Phenyx ProPAS-225X UHF Wireless Antenna Distribution System Bundle, Active Directional Receivers w/ 8 Outputs + 2 Cascade Ports, 160ft Long Coverage, Wireless Mic Antenna for Stages and Live Shows

So my background is almost 25 years of running professional sound. I’ve used and set up lots of wireless systems both cheap and expensive throughout the years. I generally avoid anything that mixes wireless and cheap. They always have issues.That said; I decided to give this system a shot for a medium sized (few hundred people) church I’m working on the sound for because they don’t have the budget for an RF venue system like what I’d typically roll with.Setup was straightforward. They always are. Nothing really new. The case it comes in is junk but it’ll work for transport if you are using it in a portable setup. The antenna cables aren’t as long as I needed so I bought a pair of 25’ rg8x off amazon to position the antennas where I wanted them.I hooked up both a pair of phenyx pros true diversity mics as well as sennheiser EW gen 4s to the distribution array, set the antennas for 3db (level 6) of gain and tested them out. They’ve now been used for 2 services without a single blip, dropout, channel switch, or any issues at all. I even tried to force one of the sennheiser mics to change channels by wrapping both hands around the transmitter on it and holding it horizontally (wireless signals from mics move in more of a disc shape than a sphere so being horizontal reduces the antennas ability to pick it up clean). Wasn’t able to get it to drop of have a problem.So all in all, I’d say yeah these are fantastic for the money. I plan to use a cascade station (second box hooked to the same antennas) and add another pair of the phenyx pro mics to the setup. We will see about long term durability, but that’s not likely an issue given it’s being installed in a permanent stationary place and not used on a mobile gig rack.

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Great with a few minor gripes.We just bought two of these to clean up our equipment rack. I wish Phenyx sold on Amazon a version without the antennas. In our case we needed a second unit but had to buy it from the Phenyx online store because we didn't want to spend money on paddles we wouldn't use.Units works great in cascade mode; we're currently using x8 true diversity Sennheiser microphones, analogue and digital, as well as a PTU-7000 kit from Phenyx. We used the cascade ports on the second unit with BNC splitters to serve the x4 antenna inputs for the PTU-7000. So we're technically running 12 mics on 2 combiners and 2 antennas.All radios except the PTU-7000 receive their power from the DC output jacks on the combiners, so no need for separate power supplies. Main power supply gets warm but not hot. Good clean power and the jacks fit securely.Has all the cables you'll need other than bulkhead adapters. Paddles work fine but we decided to use (not included) 1/2 wave antennas since the rack is on stage and we might overload the receivers.Noticeable range improvement and lower noise floor. Have yet to hear any artifacts other than occasionally at long ranges or if there's obstructions.Gripes:Power supply has a 3-prong AC input on the adapter brick, but the cable supplied has a 2-prong mains connection. I swapped out the cable for a proper AC cable but the power supply might not grounded - the ground pin might not connect to anything internally inside the power brick. Seems like an oversight.Power connection on the rack unit is threaded as if it could accept a locking power supply connector, but the one shipped just has a barrel connection with no locking mechanism. It fits securely anyway but wish it could lock. For a permanent install like ours it's not a huge deal.No included bulkhead adapters. Luckily I had some spares.Unit seems to be a fraction of an inch taller than 1u so I had to loosen up the other equipment before I was able to slide this into the open slot.

Using in a church sanctuary with Audio Technica 3000 Series wireless packs. We have 8 wireless packs/handhelds and I was experiencing cut outs. All of the receivers are in a rack in the sound booth at the back of the sanctuary. The antennas are obstructed by 1/2" wood panels. After I installed this distribution system for 4 mic packs the cut outs went away. I will be getting an additional PAS-225 unit to cascade the antennas for the remaining 4 handhelds.PLEASE NOTE: The paddles have a gain function that is 0.5dB per number so setting 16 is an 8dB gain. Some are experiencing cut outs with this distribution system but that can happen if the gain is set too high and the antenna input essentially clips and results in signal loss (cut out). Our sanctuary holds over 400 and we are using setting 8 on both antenna paddles. P.S. I am using the provided BNC cables but will be getting longer ones to allow for better paddle placement. The recommended distance between the paddles is 2 meters.

Our church seats about 350 people. A few of us work for a church install company, so we are not new to RF antennas and wireless systems. The church is growing fast, so when we saw this unit for about a quarter of the price of the RF Venue and Shure systems, we were very excited. Unfortunately this unit just does not perform nearly as well as the expensive units. We have tried different antenna amplification levels, but we cannot get this system to perform better than the stock Shure antennas.Also, if you go to the Phenyx website on your phone and add any item to your cart, your email address is automatically added to their email newsletter without your permission and they send you ads, even if you don't enter your email address anywhere.Overall, just stay away from this. If your goal is to have a solid RF signal for your mics, save up and get the RF Venue or Shure units.

Great product. I like that it can be used as a power distribution as well. I have two units to run 16 mics in total. The cascading function works great. No dropouts and easy to set up.