Let the 600 mhz trade in begin

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Screw that. The band is going to be clear well into 2020. Even the 700 MGhz band has not been fully utilized yet and that auction happened quite a few years ago. Anyone who buys the licenses for these bands has to factor into their development plans existing product legacy. There is no way for news of the change to reach everyone who might have a wireless mic (churches, schools, DJ, casual musicians, karaoke home users, amusement parks, fair grounds, etc.)

The law won't apply equally across manufacturers and end users. If you're in the business of making, selling, renting, or commercially producing then your liability regarding the change is greater than if you're a pastor of a small church who knows nothing about pro audio and never reads trade magazines or junk male from installation companies. For users like these it comes down to attrition of the legacy product. You won't be able to get it repaired.
 
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Even after the change, there are 2 gap bands available for unlicensed mic use ( 614-616 MHz and 657-663 MHz ), so unless you have a need for more than 1 or 2 mics (or if there are strong signals locally abutting the gap bands), you'll still be legally able to use part of the 600 MHz space.

If I were buying new, I'd probably buy outside of the band, but I plan on holding on to my AT3000 systems and see where things shake out.
 
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maestro said:
I run three Audio Technica 3000 systems and love them but I was shocked how well this cheap mic performed. The receiver is behind a wall and it performed flawlessly with good sound and no drop outs.
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Based on what others have said here, it appears the units perform adequately enough. Not sure about the build quality as the barrels on the handhelds are plastic.

I guess my feeling on gear in general is based on "would I feel comfortable if gear I am providing is handled or viewed by a client or their guests that are knowledgeable enough to know what I am using". Most would not know the difference between a GtD unit or an AT/Shure/Sennheiser ... I would and take that into consideration.
 
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Based on what others have said here, it appears the units perform adequately enough. Not sure about the build quality as the barrels on the handhelds are plastic.

I guess my feeling on gear in general is based on "would I feel comfortable if gear I am providing is handled or viewed by a client or their guests that are knowledgeable enough to know what I am using". Most would not know the difference between a GtD unit or an AT/Shure/Sennheiser ... I would and take that into consideration.
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GTG hand-held mics ARE plastic, but they look good, feel good, and they work fine. If you're spending money on microphones for people to make a few announcements, it does not make sense to me to spend a bundle on microphones. If you're providing mics for speakers or singers who will be using the mics for longer stretches, that's a different ball game.[emoji4]


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steve149 said:
Based on what others have said here, it appears the units perform adequately enough. Not sure about the build quality as the barrels on the handhelds are plastic.
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If you break one, it's $40 to replace it.

The GTDs do perform, very well. I love the ear-piece mics for their bodypack and I love that I can change out transmitters. The one negative I've found it the hand-helds are prone to feedback. Not terrible, but still prone to it. Other than, the GTD out-perform anything I've used and the range is double anything else on the market.
 
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At some point, each has to decide the compromises they want to make (performance, cost, size, weight, build quality).
 
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steve149 said:
At some point, each has to decide the compromises they want to make (performance, cost, size, weight, build quality).
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As for build quality, yes, the hand-helds are plastic but they are solid. We've had one bride who did the mic-drop thing from head height onto concrete. No problems. I've had other drops as well with no damage to the gear. The fact is, GTD offers excellent value.
 
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As for build quality, yes, the hand-helds are plastic but they are solid. We've had one bride who did the mic-drop thing from head height onto concrete. No problems. I've had other drops as well with no damage to the gear. The fact is, GTD offers excellent value.
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I have no qualms that they will do a bang up job. It's a perception thing for some (and me) and one I might take a chance on in a bar, but won't in a situation with a potential discerning user.
 
I have no feedback issues but the bodypack sucks..well, the mic with it is probably to blame.
I get more breath noise on the GTD mics than my Shure mic.

rickryan.com said:
If you break one, it's $40 to replace it.

The GTDs do perform, very well. I love the ear-piece mics for their bodypack and I love that I can change out transmitters. The one negative I've found it the hand-helds are prone to feedback. Not terrible, but still prone to it. Other than, the GTD out-perform anything I've used and the range is double anything else on the market.
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$40 handsets and lavs would be nice on the wallet, but they'll still sound like $40 units. Physics and economics in action.
 
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steve149 said:
$40 handsets and lavs would be nice on the wallet, but they'll still sound like $40 units. Physics and economics in action.
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Maybe so... but I have heard more expensive mics that sound pretty much the same. Better to have a $40 mic that sounds like a $80 mic, than to have a $80 mic that sounds like a $40 mic.


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