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Wireless Lapel Microphone Systems
AKG WMS450PT System with CK77WRL Lapel Microphone:
We
keep up with the industry, looking at specifications and trying
new equipment. The leaders of the pack right now seem to be the
AKG WMS450 and Telex FMR500 systems. They provide great state of the art professional
performance at a very reasonable price.
The
WMS450GS
is an excellent UHF wireless lapel system. It is a true diversity
system with removable antennae providing reliable operation in any
room. The receiver operates at a frequency away from any radio interference
and has a very tightly controlled bandwidth making it very selective.
This allows you to use up to 12 systems without cross talk. It also
provides high rejection of noise. We usually sell the system with
a tiny CK77WRL
omni-directional lapel microphone or CMH2000
Ultra-Light Head-worn microphone. Both of these provide excellent
sound reproduction. The system has many nice features including
a removable microphone, automatic battery indicator on the transmitter
and receiver, and a balanced microphone or line level output. The
WMS450 is a very advanced, automatic system. The receivers program
themselves by scanning the area for unused frequency channels. They
then set themselves up on available frequencies. The WMS450PT is
an excellent wireless system for its low price.
The Telex FMR500L , using the ELM-22 tiny lapel microphone, has the same great features as the WMS450 plus it adds Tone Code Squelch. Although even without it, the high quality UHF wireless systems like the WMS450 are very unlikely to pick up noise interference when the transmitter is turned off, this feature makes it virtually impossible to do so. This is because, in addition to the normal squelch which rejects signals below a certain level, the Tone Code Squelch actually looks for an ultrasonic tone from its transmitter before it unlocks (turns on).
The system is also packaged as an FMR500E with the RE97 head microphone.
In comparison the the WMS450, here are some of the pros and cons. The WMS450 uses one AA battery, while the FMR500 uses a 9 volt battery. The FMR500 has a larger body pack,than the WMS450. Having said this however, both work and sound great.
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