Re: Subject: [Harp-L] What's the best sounding and simplest wireless mike

[<ironmanmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have several inexpensive Nady wireless "instrument" units, Wireless One, 
and a Wireless 3D diversity.  Both are VHF.  The sound is excellent, and the 
coverage is adequate.  The Wireless Ones are single ended receivers.  The 
Wireless 3D is diversity (dual antennas, dual receiver front ends, and a 
"voting" circuit to choose the best signal), and is supposedly better at 
minimizing dropouts.  In practice, I find their coverage to be almost the 
same as the Wireless One.

Nady uses "compandoring" to pretty much eliminate transmitter/receiver hiss. 
"Compandor" is a combination of "compressor" and "expander".  It compresses 
volume at the transmitter (automatically turns the volume up or down to keep 
it constant), and expands volume at the receiver to restore the original 
volume variations.  This masks FM receiver noise that would otherwise be 
audible when playing very softly.

I chose Nady because they use compandoring.  They've worked very well, and 
reliably.  The sound is great.  My only problem thus far has been the 
transmitter cables.  After years of hard use and abuse, they wear out.

If you've got the money, get a digital spread spectrum wireless.  If you're 
on a budget, I think you'll be happy with a cheap Nady wireless.

Make sure to coordinate frequencies with other band members.  Each wireless 
MUST be on its own channel.


-IronMan Mike Curtis
http://www.myspace.com/ironmancurtis
http://www.SouthlandBlues.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "randy singer" <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 9:50 AM
Subject: Subject: [Harp-L] What's the best sounding and simplest wireless 
mike


> i personally own both the sampson and the akg wireless snap on  wireless 
> units. I wish I had not  bought the sampson.
>
> even after sending my sampson back for recalibration, the AKG unit is 
> MUCH better than the sampson.
>
> skip the sampson, get the akg.
>
>
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