Shure PGX-D: Digital Wireless System

Hidden away in a little black shell inside the AMAC 2010 exhibition, we discovered the brand new Shure PGX-D: Digital Wireless System. Luckily for us (and you), the camera was charged.
Not to put too fine a point on it, Shure's first Digital Wireless won't be released to the world until NAMM (early 2011), but stock will hit Australia (and us) any day now.
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[jjlwis]

operator error @ 3:58! lolz made me jump too!

[FactorySound]

@jjlwis Think of the jump while editing this... headphones on. Nearly had to change

[tmfcovers]

@gsbaracuda You argue a good point. I´m still convinced otherwise, but less so. In any case, we´ll see how their digital wireless fares on the market.

[gsbaracuda]

@tmfcovers Line 6 is a novice system, and a total MI product. That is not to say it is a bad system, just not taken seriously by pros. I am not knocking the line 6, just saying it is a beginner type product line. More the type of product you would more likely see used at karaoke night at applebees than one a national bands stage.

[gsbaracuda]

@tmfcovers Yes you do need squelch, it is simply at a fixed point. (as are some analog systems) The compander is not needed, but the add-on of 2 digital conversions and proprietary codecs make up that savings and then some. Aslo consider the R&D involved in bringing a new product to market. You say "it make absolutely no say sense" that it costs more, and I say it makes perfect sense.

[tmfcovers]

@gsbaracuda So you need a squelch control for a digital wireless? NO. You need a compander for a digital wireless? NO. Those two things right there are pretty big portions of the expenses. Yes, the digital wireless does include A/D and D/A converters. No, those don´t cost very much.

And if Line 6 is a novice level company, then they´re doing exceedingly well for being so, considering the fact that their wireless systems are quickly becoming some of the most popular on the market.

[gsbaracuda]

@tmfcovers

What are you talking about? The digital unit does not use less parts, but more. You need every thing you would need for the analog with the addition of a AD converter on one end and a DA converter on the other.

Line 6 is cheaper because they are a novice level system.

[tmfcovers]

Why in the world would a digital wireless system ever be more expensive than an analog one? That makes ABSOLUTELY no sense. The components to build a digital system are much fewer and much cheaper than those to build an analog one. That´s why the Line 6 systems are so much less expensive than just about anything else on the market.

Also, why would this guy think it a good idea to take out and replace the capsule with the transmitter on and running? That´s a terrible idea.

[jjlwis]

good one! haha