General
As a true step up from the already awesome SM58, which is popular on stages all over the world, the Shure Beta58A is exactly what you'd expect! It emphasises the warmth and clarity of the human voice, so that both backup singers and lead vocalists can shine. Furthermore, its super-cardioid pickup pattern allows for the reduction of background noise and feedback, so that all you'll hear over the speakers are the vocals. The Beta 58A has a wide frequency range that was optimised for vocals, whereby all excess noise (such as wind, breath or handling noise) is eliminated by the advanced pneumatic shock mount and the internal pop filter. This way, you end up with the perfect reproduction of the original signal, which is then wirelessly transmitted to the receiver thanks to the built-in SLX 2 handheld transmitter.
Shure's ULX series has a few distinguishing features. Various settings can be locked, for instance, but there's much more to it. Before sound can be wirelessly transmitted, the signal has to be compressed first. Compressing the signal may result in loss of quality, though, as the receiver also needs to decompress it again. Luckily, the ULX series does not suffer from that problem, as Shure thought of a more efficient way of compressing and decompressing the signal, which results in much higher quality sound! Furthermore, the SLX series allows you to use up to 12 systems simultaneously, while the ULX series does not impose any limit. All these wonderful features work together to make the ULX1 a highly competitive product, which is excellently suited for sound technicians to use at both live events and in fixed installations.
