Today I thought we would take a look at the phenyx (phoenix) pro ptu 5000. a four channel
fixed frequency wireless mic package. let's take a look at what you get in the
box.
a rack mount receiver in a metal housing... this package comes with two handheld
mics,
and two belt packs.
surprisingly, at this price point the handhelds are made of fully metal
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there are two lavaliers,
and also two headset microphones.
so you can use either a headset or a lavalier with the belt packs.
since the unit is fixed frequency the setup is fairly simple:
you have a level control on the front of the receiver for each mic output
and on the rear you have four xlr outputs for each mic.
also, an unbalanced quarter inch tip - sleeve output that is a combination of
all four microphones. you would use that to feed all four
microphones into one quarter inch input. and then of course a power input and two
uhf antennas.
it's shipped with AA batteries so let's put those in and give this a
test.
for this test i'll use the xlr outputs into a behringer xr18 for my audio
interface. i'll use no eq or compression except for a generic 110 hertz high pass
filter. and i'll use that high pass filter on all the mics.
i've adjusted the gain so that all the levels should be relatively balanced. so
let's listen to the belt pack. we'll start with the lavalier.
all right, now i've switched over to the belt pack with the lavalier mic
connected. the lavalier mic is what we're listening to. testing the lavalier mic.
one two three test test check checking one two three.
belt pack into channel one with the lavalier... okay let's switch the lavalier out and
i'll put the headset mic in. all right i've switched to the headset
mic now. now i'm speaking into the headset mic. testing one two three four
checking the headset mic. this is the headset mic. one two three.
so, if you're wondering about a test of the handheld mics...
well that's what i've been using for the narration mic this entire time.
it's what you're hearing right now.
the specifications tell us that the operational range of this microphone is
80 meters or about 260 feet. so let's push it a bit and see how it
does.
taking a little hike and listening to the wireless mic.
i am at approximately 100 feet now 100 feet from the wireless mic receiver
and still moving forward.
125 feet
175 feet
should be about over 200 feet now.
approximately 250 feet...
quite a ways, i can no longer see the receiver.
and as you can see... there are some
interruptions in the way... so at about 300 feet, this is me right
now... 300 feet. let's go ahead about 54 more feet in 50
more feet in and uh try it again.
see how we go. approximately 250 feet away from the
receiver. still talking 250 feet away from the
receiver. a good 200 feet from the receiver still
and talking and walking. 200 feet and talking and walking.
getting closer to the receiver... pretty much normal,
normal range here - 80 feet line of sight...
how are we doing? and i figured this is okay (for a complete test). i'm going to
stop right here. that was pretty solid reception.
obviously price versus performance is a strong selling point. the handhelds sound
particularly good even without any eq added.
and the all-metal build of the handhelds makes them feel really nice. one thing to
be aware of though, since this model is a fixed frequency
model, then you want to make sure there's no uhf tv channels operating in the same
frequency range in your area. also, if you want more than four mics you
can't just buy two sets of these. since they are fixed frequency, the next
package would be on the exact same channels as these mics. phoenix pro does
have frequency agile models available that you can see on their website. if
you're going to travel with the mics then you might want to look into that
version so that you can always find clear frequencies in the towns that you
go to. but if you're in a fixed location like a
small church, or a fairgrounds, or a youtuber or podcaster wanting to try out
wireless mics, then these would certainly be worth checking out.
i'll leave a link to the (phoenix) Phenyx pro website in the text below as well as a
coupon code, if you're interested in these mics, or any other (phoenix) Phenyx pro mics.
thanks for watching and i will see you next time
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