an A/c adapter for the receiver though if you're using the stomp box version.
 
I have been using a Shure UT4 for years. It's never blipped, and I don't hear an audible difference between that and the cable.
I have used the 9.6V batteries in our shure PSM-200s. They don't last as long as Energizers, but they sure are a lot cheaper. I can usually get through most of the night on one battery, where I always get through the night with an alkaline. $10 a battery that I can recharge or $2 for one I throw away...
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