Brandiss
Your question was for advice not for vendor info (of which I am one – one who is a regular sponsor and supporter of EdTA, ITF and ETF-JumpStart Theatre) I deal with both Sweetwater and B&H regularly for various reasons plus Full Compass – all of these are great companies. We like to think we are equally as good, but our concentration is specifically on School, Church and Community Theatre.
SOME ADVICE...
Which WIRELESS MICROPHONE system you choose depends on a lot of factors.
- How many systems (channels) do you need now
- How many do you expect to need in 3-5 years (our experience is a growth of 50-100% over this period is common)
- How "tight" is the RF space in your location - wireless mics use the unused space in the UHF TV band and the more broadcasters that have towers with-in 50-100 miles the less frequencies will be available
- Budget? always a biggie
The system that is installed in more schools than any other is the Shure SLX, but in the last 3 years the system most commonly being installed is the Shure QLXD. Senheisers ew100 and ew300 systems also have a good share of the market.
Some limits on # of channels:
- Creative CA.81 - 20 to 24 channels (3 8x receiver systems) - [$2000/8ch plus mics - $250/ch]
- Shure BLX14R - 16-18 channels (these are single receiver units) - [$389 per channel plus mic]
- Shure SLX14 - 20-28 channels (these are single receiver units) - [$559 per channels plus mic]
- Shure QLXD14 - 137-220 channels (these are single receiver units) - [$973 per channel plus mic]
- Sennheiser ew100 - 18-44 channels (these are single receiver units) - [$549 per channel plus mic]
Sennheiser ew500 - 18-44 channels (these are single receiver units) - [4849 per channel plus mic]
We are mainly selling the Shure QLXD systems.
Please avoid the following
anything operating in 2.4Ghz or 5.8GHz - interferes with WiFi routers
anything from Pyle, GTD Audio, Audio 2000s, VocoPro and most of the Nady stuff
We specialize in providing turnkey systems - unpacked, racked up, cables and tested - just plug in power, connect to mixer, and you are ready to go
HEADWORN MICS.
There are 2 types used in theatre
- single ear mount (commonly referred to as earsets)
- both ear mount (commonly referred to as headsets)
The major brands are
- dpa - very expensive - $400-1,000 each
- Countryman - $380-550 each
- Shure ($218 up)
- Bodymics - this is what we do - $51-150 (we sell about 10,000 a year of these to schools around the US and Canada
Feel free to call me.
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Some of Our Own Brands
BM Audio, Creative Audio, RFdevices, Rack'D
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