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I and my friends have had great success with the Xvive U2 system. Cheap and simple.

Danny Snyder

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I checked Xvive U2 system out. It is not the cheapest one but the specifications looks good. 24 bit and 48 khz sampling should be a great dynamic range. Better then CD-quality. What happend when your @arny brokes? Was it something with the electronics or was it broken physically?

The specifications of Xvive U2

Set with transmitter and receiver - both operate with battery and without a power supply
Built-in fixed rechargeable lithium battery
Range without obstacles: Up to app. 30 meters
Frequency range 20 - 20,000 Hz
Latency: 6 ms
4 Switchable channels
24-bit/ 48 kHz A/D converter
Dynamic: 105 dB
Operating on a single charge: Up to 5 hours
Including USB charging cable

I've been using a Line 6 X2 system. Had to replace the jack cable from guitar into transmitter twice, because of wear at the cable connection to the plug. This connection is too easily exposed to wear, in my opinion, so I would not recommend a Line 6 wireless. However, when everything works, the sound is totally clean.

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I've used the XVive U2 and the Line6 G10, both decent lower-mid tier products. Got the XVive along with Shecky and Trefy for the MBP Gong Show appearance. I had interference problems with mine during the first day of rehearsals and I got the G10 that night. The day of the performance there were a lot more wireless devices around and the XVives got overwhelmed where the G10 worked.

Every system has strengths and weaknesses. Between the U2 and the G10, the U2 is simpler to plug and play, where the G10 has better reception but a large base unit that for some stupid reason runs on 5V usb vs the normal 9V power you have on your board. I modified a usb car charger to step down the voltage.

surfridern wrote:

I checked Xvive U2 system out. It is not the cheapest one but the specifications looks good. 24 bit and 48 khz sampling should be a great dynamic range. Better then CD-quality. What happend when your @arny brokes? Was it something with the electronics or was it broken physically? <

It was something electronical. They are still looking in to it. Will update if I know more!

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MelWaldorf wrote:

I've used the XVive U2 and the Line6 G10, both decent lower-mid tier products. Got the XVive along with Shecky and Trefy for the MBP Gong Show appearance. I had interference problems with mine during the first day of rehearsals and I got the G10 that night. The day of the performance there were a lot more wireless devices around and the XVives got overwhelmed where the G10 worked.

Every system has strengths and weaknesses. Between the U2 and the G10, the U2 is simpler to plug and play, where the G10 has better reception but a large base unit that for some stupid reason runs on 5V usb vs the normal 9V power you have on your board. I modified a usb car charger to step down the voltage.

None of these systems can compete with the Shure GLXD16 of course. I consider that the best wireless system on the market today. I had that and had to sell it, but I will get it back soon.

Lorenzo "Surfer Joe" Valdambrini
(www.surfmusic.net)

Shure GLXD 16 user here. Bass player has one as well. They work as advertised. This box has the best stomp tuner I've used. Really like the rechargeable transmitter feature.
The only issue I’ve ever had is making certain the receiver was properly powered from a Voodoo Labs power supply.

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Staredge wrote:

Jamie, describe 'fussy'. I'm looking at one for another band I'm in. The guys over at Talkbass seem to think fairly high of it, other than the fragility of the case.

It'll just cut out from time to time. You basically need a good line of sight and maybe 30 ft. I just never had great success using it outdoors for whatever reason. I actually think it's quite robustly made, so that was never an issue for me. Battery life is... meh. Not terrible, but certainly not great. All in all, it's plenty good, that Shure just smokes it at every turn. Battery is great, range is great, quality is great, the tuner is great... Aside from the price, the only complaint I have is the size of it on my pedal board... and that's a quibble.

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surfridern wrote:

What happend when your @arny brokes? Was it something with the electronics or was it broken physically?<

Last saturday I got a package from Bax Music in the Netherlands. Completely suprised, since I didn't order anything. After opening I found a new set of Xvive U2's in the box, with an excuse note of the manufacturer. It seems somehow the circuit of the transmitter was fried. Probably production fault.
So nice garantee service from Xvive! Hope I have better luck with this set!

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