blueross Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'm liking the idea of digital. Are there any other digital systems besides X2? Ross www.deeppocketband.com www.epitunes.com/Artists/Deep-Pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 No. X2's engineers devised it with the original X-wire, which was the polar opposite of the new device. Pricey, a large rackmount and word has it it ate batteries by the box. (Although it was also one of the first, if not the first to put a battery life meter on the receiver. I don't know why they went under, but in the end they sold their technology to Sennheiser who built their own versions, not only for instruments but for mic capsules as well. The price was still cost prohibitive when compared with their new, revolutionary analog uhf Evolution wireless systems which could be had for around $450 - $500. The Evolution wireless brought much better filtering for more frequencies available in a compact unit that was comparable to the standard, multi-thousand dollar Shure U-series and Sony wireless which were the standard in the pro-touring industry. The major differences between the low line Evolution and high line were pro features regarding large scale, multiple use setups and better output features and metering. The point is, Sennheiser essentially rendered the digital wireless un-sustainable because of the proven uhf band products released about the same time. They quickly abandoned digital wireless. I'm unsure how the people from X-wire reacquired the rights to build the digital wireless technology that was modified to become the X2 product released 6 or 7 months ago. To my knowledge nobody has followed suit with digital wireless products for mics and instruments. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 It looks to me that IF your not wireless now, you should stay on the cable or you might get stuck with a bunch of expensive gear that won't be good for anything except maybe a police scanner LOL!!!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueross Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 ellwood: yeah, that's looking like a sound strategy. It's not a burning need, just GAS talking, really. Ross www.deeppocketband.com www.epitunes.com/Artists/Deep-Pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I checked further and X2 insists the 900MHz bands are not part of the vhf/uhf sell off when analog broadcasting ends. Otherwise, the X2 product will be just as viable after as before the switch. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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