Wireless IEM system : M-VAVE WP-12 - suprisingly good for the price

[kiat]

Took delivery of an M-VAVE WP-12 IEM system yesterday from Aliexpress for £22 (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008801254116.html).

 

Use case:  I'm exploring IEMs as a player and also for the pub cover bands I'm in.  Outlay is a consideration and I'm focusing on simplicity to get everyone familiar and onboard before pulling the trigger, if ever, on pricey gear like an XR18 and Mi-Pro MI-58RT.

Very pleasantly surprised by the quality: good tone, lack of hiss, imperceptible latency, rubberised plastic casings.  The design is good too: it comes with a second IEM, the transmitter is also a charging station with it's own larger battery.  The batteries of both the transmitter station and the IEM units last for at least 3 hours.  So far so good, time will tell and I'll come back for any updates.

 

 

[mcnach]

The main drawback with these cheap units tends to be their high latency: ok on their own, but if you have a long list of digital devices in your signal flow it all adds up.

 

I got ages ago a Lekato MS-1, which works quite well. It has a bit of hiss compared to my MiPro58, but they're pretty nice and my signal path is quite simple, so the 12ms latency is not a real issue. I still prefer the MiPro58, but those cost me nearly 10x what the Lekato did. And these M-VAVE ones are even cheaper, and I really like their charging box design. Do you have a figure for their latency? It's not mentioned on the AliExpress ad. 

[mcnach]

Here it says latency is 3ms!

I very much doubt it, but I'd be very happy to be corrected. If it's under 6ms I'd get one, now that I'm trying to get our band on IEMs, to have a couple spares (Lekato and this). I expected it to be 10-15ms.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/M-VAVE-WP12-Wireless-Guitar-System-black/dp/B0F6DB9QD6

[Woodinblack]

Looks good. I have recently gone to using my MS-1, its nice step up to have stereo after my XVive. Its a good idea having the two recievers although that means that you need people who want the same mix.