Great Real world review. It inspired me to go wireless and get one. I have had it now for over a year and it has never let me down. Great review 👍 Steve in the UK
In the tone test, I feel like the noise floor was noticeably affected. It is hard to do a null test as no two performances are exactly the same - but I think a "close enough" approach might be found in just hitting something simple like an E chord and letting it ring out. In a null test, if the noise floor is all that is affected, then the noise would be all that is left. Just a thought.
In the stairwell testing, it would have helped if you had the WAVES Clarity plugin to process the audio when you were speaking so to remove the sound of the wind and your drone. Great vid!
I had that very same interference issue with the 2.4 version they first released and the guys at the music store thought I was crazy lol. It worked with my EMGs and passive pick ups. But for some reason the NUX didn't work with my Seymour Duncan heavy metal Live wire pick ups. I did catch this fix some time after I returned them. I might try these ! Great video, Cheers! I honestly think I might spend the money and just get a proper rack mount unit from Sure or something, tried and true kinda thing!
It fits the sunken jack of my Ibanez SR2600 bass. A battery-life test would have been good. The battery level on mine went into the yellow after an hour at the most. Another hour and a half, it was into the red.
You did miss the fact that the system, at least the transmitter, shuts itself off after 10 minutes of no signal from the guitar or device. This is actually an excellent feature since normally one has to remember to shut off the transmitter and bend down and shut off the receiver at the pedal board during breaks and do the same in reverse when coming back after a break. Apparently users find that you just need to wake up the transmitter to get the system back online and the receiver tends to stay active. SO this removes the need to worry about forgetting the wireless system on and using up the battery during typical 30 to 40 minute set breaks. Given this system has about a 4 hour battery life on a single charge, one must be conservative with battery usage to insure one gets through a typical 3 set night with 45 min to 1 hour sets and 30/40 minute breaks in between. Very typically a 4 to 5 hour period not including sound check and initial set up etc. I love that Nuxx put in this auto shut off though I'd like it if they made it so it can be turned off as well for max flexibility.
I got mine one day ago-it does not have a propper connection-even with a very short distance (1m)!wobbles all the time-its probably a bad unit i got-what do you think?
I play acoustic-electric guitars. The interference noise at 13:19 would be a deal breaker for me - the 'solution' of having to plug a cable into the guitar would defeat the purpose of having a 'cable-less' system in the first place. But. If the pre-amp is on the upper bout of the guitar, that is away from the output jack where the C-5RC is plugged in, is that far enough to eliminate the (unfortunate) interference noise?
I'm not exactly sure what problem you are talking about. I've got the Getaria 5.8 rechargeable system. In fact got 2. I use them on the p board to amp side of my electric guitar setup. I also use them with my acoustics for a outside worship service sometimes. I don't get very far away but once before we started we went out to get pictures with some visitors and I absently minded, strummed my guitar while someone was talking on mic to the congregation. My strum came over the speaker at that time. Now I was probably 150 ft away and of course it won't pick up the guitar normally that far away but when you don't want it to , it does. Other than that my only problem is after 2 yrs of use battery life is down to 4-5 hours. In reality that's not a problem. That's why I have 2. Also on the other end of my p board is a AKG wireless bug system. I've been using AKG for 15 yrs and have a assortment of different frequency AKG bug systems. Including a battery receiver 1 and a mic hook up 1. I started with the cheap Nady system yrs ago. Even though that's garbage I been wireless since. I even bought brand new 20 ft cables when I found a sale on Ebay but only used 1 to test. The others are still wrapped up new. The 5.8 wireless system has proven to me to be worth it in the lightweight kind of music stuff I'm doing at this time. Never been on a typical real stage with lights and big sound systems. So don't really know how much interference would happen. But just 2 people with guitar, keys and vocals (all wireless) everything has always worked out great.
Yes but the battery here refers to the positive power entering the unit to charge it. It acts as the ground connection when it is not in charging mode.
My primary concern is the charging time. Other videos have said that it takes over two hours to fully charge. My Xvive has never taken more than 40 minutes to charge after 5 hours use. Is the 2 hour spec what you are seeing?
I play in the church before the mass, then sit and play again after 45 minutes. The mixer sits away from me and no one sit next to it. When I play again after 45 minutes, the unit that’s plugged in my guitar already went into sleep mode, which I’ll press on it to bring it back to life. Fir the unit that’s plugged in the mixer, do I need also someone to press on it to bring it to life, or will it detects that the guitar side is active now and connects back?
@@PedalRebel880 I tested, just pressed once on the transmitter to turn it to Red, kept it like that for 40 minutes, plugged it back to my guitar and pressed once to turn it on - green - and it connected back normally 👍👍👍👍
Will this work with eric Clapton guitar? I’m not sure about eric Clapton guitar if it has an active pick up. But it runs a 9v battery for the TBX pick ups.
I'll say it depends on how strict your gig venue is. This device is designed to pair to each other automatically, a total of 10 pairs can co-exist in the same gig. You cannot select the channel or is the frequency chart published. Of course, if you have a frequency analyzer, you can scoop them out. The problem arises if you're in a gig that is strict about frequency interference. I'm sure most gig masters will decline the use of this in a serious setup.
line out from the board to the amp? Yes you can as it functions just like a guitar cable. Latency will surface if you are playing in a high interference area or if you are really far away.
It depends! B-5RC runs on 2.4ghz while C-5RC runs on 5.8ghz. The differences between these 2 are pretty similar to why you would use a 2.4 or 5.8 wifi connection. Also, it helps to know if the location you're using this is mainly congested with a specific frequency bandwidth, then you'll just pick the other one to be on the safer side from interference or transmission loss.
@@PedalRebel880 Thanks for the input:) I decided to bite the bullet on the C-5RC but will also consider getting a B-5RC in the future so that I can pick the best option for the venue. Thanks for an awesome in-depth look and your hair is freaking awesome!! Keep rocking!!
My bandmates using this and during our practice in studio he facing vol suddenly drop down for few sec. Not sure because of wireless or something wrong with his headrush. The next day we perform at gig it works perfectly. Gonna get mine soon, tested with my emg 81 it sounds no different
There are so many factors that will affect its performance. Interference, bad wiring in the guitar or pedalboard, power supply of the studio and probably the C-5RC running out of juice? Hopefully you guys can figure out why and solve the problem :)
I did not experience noise being added into my chain during the tests. Check out 6:16 and you can see me swapping between cable and the wireless unit. They sound pretty much the same to me. I've also since use the system until it run out of juice and died. Still no degeneration in tone or was there noise added. It just shut off. But I'm not saying my test is as comprehensive as I would like it to be. I'm sure there will be situations where the system will pick up noise or interference! But at this price range, can you really complain :)
Most important check is tone and this check is useless. Why check the tone with signal effects on? Tone concern is for tone purists and no tone purist will decide a tone quality with effects on. You want to hear the tone in its purist form, that is, direct from guitar to amplifier and nothing in between.
The best way to test freq response and distortion is to use REW software on a PC and do a loopback test. But there isn't a lot of tone above 3K or so on a guitar anyway unless you're doing a lot of work with artificial harmonics in your playing.
Thanks for watching! Let me know if I missed out anything about the NUX C-5RC you would like to know..
Dude this is extreme review. Awesome! Thanks.
Extreme amount of work yes but hopefully it is extremely helpful too! :)
Great Real world review. It inspired me to go wireless and get one. I have had it now for over a year and it has never let me down.
Great review 👍
Steve in the UK
This is one of the best reviews I have ever seen. Top notch bro..
Interesting & great review Vinnie! Enjoyed watching your video!
I'll be happy to make more! :)
This is the pro advice that I need !!
Thanks for the kind words! Glad I can help :)
Great man! Keep up with the good videos! Love it.
Thank you! Glad you like it!
In the tone test, I feel like the noise floor was noticeably affected. It is hard to do a null test as no two performances are exactly the same - but I think a "close enough" approach might be found in just hitting something simple like an E chord and letting it ring out. In a null test, if the noise floor is all that is affected, then the noise would be all that is left. Just a thought.
Wow, thanks Vinnie!
You're welcome!
A real review thanks much - great job
I'm glad you like it :)
I was in the green room at the Whisky a Gogo in Hollywood with my rig on the stage, and I still had a perfect connection!
In the stairwell testing, it would have helped if you had the WAVES Clarity plugin to process the audio when you were speaking so to remove the sound of the wind and your drone. Great vid!
I had that very same interference issue with the 2.4 version they first released and the guys at the music store thought I was crazy lol. It worked with my EMGs and passive pick ups. But for some reason the NUX didn't work with my Seymour Duncan heavy metal Live wire pick ups. I did catch this fix some time after I returned them. I might try these !
Great video, Cheers!
I honestly think I might spend the money and just get a proper rack mount unit from Sure or something, tried and true kinda thing!
Very good review..thank you..i will get one too soon
AWESOME REVIEW !!
👌🌞👍
It fits the sunken jack of my Ibanez SR2600 bass.
A battery-life test would have been good. The battery level on mine went into the yellow after an hour at the most. Another hour and a half, it was into the red.
You did miss the fact that the system, at least the transmitter, shuts itself off after 10 minutes of no signal from the guitar or device. This is actually an excellent feature since normally one has to remember to shut off the transmitter and bend down and shut off the receiver at the pedal board during breaks and do the same in reverse when coming back after a break. Apparently users find that you just need to wake up the transmitter to get the system back online and the receiver tends to stay active. SO this removes the need to worry about forgetting the wireless system on and using up the battery during typical 30 to 40 minute set breaks. Given this system has about a 4 hour battery life on a single charge, one must be conservative with battery usage to insure one gets through a typical 3 set night with 45 min to 1 hour sets and 30/40 minute breaks in between. Very typically a 4 to 5 hour period not including sound check and initial set up etc. I love that Nuxx put in this auto shut off though I'd like it if they made it so it can be turned off as well for max flexibility.
That’s the system I need!
Go get it!
I got mine one day ago-it does not have a propper connection-even with a very short distance (1m)!wobbles all the time-its probably a bad unit i got-what do you think?
Great review Vinnie! I may consider getting one for my Bass/Semi-acoustic
Do remember the trick of extending the system! Else you may experience interference or the unit not working due to differences in wiring.
I play acoustic-electric guitars. The interference noise at 13:19 would be a deal breaker for me - the 'solution' of having to plug a cable into the guitar would defeat the purpose of having a 'cable-less' system in the first place. But. If the pre-amp is on the upper bout of the guitar, that is away from the output jack where the C-5RC is plugged in, is that far enough to eliminate the (unfortunate) interference noise?
I would not be able to advise as I've no such setup to test it out. :) But you might have a chance there!
I'm not exactly sure what problem you are talking about. I've got the Getaria 5.8 rechargeable system. In fact got 2. I use them on the p board to amp side of my electric guitar setup. I also use them with my acoustics for a outside worship service sometimes. I don't get very far away but once before we started we went out to get pictures with some visitors and I absently minded, strummed my guitar while someone was talking on mic to the congregation. My strum came over the speaker at that time. Now I was probably 150 ft away and of course it won't pick up the guitar normally that far away but when you don't want it to , it does. Other than that my only problem is after 2 yrs of use battery life is down to 4-5 hours. In reality that's not a problem. That's why I have 2. Also on the other end of my p board is a AKG wireless bug system. I've been using AKG for 15 yrs and have a assortment of different frequency AKG bug systems. Including a battery receiver 1 and a mic hook up 1. I started with the cheap Nady system yrs ago. Even though that's garbage I been wireless since. I even bought brand new 20 ft cables when I found a sale on Ebay but only used 1 to test. The others are still wrapped up new. The 5.8 wireless system has proven to me to be worth it in the lightweight kind of music stuff I'm doing at this time. Never been on a typical real stage with lights and big sound systems. So don't really know how much interference would happen. But just 2 people with guitar, keys and vocals (all wireless) everything has always worked out great.
At 12:21 are the battery ground and the audio ground shared? Because there’s only one connection to the battery
Yes but the battery here refers to the positive power entering the unit to charge it. It acts as the ground connection when it is not in charging mode.
If you turn it on and during the gig have some interference how do you manually change the channel?
It actually sounded better with the wireless! 😊
where can i find this extension adapter?
My primary concern is the charging time. Other videos have said that it takes over two hours to fully charge. My Xvive has never taken more than 40 minutes to charge after 5 hours use. Is the 2 hour spec what you are seeing?
The signal in unlike to go through concrete that think with steel reinforcing, but it would bounce off the walls and up the stairwell.
6:30 - 6:33 cable
6:47 - 6:50 wireless
Hola. Gracias por el video. ¿Sabes cuànto demora en cargar el estuche completamente?
5.8ghz?! thankfully, i think it falls in IMDA's allocation frequency, so can it can be used in Singapore. correct me if I'm wrong.
Well our wifi runs on 2.4ghz and 5.8ghz! So I don't see why other commercial products won't be allowed to use the same frequency band.
Mine used to last for 3 hours. But now it barely reaches 2 hours. Is the battery changable ?
I play in the church before the mass, then sit and play again after 45 minutes.
The mixer sits away from me and no one sit next to it.
When I play again after 45 minutes, the unit that’s plugged in my guitar already went into sleep mode, which I’ll press on it to bring it back to life.
Fir the unit that’s plugged in the mixer, do I need also someone to press on it to bring it to life, or will it detects that the guitar side is active now and connects back?
I honestly don't know as I've not been in that situation. I'm guessing you will be able to update us about it instead. :)
@@PedalRebel880 I tested, just pressed once on the transmitter to turn it to Red, kept it like that for 40 minutes, plugged it back to my guitar and pressed once to turn it on - green - and it connected back normally 👍👍👍👍
Since you have used this now for some time, have you noticed any gain loss, as compared to a cable??
it does not work with active pups ?
any update after one year ? tone/ frequency loss ?
Will this work with eric Clapton guitar? I’m not sure about eric Clapton guitar if it has an active pick up. But it runs a 9v battery for the TBX pick ups.
Can anyone please remind me of the name of the piece he plays at 7:15?
I will not be able to sleep till I remember, and it's just stuck in my head.
Mozarts Turkish March
Has anyone tried using multiple of these in a gig? most devices have a multi-channel functionality, which doesn't... so how does that work?
I'll say it depends on how strict your gig venue is. This device is designed to pair to each other automatically, a total of 10 pairs can co-exist in the same gig. You cannot select the channel or is the frequency chart published. Of course, if you have a frequency analyzer, you can scoop them out. The problem arises if you're in a gig that is strict about frequency interference. I'm sure most gig masters will decline the use of this in a serious setup.
Noise at 6:43? :(
Can I use this on electric Violin ?
Hello, Is possible to plug it into the pedalboard and wire the latter into amp? In this away can i have latency problems during a gig? Thanks you
line out from the board to the amp? Yes you can as it functions just like a guitar cable. Latency will surface if you are playing in a high interference area or if you are really far away.
Is this unit a significant upgrade over the Nux B-5rc?
It depends! B-5RC runs on 2.4ghz while C-5RC runs on 5.8ghz. The differences between these 2 are pretty similar to why you would use a 2.4 or 5.8 wifi connection. Also, it helps to know if the location you're using this is mainly congested with a specific frequency bandwidth, then you'll just pick the other one to be on the safer side from interference or transmission loss.
@@PedalRebel880 Thanks for the input:) I decided to bite the bullet on the C-5RC but will also consider getting a B-5RC in the future so that I can pick the best option for the venue. Thanks for an awesome in-depth look and your hair is freaking awesome!! Keep rocking!!
@@HerroVincey Hope it works well for you!
where can I get the mono adapter
I'm using ibanez jem. Is there any way to connect it? 😂
is there any one of these that can trasmit while charging?
My bandmates using this and during our practice in studio he facing vol suddenly drop down for few sec. Not sure because of wireless or something wrong with his headrush. The next day we perform at gig it works perfectly. Gonna get mine soon, tested with my emg 81 it sounds no different
There are so many factors that will affect its performance. Interference, bad wiring in the guitar or pedalboard, power supply of the studio and probably the C-5RC running out of juice? Hopefully you guys can figure out why and solve the problem :)
I just unboxed mine and it works quite bad. 1 meter distance, i swtiched off wifi, 5g, and neon lights and still have signal breaks
Gd Job ~Turkish March ~
Yeah can't wait to eat Turkey this Xmas!
@BenJamin ok let's do it !
@BenJamin haha! Cook the turkey?
Too bad it can't fit for Ibanez Jem input jack type...
i wish my fender mustang micro could do this
Get one and sell your fender :D
The big thing with these systems is noise. I have yet to find a cheap wireless unit that doesn’t add some hiss.
I did not experience noise being added into my chain during the tests. Check out 6:16 and you can see me swapping between cable and the wireless unit. They sound pretty much the same to me. I've also since use the system until it run out of juice and died. Still no degeneration in tone or was there noise added. It just shut off. But I'm not saying my test is as comprehensive as I would like it to be. I'm sure there will be situations where the system will pick up noise or interference! But at this price range, can you really complain :)
Jack don’t fit on my Strat. Guess I need an adopter.
Tune that thing. 🙉
Good work thanx
Sorry for your ears! It was terribly warm these days and I wanted to get it done quickly :D
Didn’t really like wireless. Tone and latency issues. Old man like me preferred wired. 😂
@@kelvinchong12Do give this a try! At 24bits and 5.8ghz, it really solves the tone and latency issues with most other wireless systems out there!
I found a dirty frequency/noise in the entire video, Even at the unboxing time.
are You really wearing a mask in the middle of a huge field all by yourself? Mind Control is a scary thing.
Wears mask when he is in a open field. Takes mask off when close to apartments 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Most important check is tone and this check is useless. Why check the tone with signal effects on? Tone concern is for tone purists and no tone purist will decide a tone quality with effects on. You want to hear the tone in its purist form, that is, direct from guitar to amplifier and nothing in between.
The best way to test freq response and distortion is to use REW software on a PC and do a loopback test. But there isn't a lot of tone above 3K or so on a guitar anyway unless you're doing a lot of work with artificial harmonics in your playing.
i just got 1 and to me i feel the tone is about 90% there
the feel is slightly different but live its barely noticeable