Best cheap wireless system?

[TRBboy]

Hi folks! 👋😊

 

My 16 y/o son has asked for a wireless system for Christmas. He only plays with his pals at school, so doesn't need anything Gucci, but equally I want to get him something that actually works. Is there much to choose between the likes of Lekato, Joyo, etc, or is it just a case of looking at reviews on Amazon and going for it? 

 

Thanks! 

[bertbass]

The Lekato ones are quite good. My guitars and vocalist all use them although the vocal one does drop out on some gigs but I suspect that it's because it's 2.4GHZ and not 5.8 GHZ.  I use a Line 6 wireless which has been faultless but uses AA batteries rather that recharge the transmitter and receiver with a USB charger like the Lekato.

[NHM]

I bought the M-Vave WP-5G system which was ridiculously cheap (around £30 IIRC) and it has been really solid.

[neepheid]

I've been using a Lekato WS-70 UHF system for a year and a half now (well, two really, safety net if I forget to charge a set during a double gig weekend as I'm bound to do now and again).  They have never let me down, the only time I've ever had dropouts is when I've pushed the range a bit too much (usually because I've gone round a corner on a walkabout or something daft).

 

They're compact, sound good to my cloth ears and I've never felt the need to look around for anything better.

 

[neepheid]

Additional - I've just bought a third set - we've got a gig coming up which is a right PITA to PA - wide open space, speakers nowhere near the desk, punters entrance/exit to the main door and the bogs is on the cable paths - spend most of the time sticking cables down with gaffer tape - F that!  So we're going to use these doodads to connect the speakers to the desk, leaving a set spare for me to continue to do walkabouts and terrorise/amaze the punters.

 

I've bought these from eBay and Amazon before, but this time I went straight to Lekato - https://lekatodeal.com/en-uk/products/lekato-ws-70-wireless-guitar-audio-system-transmitter-receiver-70-channels-40m and right now they're having some Black Friday nonsense - got 25% off so an already very reasonable £41 became an even more agreeable £30.75.  Free shipping.  Coming from abroad though, so perhaps the taxman will wipe the grin off my face and take that discount right back off of me, but you never know!

[Elfrasho]

I've got the Harley Benton AirBorne, £44 (although you'd need to pay £10 delivery unless you can spend over £150).

 

Works flawlessly, and the battery is great. Lovely wee case too. They do feel a touch flimsy but ive had them for a while and they're still going strong!

[Len_derby]

Lekato for me. Had them for a year and have been fine for the weekend warrior/pub covers band level that I infest.

[tauzero]

I've got the Lekato WS-90 and the M-Vave WP-5G. Both work well, and I'm pretty sure they're identical - I have connected the transmitter of one to the receiver of the other successfully.

[TimR]

Aklot currently £32 on Amazon. 

[TRBboy]

On 16/11/2025 at 16:29, Len_derby said:

Lekato for me. Had them for a year and have been fine for the weekend warrior/pub covers band level that I infest.

Good to hear! Which ones do you have?

[Len_derby]

8 hours ago, TRBboy said:

Good to hear! Which ones do you have?

These.

 

 

[Phil Starr]

I have the 5.8G Lekato system as above and so does my guitarist in our duo. They just work and so far go on working. I think I've had mine for three years. Before that I had the Line6 system with the 2xAA batteries which is still going strong but I preferred the fom of the Lecato ones with no more fiddly battery, covers bought the Lekatos to try and never looked back. 

 

Hmmm a second pair so I always have some charged.... @neepheid you may have started something.

[Geek99]

36 minutes ago, Len_derby said:

These.

 

 

I had basically these, but with a weird wood grain effect. Rechargeable and sensibly come with a double headed lead so you charge both at once 

they pop up with money-off quite regularly on Amazon 

[Jolltax]

I also have the Lekato WS-50, they have been excellent. After 4 years, full charge is good for 3-4 hours, the only minor gripe is if you forget to charge them!

Edited 6 minutes ago by Jolltax