[steve]

Mike Rivers wrote:

steve wrote:

Audio-Technica made two versions in the 7000 series:
the standard sries in the 700 MHz band, and the x
series in the 600 MHz band. Unfortunately,
I only bought three in the 600 MHz version before
they were discontinued. I've got to imagine there
is either a chip-swap or configuration that can
convert the 700 MHz into a 600 MHz unit.

Have you asked the obvious question to the obvious company? Or is this
mic so old that it was discontinued long before the recent changes in
frequency allocations?

i've tried, but imo, A-T support is an oxymoron.

the 7000 series is not that old, and at one time
it was their premium line of wireless, with 200
frequencies to select from across two bands;
of course, only one band for a given unit.

not surprisingly, i think the decision to dump
the 7000 series coincided with the FCC frequency
announcements, and may well have been the cause.
of course, those idiots like me that had invested
in 18 of the 700 MHz series and 3 of the 600 MHz
series were left stranded on my/our investment.

I hope whoever deals with wireless mics at A-T is sharper than the guy I
was talking with at the Summer NAMM show. He noticed my Groove Tube pin
(a miniature vacuum tube used in microphones) and said "what's that?" -
not in a way that suggested that he was asking why I was wearing a tube,
but rather that he didn't recognize a vacuum tube.

sad, but true. I've seen the same thing from them.

i guess the reason i stick with A-T is that their
hirose 4-pin configuration on the unipak is
extraordinarily reliable and standard across
all of their transmitters. i've not had as
good of experience with the reliability of the
mini-xlr on the shures and vegas i've owned--
they're all on the shelf now.

thanks,

-steve