I have a home Karaoke setup (yes yes... hear me out!)

TV and a wired SE v7 as inputs to a Behringer Flow 8. Going into my Cambridge Audio CXA61 and wall mounted B&W 706 speakers. Because the speakers are mounted on a wall, the people singing and the microphones will always be in front of/close to the speakers. I don't have a dedicated room and I don't have a lot of flexibility to rearrange the room.

Just with the SE V7 I can play loud enough to have fun. Things go downhill with my wireless Samson Concert XD2 mics. I get feedback at much lower volumes. I understand these are very adverse conditions for managing feedback, as the microphones are in front of the speakers, the singer may not be very loud or very close to the mic, etc. etc. It's a recipe for disaster and I was actually surprised how well this works under the circumstances.

Unfortunately the wireless microphones are also super convenient

Questions

• Does the Behringer FBQ2496 work for this? Would it help a lot?
• Are there any wireless adapters worth buying that allow the use of another SE V7 with a wireless conversion? I tried a $100 phenix pro adapter and it had audible pops and a lot of noise. So I sent that back. The SE v7 is a supercardoid and I really like the sound though.
• Just pay the price for a Shure GLXD24+/B58 ($700 - that's a lot for just one)

Thanks for providing feedback on my self- inflicted problem! Ultimately I think I'd be okay with one wired/one wireless mic, so it doesn't have to be two wireless, one cable is somewhat manageable.

I think I would workout why the wireless mics are performing significantly worse...

I would consider at least trying to decrease the sensitivity of the wireless mics (on the mic itself) and then use the mixer to gain them up as required. You may find that this is a gain staging issue.

Aside from that...I don't see how 1 mic cable is manageable... But 2 mic cables is unacceptable.

This is kareoke in what I can only presume is a small room...with no stage or a very tiny one...more than likely just a small area for the performer... Hence why the mics are so close to the speakers to begin with.

Why on earth should a wireless mic even be required?

If Freddy Mercury could walk around stadium stages with a wired mic without problems...surely your kareoke singers can manage their performances on a tiny stage with 2 wires. There aren't even additional musicians on the stave...just a mic stand and mic.

I think, if the wired mics you are using give you an acceptable result sound wise...meaning you can get the volume you want for your kareoke night...everyone can hear and have a good time...

There is no amount of convenience a wireless mic could add to make it worth the hassle of a lower sound quality by not being able to get the mics above the volume of the music.

Get more of the sE V7's . It's a good mic with (as you know) decent gain before feedback. Also, pretty inexpensive.

Adding more open mics reduces your system gain before feedback.

But using cheap mics will often have poor pickup pattern control, and peaky EQ responses - which won't help you.

I also wonder if you're giving the wireless mics to the less able performers, who are off the mic and requiring more signal gain.

Nope. Don't waste your money.

Either buy a decent wireless mic, or save your money and get much better results from wired mics.

And don't forget, you're trying to make a hostile environment deliver. Don't expect miracles.

Er, gain is gain, wherever it's applied.

If it was an analog RF system, then it would likely be the compander contributing to the problem, but digital systems tend to be more linear. Though no knowing how this cheapo system actually behaves.

I agree...that's why I said "at least try". It is free, and would take less than 5 minutes. And we have no idea how the rf system is working and how the sensitivity might be messing with it. Hence why I said you "may" find that this helps.

The cost seems quite low to maybe get a result.

But as I said, I would just stick with the wired mics since they are already working fine.