SHURE SLX-D Wireless Mic Receiver & XLR Plug-On Transmitter | Curtis Judd

In this episode we have a look at and listen to SHURE’s SLXD5 portable receiver and the SLXD3 plug-on transmitter to make any XLR microphone a wireless microphone. This new addition to the SLX-D wireless ecosystem represents SHURE’s jump into the pro-sumer UHF wireless space; it’s their first camera-top and/or sound bag receiver in this price range. Noteworthy features include digital predictive frequency switching, 118 dB of dynamic range, and a multi-source monitoring mode. Let’s take a closer look and listen!

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

SHURE SLX-D ecosystem — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/Skc87

Some of my other studio gear:

Sennheiser MKH50 microphone —  B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/iYb065
Sound Devices MixPre audio recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/O8e0
Impact Turtle-Base C-Stands — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/8a8tt
Aputure LS 600x Pro Bicolor LED Light — Aputure, B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/EreRQa
Aputure Light Dome III Softbox — Aputure, B&H https://geni.us/AVHU1p
Amaran 300c RGBWW Single-Point LED Light — https://geni.us/uGkDX
Amaran Spotlight SE —  Aputure, B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/4DuyTz
Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo in Cool Lavender — B&H https://geni.us/GWKt
Canon C70 Cinema Camera — B&H https://geni.us/ABYB
Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8 lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/qwsEs
Panasonic GH5 camera — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl
Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/gr47

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Index
00:00 Intro to SHURE wireless
00:41 New SLX-D components
01:30 Audio samples
02:07 Pros
02:23 Great for on-cam & bags
02:52 High dynamic range
03:02 Low latency
03:37 Diverse established ecosystem
04:16 Note: NOT dual channel!
04:40 Outdoor distance test
05:10 Indoor distance test
06:15 Line-level output
06:40 Wireless Workbench
07:37 Build quality
07:58 Powering time & options
08:45 32 channels per band
09:00 Multi-mic mode
09:24 Practical noise floor sample
10:08 Pricing & warranty
11:00 Cons
11:03 No SMA connectors
11:23 UL4 lav mic is noisy
11:50 No wideband function
12:23 Correction there are limiters
12:32 Notes
12:36 10 mW max power output
13:06 Not dual-channel/no digital output
13:24 Who is the SLX-D for?
14:16 Who is it NOT for?
14:50 Compared to Sennheiser EW-DP, DEITY THEOS, SONY UWP-D
17:15 Please buy my courses
17:29 Summary