Wireless mic system with built-in amp?

[Jorabi]

I am frustrated trying to find what I need for our civic organization. I am looking for a single unit that has an AM/FM tuner with built-in amp and 4-channels of wireless mics. Suitable for directly connecting the existing house speakers without additional hardware. Bluetooth and USB inputs would be nice but not critical. Does such a product exist?

 

[Ralston18]

Something such as:

https://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-ADJ-WU419V?src=Y0802G00SRCHCAPN&adpos=1o4&scid=scplpADJ+WU419V&sc_intid=ADJ+WU419V&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzr2I84Hw2wIVwkCGCh1R1AQTEAQYBCABEgLJ4PD_BwE

The above link is based on my understanding that you need to have four microphones transmitting to a receiver that plugs into your amplifier for the house speakers.

The AM/FM tuner requirement - not sure about that. What is driving that requirement?

 

[Jorabi]

Not exactly. I want the amp to be built into this single unit so that there is no other equipment involved other than the existing passive speakers in the ceiling. In other words, this unit must have speaker terminals on the back.

The AM/FM requirement is for playing radio through the house speakers. It would have to be part of this unit since there is no additional amp/receiver/tuner.

There is something on Amazon that does most of what I said but it is probably junk.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZE5EEW?ref_=pe_623860_70668670_dpLink

It only has two mics and they are VHF. Do you recommend UHF? It's for a semi-outdoor pavilion about 100' x 50'.

 

[Ralston18]

Thank you.

Will refer you to the following link regarding VHF vs UHF.

http://www.shure.com/americas/support/find-an-answer/what-is-the-difference-between-uhf-and-vhf-frequencies

Other factors may be involved and you can easily do some additional research regarding options and trade-offs before choosing.

As for amp, etc. itself, I agree that a single unit would offer portability and simplicity.

However, a single unit will put "all of your eggs in the proverbial basket". And sooner or later there will be some requirement that a single unit will not be able to fulfill. You will end up needing another component that may not be configurable with Rockville Amplifier/Mixer.

Not familiar with that product at all. Only 18 reviews and six reviews are 3-star or less per Amazon so I would be skittish about the quality as well as its suitability overall. Aside from being a reference point for requirements and specifications.

Another concern is the existing ceiling speakers: what impedance are those speakers and how are they configured (series, parallel)? The required amplifier/mixer must match accordingly.

Not able to directly suggest a particular product.

Since you have provided some additional information someone else may be able to suggest a suitable amplifier/mixer or otherwise add further comment.

There are some very knowledgeable audiophiles within this forum. Hopefully one of them will post accordingly.

One question to anticipate: what is your budget?

 

[Jorabi]

Apologies for the delay. For some reason I did not get notified of a new response in the subscribed thread. Maybe because this page has been open in a browser tab all this time and it doesn't bother sending emails if it thinks I am still looking at it. Just a thought.

Thank you for the pointers and speaker info. As far as budget goes, that Rockville unit is attractive due to it's price, besides doing everything we need. We are a non-profit and money is never plentiful. I would say $500 limit and that includes an additional portable amp/speaker/wireless mic. Rockville happens to offer that too for an attractive price.

Since we last spoke I have told board members that the alternative would be going the professional route with brand name equipment and separate components, but be prepared to spend about $2000 for everything (maybe more). They said they would rather go with the cheaper solution and, if it turns out to be poor, allocate money in another year so we can get something better. So I believe I have my marching orders!