ANAHEIM, CA — Sennheiser launched its XS Wireless Series at the 2012 NAMM Show. Promising a way for small event and conference venues and houses of worship to benefit from an RF wireless system, the transmitters have a battery life of up to 10 hours, while a switching bandwidth of up to 24 MHz allows for flexibility in the choice of frequencies. The series includes two vocal sets, an instrument system and presentation sets with clip-on microphone or a headmic.
More details from Sennheiser (www.sennheiserusa.com):
“With the XS Wireless Series, Sennheiser offers reliability and quality sound at an entry-level price,” explained Martin Fischer, product manager for Sennheiser’s wireless systems. “It offers good value for money and will benefit small event and conference venues, houses of worship as well as bands, vocalists and musicians.”
The designers have focused on ease of use: the systems are operated via intuitive menus, they automatically search for free frequencies, and transmitters are synchronized with their receivers via a wireless link. “We wanted to make sure that users can fully concentrate on their performance, their speech, etc. without having to worry too much about the set-up and technology,” Fischer said.
XS Wireless includes two systems for vocalists and one instrument set for guitarists. Vocalists can choose between a handheld with a super-cardioid condenser capsule and one that includes a genuine dynamic e 835 capsule. “The XSW 35 system takes the assertive sound of the cardioid e 835 to new user groups,” Fischer added.
For installed sound applications and presentations, users can choose between systems with a handheld transmitter or a bodypack transmitter with either a head-worn mic or an unobtrusive clip-on microphone. Mute buttons on the handheld and the bodypack ensure that speakers are in control of the transmission.
To withstand the rigors of daily use, the true-diversity receiver is housed in a sturdy metal case. In the transmitters, one set of batteries will last for up to 10 hours—not only good for energetic stage shows, but also for long events and conferences. The systems feature freely tunable frequencies within a switching bandwidth of 24 MHz (13 MHz for the E frequency range). This allows up to 12 wireless links to be operated simultaneously, ensuring trouble-free operation even at somewhat larger events.
The systems at a glance:
XSW 35 Vocal Set
EM 10 receiver, SKM 35 dynamic handheld transmitter (cardioid)
(complete with mains unit, stand mount, antennas, batteries, pouch and manual)
XSW 65 Vocal Set
EM 10 receiver, SKM 65 condenser handheld transmitter (super-cardioid)
(complete with mains unit, stand mount, antennas, batteries, pouch and manual)
XSW 72 Instrument Set
EM 10 receiver, SK 20 bodypack transmitter, CL 1 jack cable
(complete with mains unit, antennas, batteries, pouch and manual)
XSW 12 Presentation Set
EM 10 receiver, SK 20 bodypack transmitter, ME 2-2 omni-directional clip-on mic
(complete with mains unit, antennas, batteries, pouch and manual)
XSW 52 Headmic Set
EM 10 receiver, SK 20 bodypack transmitter, ME 3 cardioid head-worn mic
(complete with mains unit, antennas, batteries, pouch and manual)
