I just finished playing with the Nady 351 and the Azden side-by-side, indoors (no range test/comparision yet).
At this point, I'm planning on keeping the Nady. It's louder and clearer than the Azden, with all three different horn speakers I've got here (7W, 15W and 25W, all RMS). Not by much, but I can tell the difference. It's just a little bit louder, and a little bit cleaner sounding - especially at full volume. My wife agreed - blind (she had no idea which was wich - I just asked her which sounded better). Without an amp, the little 7W speaker sounds the best too, by the way (with both wireless units).
When I first plugged the speaker into the Nady and turned it all the way up (the reciever has a volume control), there was an ugly humming/hissing sound. But, that took about two seconds to make go away by turning down the output control on the transmitter - and that was that, not another untoward hiss or hum was heard.
This is one of the things I like better about the Nady than the Azden, is the controls. The Nady transmitter has the level control just mentioned, that the Azden doesn't. Another little feature it has that I really like is a three way off/standby/on switch. For those of you with Foxpro's, you'll understand why I like that. I'm used to using the Mute function on my Foxpro a lot, and the Standby on the Nady serves the same purpose. I like. The transmitter also has a locking jack for the input. I don't have a locking patch cable yet, but I'll get one - it will mean one less thing to go wrong on the stand. The reciever has a volume control, which could come in handy I suppose. Though, I'll probably leave it at full blast all the time, so it really isn't going to be usefull for me. The reciever also has an adjustable mute, which controls the sensitivity to the transmitter signal. I don't expect to use that much, but it does offer flexibility in setting up various configurations that the Azden doesn't. It also has a level control for the audio out jack - I'm sure I WILL use that when I get an amp to play with. The Azden has none of these controls. And, lastly, the Nady reciever has an antenna even "I" won't break /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif . It actually came with two antennas, a soft wire and a flexible rubber duck. I'm using the rubber duck and don't forsee any problem with it getting damaged in the field - it appears practically indestructable.
The only thing I have found so far that I'd rate the Azden better on, is that when I first power everything up with the Nady, there is a definite little "pop" that comes out of the speaker. It's not loud enough that I'd sweat it while settting up a stand, but it's there, and the Azden doesn't do that.
So, "so far so good". The Nady would be my choice over the Azden if they both cost the same. But the Nady is actually about $25 cheaper.
Range testing will be the determining factor for me. If the Nady works at least as far as the Azden, I'm keeping the Nady.
- DAA
At this point, I'm planning on keeping the Nady. It's louder and clearer than the Azden, with all three different horn speakers I've got here (7W, 15W and 25W, all RMS). Not by much, but I can tell the difference. It's just a little bit louder, and a little bit cleaner sounding - especially at full volume. My wife agreed - blind (she had no idea which was wich - I just asked her which sounded better). Without an amp, the little 7W speaker sounds the best too, by the way (with both wireless units).
When I first plugged the speaker into the Nady and turned it all the way up (the reciever has a volume control), there was an ugly humming/hissing sound. But, that took about two seconds to make go away by turning down the output control on the transmitter - and that was that, not another untoward hiss or hum was heard.
This is one of the things I like better about the Nady than the Azden, is the controls. The Nady transmitter has the level control just mentioned, that the Azden doesn't. Another little feature it has that I really like is a three way off/standby/on switch. For those of you with Foxpro's, you'll understand why I like that. I'm used to using the Mute function on my Foxpro a lot, and the Standby on the Nady serves the same purpose. I like. The transmitter also has a locking jack for the input. I don't have a locking patch cable yet, but I'll get one - it will mean one less thing to go wrong on the stand. The reciever has a volume control, which could come in handy I suppose. Though, I'll probably leave it at full blast all the time, so it really isn't going to be usefull for me. The reciever also has an adjustable mute, which controls the sensitivity to the transmitter signal. I don't expect to use that much, but it does offer flexibility in setting up various configurations that the Azden doesn't. It also has a level control for the audio out jack - I'm sure I WILL use that when I get an amp to play with. The Azden has none of these controls. And, lastly, the Nady reciever has an antenna even "I" won't break /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif . It actually came with two antennas, a soft wire and a flexible rubber duck. I'm using the rubber duck and don't forsee any problem with it getting damaged in the field - it appears practically indestructable.
The only thing I have found so far that I'd rate the Azden better on, is that when I first power everything up with the Nady, there is a definite little "pop" that comes out of the speaker. It's not loud enough that I'd sweat it while settting up a stand, but it's there, and the Azden doesn't do that.
So, "so far so good". The Nady would be my choice over the Azden if they both cost the same. But the Nady is actually about $25 cheaper.
Range testing will be the determining factor for me. If the Nady works at least as far as the Azden, I'm keeping the Nady.
- DAA