G90 vs G90 Pro

[MCPhilpot]

What are (if any) changes from the G90 to the G90 Pro?   

 

I have owned the G90 or about 5-6 years.  Over that time I've had hit & miss issues with connectivity.  I've sat in my kitchen with the receiver 10ft away watching the RF meter drop out and come back on.  I sent the unit in for repair, it has gotten better but some venues I can go out in the crowd and others I can't leave the stage.  I've added antennas and placed them higher and spread out trying to improve reception.

 

I love the G90's rack mounted design, but don't like the drop outs I continue to experience.  I'm looking to upgrade my wireless and just wondering if the G90 Pro is worth it?

[vmoncebaiz]

Hey MCPhilpot.  As far as I understand, there is no actual product named Relay G90 Pro.  I believe in some dealer listings, the word pro appears as a description of the Relay G90, not as an actual product name (as in Relay G90, Pro Rack-Mounted Digital Wireless System).  Although it did confuse me too, since it is directly following the Relay G90 name and the comma isn't always there.

 

I even did a quick google search, and one did in fact pop up on Amazon.  There was even different product picture.  Turns out they are selling the Relay G90 (as we all know and love it) and the picture seems to be an outdated concept picture. 

 

 

 I've sat in my kitchen with the receiver 10ft away watching the RF meter drop out and come back on.  I sent the unit in for repair, it has gotten better but some venues I can go out in the crowd and others I can't leave the stage.  I've added antennas and placed them higher and spread out trying to improve reception.

 

 

If you are experiencing drop outs at fairly short distances, have you noticed if they occur right away?  Or do they only occur after 10-15 of being really close to the receiver? When I was doing in store demos of Relay G50, I'd leave the belt pack next to the receiver while I walked around.  If it sat for a while and I came back I sometimes experienced drop outs.  I found that switching to low power mode prevented those drop outs. Particularly when using RF 1 mode.  If your unit is 5-6 years old and hasn't been updated, then it is most likely in RF1 mode.  This was recommended to me by a former Line 6 employee who was much more wise in the ways of digital wireless than I am.

 

Without seeing every venue you play or knowing your current setup, I can only recommend you keep your transmitters closer to your antennae than anything broadcasting Wi-Fi (and in line of sight if possible).  The other common issue I've come across is if other members of your band are playing wirelessly as well, you should work to have all the systems operating in the same RF mode.  And even then, use the G90's channel scan to find the best channels at each venue (the channels that show small bars or no bars are free).  Try not to assume that if channel 2 works here, it will be available everywhere, all the time.

 

Hope any of that helps.