’ve all been at a wedding where one dodgy microphone is passed between people for the speeches; cutting out when the father reaches his most sentimental moment or erupting with ear-splitting feedback when the best man hits the punchline of his tenth crude joke. Kam has long off ered a solution to this problem – with its quality, reliable dual mic kits like the KWM1940 – but now the company is taking things to the next level with its latest four-mic kit: the KWM Quartet.

68 The new KWM Quartet is a package of four handheld, UHF wireless radio mics and a modular receiver that enables the use of multiple microphones at once without feedback issues or low quality sound. So, you can give a mic each to three of your karaoke singers or speechmakers while also keeping one for yourself, rather than relying on a single mic to see you through. The first thing to note is that the 19-inch rack mount receiver is slim – measuring 420(w) x 220(d) x 45mm(h) – and, to say it contains a receiver for each mic, relatively lightweight at 3.8kg.

This makes it easy to store away and lightweight enough to lift and carry in and out of transport and venues. On the front of the receiver, the Power, RF and AF for each of the four channels is indicated by red, green and amber LEDs, respectively. Each channel also has a volume control. On the rear of the receiver are four balanced XLR outputs, one ¼ inch jack output and a USB port.

Two detachable antennas simply screw into place, providing the signal for two channels each. All of this, along with the power switch on the front, makes the receiver easy to set up, even for the most inexperienced user. The independent XLR outputs mean that the audio signal for each mic can be independently connected to separate channels on your mixer. However, if you don’t have four mic inputs available, the ¼” jack provides a combined feed of all four mics.

This means that you can hook up all four mics to a single mixer channel and use the volume controls on the receiver to alter the levels of each individual mic. The mics look and feel great. They’re light to hold, but weighted enough to feel robust and steady in your hand. Kam has given them a smooth matt black fi nish that’s also rubbery enough to provide solid grip.

The three way button on the front of each mic off ers on/off and mute settings, with an LED to indicate whether the microphone is on (red) and also to show when it is fully charged (green). Each of the four mics is colour coded with a plastic band running around its base, while each channel on the receiver is also colour labelled to match the mics. This Let's you easily identify which mic is in use or which mic needs adjusting, and then, with the receiver labelled too, makes it easy to adjust the settings for that particular microphone.

I found that these labels can be especially handy in darker environments; with the four bright colours – red, blue, green and yellow KAM KWM QUARTET With your of your With Find out more and YO DJ Event Planner you’ll be able to manage business from anywhere, anytime. Keep track bookings, appointments, clients, employees, equipment and most importantly, your time! all your tools in one place, you can handle every aspect of your business and ggeett bbaacckk time for you! get a free trial at UK and US Based Support Team Kam KWM QUARTET – being easy to see.

There’s another advantage if you’re letting the public use the mics – for karaoke etc. – as, in my experience, people love to have choice; so the colours also add an element of personalisation, with the guests able to choose their favourite colour. Obviously, a huge selling point for the Kam KWM Quartet is the fact that these mics are battery powered and totally wireless. Included in the package is a USB charger that can recharge two mics at once. This is ideal if you work all-day events – particularly weddings – because with a charge time of fi ve hours you can be charging up two mics for the evening reception while still having two to use throughout the day.

What’s more, Kam supply eight rechargelook ‘intimidating’ or able batteries with the package as As a result, I think I’d standard, giving a spare for each mic hiring them out to to ensure that you are never caught ing that they could out by fl at batteries. without my help. Once charged up, the microphones Strangely, despite the work from a distance of up to 100 speech at all kinds of metres and produce a clear, good phones can oft en be quality sound – great for speech, the last bit of kit to whether being delivered by you or kept in order.

It’s bad your guests. This signal reach also mic cuts out while you, means you can be at the back of a speaking; it’s even venue, with the receiver integrated when a client is making into your DJ setup, while the mics are speech. We shouldn’t used onstage at the other end of the a knackered mic and room, without having to worry about especially when solutions them cutting out. Furthermore, with KWM Quartet are out a dual squelch circuit there is little us not one but three noise when microphones are not in I’ve mentioned, however, use, between speeches or when takaren’t just backups. ing turns to sing during karaoke. tet is a four person a professional-quality, I’ve mentioned weddings, all-day gigs set that can be hired and karaoke as the main uses for the ers for extra revenue; Kam KWM Quartet, but what makes to making wedding the kit great is that anyone can set up smoothly as possible, and use it.

This gives you another avebut stylish in the nue to go down with regards to extra income – equipment rental. With their As if this wasn’t sleek modern fi nish and colour coded over, I was further plastic bands, the microphones don’t fact that the team 70 ‘too technical’. complete faith in their product. In feel confi dent in a display of self-confi dence they’ve customers, knowincluded a three year warranty with be easily set up every Kam KWM Quartet.

It’s hard to argue with that… importance of No matter what sort of events you events, microwork, as DJs I think we can all fi nd a neglected, or benefi cial use for Kam’s quality quarbe checked and tet of reliable microphones. Take the enough if your KWM Quartet to your all-day wedas the DJ, are dings; your quiz and karaoke nights; worse if it cuts out your birthday parties and corporate an important dos; or hire it out for a lucrative be relying on source of extra revenue.

Having four a dodgy spare, mics to hand will set your mind at such as the ease and, with the receiver’s ability to there off ering charge two at a time via USB, you’ll backups. As never be caught out; so you can deal these mics with anything a gig throws at you. The KWM Quarkaraoke solution; Top all of this off with the fact that simple-to-use the mics are totally wireless, capable out to customof a clean professional sound, and and the answer adorned with a sleek modern extespeeches run as rior, and you’re onto a real winner looking simple here.

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