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« on: Dec 11, 2004, 10:37 am »
I purchased a Clear Com two channel wireless system last spring with all the required parts to connect to our wired system for around $8K. You can get more expensive if you add the multi channel monitoring for the headsets and some other bells and whistles.
In a show over the summer the tour came through with a Telex system and it was identical in every way even down to the receiver front panel color to our Clear Com unit. Bottom line; buy whichever one is cheaper because it’s likely the exact same unit with a different label on it. Both companies have reasonable websites with unit details.
Both Clear Com and Telex make a lightweight headset and they come in single and double muff (earpiece) units. I’ve found the Clear Com to be lighter but less robust in terms of ability to sustain damage than the Telex. My replacements will be Telex. I’ve found them light enough and the single muff units to be open enough to use even when working live sound.
In a show over the summer the tour came through with a Telex system and it was identical in every way even down to the receiver front panel color to our Clear Com unit. Bottom line; buy whichever one is cheaper because it’s likely the exact same unit with a different label on it. Both companies have reasonable websites with unit details.
Both Clear Com and Telex make a lightweight headset and they come in single and double muff (earpiece) units. I’ve found the Clear Com to be lighter but less robust in terms of ability to sustain damage than the Telex. My replacements will be Telex. I’ve found them light enough and the single muff units to be open enough to use even when working live sound.