• I Shure am dissapointed

  
  As reviewed by jonpaulevans on 1/6/2011

  Like the other reviewer mentioned on here - the noise is horrible. I replace the batteries 2-3 times per wedding. It's junk. I'm talking to reps about a trade up bc this is BS. I will mention that when the mic works it sounds nice - so i gave it 2 stars.

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• Love it when it works, But mostly HATE it

  
  As reviewed by Mathew George on 3/17/2012

  I purchased this Mic because the GC store was out of the less expensive (and better imo) PG58, (Should have waited, lesson learned). I use it to Host Karaoke so my biggest issue is the power button. IT SUCKS! After it turns 'On', there's a much longer delay than the PG58 until it's actually ON and transmitting signal. Also, at least once a show, I have to remove the batteries, and put them back in because the darn thing won't turn OFF, won't mute, won't do anything but sit there and suck up batteries. I also have the aforementioned noise issue, I just adjusted the gain switch, but I won't know until tomorrow how it will sound. I DO however know that I have to crank up the gain and volume on my mixer because this mic is ALREADY quiet, so I'm not looking forward to it being even quieter. AVOID!

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• PGX series doesn't measure up!

  
  As reviewed by Shawn Taylor on 10/26/2009

  Boy, am I ever disappointed in Shure. I've been in the business for 20+ years using Shure products, wired and wireless. I'm also a licensed professional engineer to give some comfort in my credibility. My church recently started having some issues with our old Shure UHF wireless transmitter (10+ years old). The old unit has been fantastic, but due to mechanical issues I thought it was time to purchase a new unit. After reviewing the specs between the PGX and SLX systems I couldn't see any difference in the printed specs other than some bells & whistles in the receiver unit. I chose to purchase the PGX24/SM58 unit to save a little money as we didn't really need the extra bells & whistles. Got the first unit, hooked it up, sync'd the mic, set the gain structure, ready to go. During the service I noticed a lot of audio distortion coming from the unit, and I'm thinking maybe low batteries came with the unit. I put in new batteries after the first service. I had the same problem in the next service. The distortion is so bad I actually had congregation members asking me "What's up with the microphone, it sounded funny." I call Shure explain the issue. They tell me "No, it shouldn't have that distortion in there and to send it back." I get a new unit the following week. Hook it up and guess what the same crappy distorted audio. I'm frustrated with this result so I start trying to think of anything crazy that might be going on. The PG series transmitter has a -10dB pad switch built into the unit for loud SPL's, so I'm thinking maybe the transmitter is overloading. I apply the -10dB pad and no change at all. If it is a transmitter overload issue these things won't handle much as this was used only for speaking. The receiver unit indicated overloading much of the time, but even in non overload conditions the distortion was still the same. Another beast was the switching frequencies on this unit. Lots of cut outs and static when this unit changes frequency due to range (My install is less than 60ft.) This PGX series equipment is very poor quality and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. A side note: The Shure tech happened to mention to me this series of mic was designed for the "Home Karaoke" application. $350 mic for Home Karaoke . . . give me a break. I'm a little leery about even the SLX series now given the specs. I'm going to have to research this issue very carefully with Shure and other users before I use another Shure wireless unit again.

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