Nady PEM-500 Wireless Monitor System User Reviews at zZounds

"It works for me." submitted April 21, 2006

By a customer from pacbell.net

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Musical Background: Worship band

Music Style: Worship

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Sound: Sound quality is very good with different headphones but there is some background noise. Feature: Frequency agile and stereo what more could there be (except better headphones. Ease of Use: Very easy Quality: Mine works fine but the belt pack feels somewhat plasticy and cheap. Value: Never got so much for so little. Manufacturer Support: They have an 800 number and someone was there when I asked the questions and they had the answer. Overall: It does what it is supposed to do.

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"Stay away!" submitted May 3, 2011

By a customer from gmail.com

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Musical Background: Perform once every month or so.

Music Style: Rap/Hip-Hop

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Sound: First of all, I've never tried stock earbuds. They are still in factory package. I'm using a good Sennheiser earbuds. There is almost no bass coming from receivers and the bass that comes is very distorted. Even if you manage to find a clear channel, hissing sound and unpleasant harmonics will ruin your experience on stage. The worst part is loud zaps of static that happen from time to time when you move around the stage. They are deafening and you will not like them. Feature: 12 channels. You have to use a little screwdriver (inlcuded) to change the channel. The transmitter prints the active channel on a screen, but on receivers it's hard to see which channel is selected, so you have to twist the selector with the unit on, listening for signal.. getting all kinds of loud static that can damage your hearing. Ease of Use: Except for the whole screwdriver thing, it's extremely easy to use. Too bad it's almost unusable. Quality: Can't complain about quality - nothing that was working broke yet. Value: You get what you pay for. This unit may work for you if you don't move around when you perform - find a good channel and just stay/sit still. But it's a waste of money if you have to move. Manufacturer Support: Haven't tried calling them. The Wow Factor: I'd love to sell my unit and an extra receiver I have and buy a unit that is actually useful.

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"Darn Happy" submitted July 28, 2003

By a customer from concentric.net

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Music Style: Rock/Pop/Alternative Country

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Sound: I chunked the ear-buds that came with it and bought KOSS' "The Plug" earbuds for less than $20 (20-20khz and very decent isolation). I would say with the new ear buds the sound is very good (but not excellent) quality. I'm compressing the signal coming in and it's clear. Feature: EQ and a mix between mic and the two line inputs would be nice. Quality: Battery cover is plastic and seems fragile, but it's a replaceable part (haven't confirmed availability with Nady yet). The rack kit that comes with it isn't the sturdiest thing I've ever seen but I trust it. Value: I'm real happy with it. I'm glad I didn't spend the extra money on a Shure. Manufacturer Support: Got fairly quick response with pre-sale questions but the answers were a little vague. The Wow Factor: This is a bare-bones system; no extra features for sex appeal. Ok, the receiver has a suede feel that's kind of nice though. Overall: I think this will hold me for a while. I could see adding a little mixer so that I could accept multiple inputs (and mix the levels) for the other singers in the band.

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"Buyer Beware save your recipt" submitted February 26, 2004

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Sound: I wasnt running it too hard and it sounded awful I tried several diffrent sets of earplugs and no diffrence Quality: No good, dont wasnte your money go to Shure Value: For the product that stinks try about 25.00 Manufacturer Support: Well I sent mine back so ok I guess The Wow Factor: No way Overall: Trust me I do all kinds of shows and travel pro. go with shure and you wont regret it

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"Bad Product Stay Away!!!" submitted December 15, 2007

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Musical Background: Active Musician

Music Style: Rock

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Sound: Sounds really bad. There is a constant background hiss. The unit accepts 2 inputs: Mic and Line in. Sound from Mic is OK..but the sound from Line in just plain sucks. Stereo mode sounds worse than mono Feature: Quite basic, but ok for th price...1/4" Mic Input, XLR Stereo Input, Level control, Headphone Jack and level control Ease of Use: Easy to use. Plug and Play Quality: Bad Bad Bad. This will make you want to stay away from In ear monitor systems. I'm gonna see if Shure is any better. Value: Its probably worth the price. One thing I've learnt about audio equipment is you get what you pay for. For 260$, you are going to get a bucket of bolts that sounds like crap. The Wow Factor: No Sex appeal. Just a plain black box

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"Don't buy it!!" submitted July 29, 2003

By a customer from yahoo.com

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Music Style: Mixed

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Sound: Stereo mode does not work. Too noisy. Quality: Totality undependable unit Value: A waste of money Manufacturer Support: I am on my 4 unit. Each return took about 5 weeks.

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"Buddy -you get what you pay for!" submitted August 26, 2003

By a customer from michaelheaton.com

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Music Style: Americana / acoustic rock

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Sound: The headphones that come with the set are very cheap walkman style phones. The first thing they should do is figure out a way to include a set of phones that can handle a little bass end. I play with a full band and that includes a drum kit. It is IMPOSSIBLE and I mean IMPOSSIBLE to make the volume of the phones loud enough to get over the band without distortion. The recievers (beltpacks) are made of plastic. They are not very road worthy and in fact if you open the battery casing to fast you will snap the tiny hinges off. I owned this set up for a little more than six months before I retired it and I had already been through eight receivers. Not because they break but because the signal drawing capability of this particular product seems to change with the weather litterally. My bass player and I figured out that if the gear had been sitting in the van and got cold that as soon as we turned on the system you could not get 4 clear signal receptions out of the six recievers I carry in my set -up. we would actually have to warm up the transmitter by putting our hands on top of it or sticking it under our shirts to get it warm. 16 channels and some nights you can't get one to come in any clearer than a Wal-mart brand kids walkie talkie. It drove me nuts. Feature: The features are ok. They have everything you would expect. Very simple operation. I wish somebody would make a model that the transmitter can receive different mixes and send maybe two or four signals at a time so you don't have to buy a transmitter for every submix on your board. Quality: Quality is a sore subject with me. I had my band all using the the PDM500 and every night it was a gamble as to whether or not we should throw the wedge monitors I own in the van. I was left high and dry at a show a month ago because we could not get four recievers (of the six that I own) to give us all clear channels at the same time. So we had to play the show without monitors at all. The volume knobs on the recievers SUCK. If you get a bad one you will know it right away because the reciever will give you no sound at all or full volume even with the voulume limiter on! I had to return three of six recievers I purchased for that problem alone. The transmitter for this system has problems because (I believe) of it's base in the UHF range. It intermittenly "freaks" or it's a problem with the beltpack recievers but it will occasionally shoot a signal of white noise. It seems like a little thing but if you are onstage for 3 hours a night it burns your ears out FAST. I'm a full time professional musician and I wish I had saved my money and bought complete higher end in-ear systems right off the bat. I think from the factory everything looks great but I haven't got time for a product that is not 100 percent dependable. Value: If you play occasionally and don't want to put a lot of money into a monitor system you may want to try it. I personally think this product makes more people swear off In-ears than it helps. On this product the old saying holds very true. You get what you pay for. I would not recomend this for a professional musician because you will end up buying something else later. Manufacturer Support: They are really good about sending out a new reciever or transmitter if you have a problem. I have so far had to do this three times. No complaints about the service. The Wow Factor: It had some very practical applications. Less weight than a set of wedges. Less volume onstage. It would put less strain on my voice if I could hear myself better. Etc. I know now i should have waited and spent the money on quality not quantity. Overall: The reason I bought this product is because I'm a working musician and I have been having trouble with my voice due to straining to sing over the band. Volume control on stage is hard with a drummer and I thought the headphones would help the band quiet down and also help us to hear each other better. The only reason I chose this product was the price since I had to purchase receivers for four people. I now have a product sitting in my basement that I can't use because of it's technical inefficiencies.

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Nady PEM-500 In-Ear Wireless Personal Monitor System

User Ratings

"It works for me." submitted April 21, 2006

"Stay away!" submitted May 3, 2011

"Darn Happy" submitted July 28, 2003

"Buyer Beware save your recipt" submitted February 26, 2004

"Bad Product Stay Away!!!" submitted December 15, 2007

"Don't buy it!!" submitted July 29, 2003

"Buddy -you get what you pay for!" submitted August 26, 2003