Xvive U2 Wireless system

[chrisanthony1211]

I just ordered one of these, should be arriving sometime next week. They look pretty smart and seem to get some good feedback, I like the fact that you just charge them up and they'll give you 4/5 hours, no batteries or additional power supply to mess about with and are tiny. I don't know much about latency figures but 6ms seems pretty low and people don't seem to notice any difference with cables. Not for use with active circuits though!
I got the black version as I thought it looks less obtrusive, I shall update once it arrives.

http://www.xviveaudio.com/productInfo.asp?id=298

Edited April 28, 2017 by chrisanthony1211

[EBS_freak]

Good luck -

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/291621-my-new-wireless-guitar-system-from-xvive/

Latency wise, pro products expect sub 3ms so go given the price point of the xvive, 6ms is probably acceptable.

[fleabag]

I use mine with active and passive. Did the XVIVE people say they shouldnt be used with active basses ?

Also, you probably wont get 5 hours continuous. Up to 4 is more realistic

[chrisanthony1211]

What I've read says best for passive, active circuits response will vary depending on the output.

[chrisanthony1211]

Gigged with this a couple of times now and it is flawless, perfect sound, no latancy that I can tell, good range, and because it's rechargable I just plug it in over night after a gig, then put it in my gig bag! Perfect

[fleabag]

Its simplicity itself.

One thing i have noticed, and you will need to run the batteries down till you can see what i mean, is that one of them runs flat before the other.

You would think that they would run down at the same time. Still, not really an issue. If you get a whole gig out of them, then its job done

[chrisanthony1211]

The transmitter runs down before the receiver because it's the one doing all the work, I've played three hours straight through with no problems, love this piece of kit!

[chrisanthony1211]

You just have to love these, the new red one and wood effect ones look fantastic. Used this several times now and it's been flawless, plenty of battery charge in these little beauties to keep you goin all night.

[Al Krow]

Have you previously used any other wireless (e.g. Smooth Hound)? If so how does it compare?

At £100 they do seem to be amazing value - even better on price than the Smooth Hound (£149) which itself is significantly cheaper than a number of the other wireless systems in the market.

[chrisanthony1211]

Never used antlything else, but very impressed with these, I'm not sure what you get by paying more than this, build quality is great!

[Al Krow]

I can only speak about the Smooth Hound, but I guess what you are paying for in additional costs for the higher priced wireless kits, are:
- significantly longer battery life e.g. 20 hours+ on Smooth Hound vs 4 hours for the Xvive;
- just one set of batteries in the transmitter (receiver is powered by mains) - I'm assuming that the Xvive uses batteries in both transmitter and receiver?;
- a more robust and slightly more compact metal cased receiver (vs plastic only in the Xvive?);
- UK based company with excellent reputation for responsive service (vs US manufacturer in the case of Xvive);
- potentially greater range?

But if the Xvive is hitting the mark for you, that's all that matters and I think they are going to be pretty unbeatable on price alone.

Edited June 10, 2017 by Al Krow