Wireless IEMs: Xvive U4 & alternatives

[JPJ]

56 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Some of the online reviews aren't looking too promising re the Nux: complaints about distortion in particular. I guess sometimes you can pay too little for something!

Distortion can be a result of pushing the gain too high on the IEM send. Using IEM’s on a conventional (ie none silent) combined with poor fitting ear pieces can lead you to turn up the desk out until you start clipping the transmitter. 

[Al Krow]

Thanks. I was actually getting a bit of distortion on my Xvive U4s for the first time on the vocals. Interestingly we had pushed the gain on the fem vox up quite a bit - guess need to bring her down and simply cut the rest, and then raise the master vol.

[JPJ]

3 hours ago, Al Krow said:

Thanks. I was actually getting a bit of distortion on my Xvive U4s for the first time on the vocals. Interestingly we had pushed the gain on the fem vox up quite a bit - guess need to bring her down and simply cut the rest, and then raise the master vol.

For reference my X-Vive starts to clip if i push the aux master much beyond -18db on the meter (Behringer X-Air XR18) but it might go earlier if i have individual channels that are regularly ‘in the yellow’ gain-wise.

[kiat]

Has anyone tried direct alternatives to the XVive U4/U45, ie with a small rechargeable transmitter with XLR or 1/4" connectors?

[Cliff Edge]

Three and a half hours into rehearsal yesterday my iem’s crackled and died. Green lights on the U4 receiver and transmitter flashed and then no sound. Placing the receiver right next to the transmitter works, and I can receive sound from my guitarists transmitter when on the same channel. So my transmitter is apparently dead, or at least not very well and only two and a half years old. The guitarists is much older. I charged it up but nothing changed. I can’t see how to open it up and I wouldn’t know what I was looking at anyway so I have to spend more money. Shame as the system has been very good and reliable up until now. 

[Woodinblack]

14 minutes ago, Cliff Edge said:

Three and a half hours into rehearsal yesterday my iem’s crackled and died. 

 

Thats what mine did

[dave_bass5]

1 hour ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Thats what mine did

My wife's also did that. Got them replaced and the second set has been fine so far. 

[Woodinblack]

1 hour ago, dave_bass5 said:

My wife's also did that. Got them replaced and the second set has been fine so far. 

 

Yeh, I replaced mine and it has been fine but mostly I am using the MS-1s these days, I keep them with me though. I got a bit spoiled after joining another group that had a spare P-16, and now mono IEMs seem a lot harder work.

[dave_bass5]

17 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

mono IEMs 

Oooh,now there's something ive not experienced yet 😀