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Title: Anyone have experience with the new-ish Audio Technica ATW-3255 IEM system
Post by: Jay Marr on March 28, 2024, 11:26:07 AM
Sorry, I'm back on this topic again.

Based on the feedback from you fine folks, I picked up a Sennheiser G3 system for cheap money and really like it.  But I need a second system for travel (within the next month)

The Audio Tech system seems to have 2 really cool features:
 - Frequency Range 470-608
 - Ability to see Scan results on the transmitter, so you can visually see where the most open frequencies are (could help when picking frequencies on other devices)

BUT - I'm curious if the receiver pack is durable.  Seems to be mostly plastic.
Sennheiser and Shure seem to be the most common/accepted systems - so Sennheiser may be the safest bet (although it seems the G4 is going to be outdated in a year or so)

Other options on the table:
 - Sennheiser G4 (happy with all my Senny products, but is most expensive for most narrow frequency range)
 - MiPro MI909 - seems to tick all the boxes, but with MiPro not being a widely used branch in the US, I have no idea what support would be like if I had an issue.

Any comparison anyone has done between these products would be appreciated.
Keeping in mind - I'm not buying for inventory to be rented or used by others.  This is just for me, so this is more of a - What would you buy/use? question.

Thanks for indulging.
Title: Re: Anyone have experience with the new-ish Audio Technica ATW-3255 IEM system
Post by: doug johnson2 on March 28, 2024, 12:30:03 PM
I have never been overly impressed by the AT IEM systems, they have just never sounded that good to me.  I don't have any experience with the MiPro IEM systems but I have sold more than a few of the microphone wireless systems going back to when they were OEM wirelesses for Beyer. They have always been rock solid and I have never had an issue with tech support.  As far as repairs, I have never need to have one repaired.
Title: Re: Anyone have experience with the new-ish Audio Technica ATW-3255 IEM system
Post by: Don T. Williams on March 28, 2024, 05:53:55 PM
I have had very good feedback from my customers that purchased the Mipro 5801/58T digital IEM system.  I have compared it with my Sennheiser G3's.  The Mipro seems a little quieter and more "defined".  Great price, but no antenna combining system available is a downside.
I have no experience with the AT system.
Title: Re: Anyone have experience with the new-ish Audio Technica ATW-3255 IEM system
Post by: Scott Holtzman on March 28, 2024, 06:23:59 PM
Another Minority fan we are also dealers for them.  We have IEM’s in our rental inventory and they hold up just fine.


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Title: Re: Anyone have experience with the new-ish Audio Technica ATW-3255 IEM system
Post by: Jay Marr on March 28, 2024, 08:51:43 PM
Another Minority fan we are also dealers for them.  We have IEM’s in our rental inventory and they hold up just fine.


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Hi Scott, did you mean MiPro?
Title: Re: Anyone have experience with the new-ish Audio Technica ATW-3255 IEM system
Post by: Scott Holtzman on March 28, 2024, 09:00:00 PM
Hi Scott, did you mean MiPro?
Yes that would be the AI spellcheck.  Was in line at Lowe’s, sorry


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Title: Re: Anyone have experience with the new-ish Audio Technica ATW-3255 IEM system
Post by: Jay Marr on March 28, 2024, 10:05:11 PM
Yes that would be the AI spellcheck.  Was in line at Lowe’s, sorry


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Appreciate your response.  Thank you.
Title: Re: Anyone have experience with the new-ish Audio Technica ATW-3255 IEM system
Post by: Dan Whitney on March 29, 2024, 05:03:37 PM
I've been using the AT system for close to a year now with my band.   We use 2 transmitters and 4 receiver packs to receive 4 individual mono mixes.  It's been super reliable and I've been recommending it to anyone who asks about a wireless system.  That being said, I'm a novice and this is my first wireless system so I can't compare it to any other offerings.  I was ready to pull the trigger on the Mipro system until I came across the AT.   The full bandwidth sold me.  The pack seems durable to me but I do take care of my equipment.

Title: Re: Anyone have experience with the new-ish Audio Technica ATW-3255 IEM system
Post by: Jay Marr on March 29, 2024, 11:25:45 PM
I've been using the AT system for close to a year now with my band.   We use 2 transmitters and 4 receiver packs to receive 4 individual mono mixes.  It's been super reliable and I've been recommending it to anyone who asks about a wireless system.  That being said, I'm a novice and this is my first wireless system so I can't compare it to any other offerings.  I was ready to pull the trigger on the Mipro system until I came across the AT.   The full bandwidth sold me.  The pack seems durable to me but I do take care of my equipment.

Thanks Dan.  Great to hear.
Title: Re: Anyone have experience with the new-ish Audio Technica ATW-3255 IEM system
Post by: Dan Whitney on March 30, 2024, 10:08:16 AM
Thanks Dan.  Great to hear.

The scan results on the transmitter is pretty cool too but I just rely on the system to tell me which group and channels are available.  I need to study up on how to really use the scan results.  So far we've had zero drop outs, even with frequencies I thought would be occupied, but again I'm relying on the system to tell me if a channel is open.