MicKit Perform 16

The flagship

MicKit Perform 16 is what you rent when the show is going to be filmed. It’s 16 coordinated channels of the best digital wireless on the market, housed in a 6U shock rack with four modular 1U quad receiver racks cascaded in pairs (each pair shares a 1/2 wave antenna pair — two antenna pairs total for 16 channels, no external distro required, one less thing to break). We coordinate the frequencies against FCC band plans and your venue’s local RF environment before the kit leaves our shop, we label every channel on a printed map, and we include four spare elements for the run. This is the kit that shows up to Into the Woods Jr. at a 1,200-seat performing arts center or to a 2,000-person sales kickoff in a Marriott ballroom. It’s the kit the house LD will look at and nod at.

Built for

• Big school and community musicals with 16+ miked performers
• Large regional theatre productions
• Corporate keynotes and all-hands at 1,000+ seat venues
• Conference keynote + breakouts hybrid events
• Live broadcast and streamed theatrical productions
• Festival main stages and convention floor events

Brand selector

Shure SLX-D+ or Sennheiser EW-DX at checkout. Shure is the default. Sennheiser adds $400/wk on Perform 16 because the build uses eight EW-DX EM2 dual receivers plus paired ASA 214 antenna combiners to hit 16 channels, vs four Shure SLXD4Q+ quad racks that cascade on half-wave antennas alone. Significantly more rack space and more components on the Sennheiser side — the surcharge covers the real dealer-cost delta. Shure is the default. We RF-coordinate the chosen brand for your specific venue and dates.

What’s in the rack

• Shure build: 4x Shure SLXD4Q+ quad receiver racks (cascaded in pairs — two 8-channel cascade groups, each sharing a 1/2 wave antenna pair) + 16x SLXD1+ bodypack transmitters
• Sennheiser build (+$400/wk): 8x Sennheiser EW-DX EM2 dual receivers + paired ASA 214 antenna combiners + 16x EW-DX SK bodypack transmitters
• 16x Point Source Audio CO-6 earsets or CO-8WL waterproof lavaliers (choose one type)
• 4x Backup Point Source Audio elements (spares for long runs)
• 4x 1/2 wave antennas (two pairs — one per cascade group of 8 channels)
• 1x Rack power distribution bar (rack PDU, 15A)
• 1x 10 ft IEC power cable
• 16x 10 ft XLR cables labeled CH1-CH16
• 1x 16-channel XLR fan-out to stage sub-snake (optional, included)
• 64x Foam windscreens in 4 skin tones (16 of each)
• 32x Spare clips, 3 rolls of theatrical gaff tape
• 4x Sheets of hypoallergenic skin patches
• 1x Laminated quick-start card labeled “BATTERY: AA MODE” with printed 16-channel map
• 1x Pre-paid return shipping label
• 1x 6U shock-mounted rack case with 2U accessory drawer

Case: 6U roto-molded shock rack with casters (4U receivers + 2U accessory drawer). Recessed handles, heavy-duty latches. Setup time: under 20 minutes including antenna deployment and level check. Batteries: ships without batteries. Bring 32x AA (or upgrade to MicKit Power for all 16 channels — strongly recommended at this scale).

Upgrades

• MicKit Power (+$250/wk — strongly recommended at 16ch) — 16 rechargeable packs + 16-bay dock charger
• MicKit Premium Element (+$15/channel/wk = +$240/wk) — all 16 channels on GO-9WD-SH

Tech specs

• 16 channels, RF-coordinated by our engineers for your venue and dates
• Cascaded quad-rack architecture — two 8-channel cascade groups, one 1/2 wave antenna pair per group
• No external distro — fewer failure points, lighter, simpler pack-out
• Latency <3 ms, range 330 ft line of sight (150 ft typical venue)
• Battery life: 8+ hrs AA, 9+ hrs rechargeable
• FCC compliant in all 50 states