Wirelss Mic Purchasing, need advice.

[elseanjuan]

i've been fighting the need for wireless mics for years now, but after clients keep requesting it, maybe it's time.

But not knowing much about them, I need some help. I want to spend as little as i have to. I noticed some have "fixed channels" and some you can change the channel on. The fixed ones are way cheaper, because I guess you get what you get.

what are the pros and cons of fixed vs. changeable. Do i really need to be able to change channels inside a venue?

and any other advice would be much help. it will be used for weddings/corporate events, that kind of stuff.

thanks

[robdquick]

I have an AKG wireless mic that I picked up about a year ago for about £125 (was on offer, usually £175). It has 4 channels on it, but I don't think I've ever changed the channel. That's not to say I won't need to in the future though, I might go to a venue where there is massive interference on the channel I currently use, and then I'll be glad I bought one with 4 channels!

If you scan around the internet, a lot of people say that it's not worth spending less than £150 ish on a wireless mic, as anything less than that is gonna be rubbish, and I would agree. I picked up a cheap £70 one ages ago, and although it worked it was very prone to interference/dropouts, and after getting my AKG I realised just how bad the sound quality through the old mic was!

[elseanjuan]

Great info man! Thanks, that's what I was looking for!

[robdquick]

No problem!