First off, AKG makes great stuff. The mic elements themselves are of course, first rate. Their TX/RX technology, though a bit dated, is clean and clear, and perfectly suited for music productions. This is an observation based on experience.

• Three selectable UHF frequencies for interference-free reception •
This first statement in their blurb underlines the fatal flaw in these units. Even with systems offering thousands of selectable UHF frequencies (Sennheiser, Shure for instance), it is sometimes nearly impossible to find enough compatible bank frequencies to do a show with eight, or even four, wireless mics. Your luck at finding even one open frequency out of three is a total crapshoot, these days. In urban areas, it's more like one in a hundred.

The reasons for this are compound: Increased proliferation of DTV channels, esp. in urban areas, increased use of wireless UHF solutions, and loss of the 700Mhz band in the US by government decree (which has the same effect as closing one lane on the interstate during rush hour). The congestion is so bad right now, the number of given available frequencies in a given area can be counted on your fingers.

Case in point: Last month I set up an eight-mic show about four miles from my home. I pre-assigned the frequencies based on the traffic at my home. The show was near a hospital district. On the first night of tech week at the theater, all the channels I had chosen in bank four were occupied, and it took me over an hour to re-tune the transmitters and receivers to the few frequencies still available in bank one.

The bottom line is, if you are buying only one mic, and if you live in Wyoming, midway between Cheyenne and Rawlins, and at least forty miles north of Interstate 80, the mic you linked to might be just the ticket for you!

Completely serious here.