I bought this and extra receivers to use in a calssic rock cover band. We use a pair of Yamaha wedges for the front line and some Galaxy HotSpots (separate mix) for the drummer, bassist, and keyboard player. We are constantly arguing about the monitor mix and who is playing too loud. I am lead guitarist and own the PA system. After using these a few times, I am happy to report that the whining has stopped, even though I only have one transmitter and everyone is hearing the same mix. I've got to believe that your location on stage has a lot to do with what you are hearing. For exaple, the bassist always says I am too loud when he is standing right in front of my amp (duh). Putting these in your ears fixes all that. I was a little reluctant to try this inxepensive brand, but the alternatives are so much more expensive that it was worth a shot to test the concept. Here are my hints: 1) Spend the time to try out all 16 channels with a receiver and no transmitter. Walk around the stage area to see which channel is the quietest. 2) Use high quality earbuds, especially if you can get a good isolation seal. 3) There is some hiss that is not noticeable once you get the music rolling. 4) Be careful to adjust the input levels so as to avoid overdriving the signal. I use Aux 1 and Aux 2 sends on my mixer to provide the signal. You have to be careful not to overdrive it there, also. 5) Relocate the antenna to a higher point. Buy a BNC cable and a female-to-female adapter and hoist the antenna at head height or slightly higher. All in all, quite pleased. What would I change? It would be nice to have a combo input (XLR and 1/4") instead of just XLR. I would also like to have a full-wave antenna option instead of the 1/4-wave that it comes with. Also, some competitive units allow you to use this as a personal monitor by putting your instrument through here first, then sending the signal to the board/amp. I'm wondering if some day everyone will want their own individual mix like this.

I used to use a Shure PSM-400 in my old band. I went back to wedges a couple years ago and have missed in-ears very much, but did not wanna throw down $600+ to get some. So I decided to go for the NADY PEM-500. It does have white noise, but you can only tell in between songs. Doesn't bother me a bit. If you're picky, you might not like it, but for me, it does the job just fine. You must use better earphones than what they provide though. I use M-Audio.

Right out of the box, I found the White noise issue everyone talks about. With a balanced signal, it gets better, but does not go away. However, when your signal is in use, it overpowers the white noise. I got used to the noise in between songs, but I can see where it would be annoying. I never even plugged in the factory, earbuds, so I cannot say good or bad. I use the shure scl3's, and even before I ran my 31 band eq, the tone wasn't bad. I would recommend this product for anyone on a budget.

Had 'em for a few months, (20 gigs). Bought extra rcvrs for all of band. Right out of box replaced supplied buds w/ Skull Candy Ink'd. Just bought Shures for mine. Will eventually buy more transmitters so all will have separate mix. If a cell phone rings close to stage you'll get a little deedle-leedle-dee, sort of like through your computer speakers. This, or any other interference, is never noticed while you're playing. Only between songs. It's funny, but not really annoying. I'm sold on in-ears now. Also have a Butt Kicker for my throne. Great combo. I have the transmitter in the rack w/ everything else. During set-up we pop new batteries in rcvrs and the monitor system is a no-brainer. Why move more speakers than you have to. Most of my PA is Peavey, Crown, etc. but for the price Nady got a hit with this one.

One of the WORST Personal Monitor Systems. White noise and bad quality sound is what you get with this gear. This is what I got trying to save some money. I will buy a Sennheiser system next time.

Oh... and the tech support is the worst too.