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Xvive U3

A plug-on transmitter and receiver that make your own dynamic mic wireless; crowded 2.4 GHz can cause dropouts.

Xvive U3 transmitter and receiver

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Only 2 professional reviews so far, 2 recommending it4.5/5 from 116 Thomann owners

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Best for
DJs who already own a dynamic mic, such as an SM58, and want it wireless.
Skip it if
You play rooms full of Wi-Fi, or need more than about 27 m of range.

The Internet’s Opinion

From 2 professional reviews and 36 owner reviews: a fair amount of evidence.

Both professional reviews recommend it as one of the simplest ways to make a dynamic mic wireless, and most of the 36 owners read say it sounds like a cable and holds its link through a gig. The reservations are dropouts where the 2.4 GHz band is crowded, small slide switches that some owners knocked or broke, and a bulky transmitter and receiver that can block neighbouring inputs.

2 recommend0 mixed0 avoid

What people praise

  • Sounds the same as a cable
  • Stable link with no dropouts in normal use
  • Simple to set up on a mic you already own
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  • The battery lasts a gig

What to know first

  • Small slide switches that are fiddly, easy to knock, and broke for some owners
  • Dropouts or interference where the 2.4 GHz band is crowded, for example beside Wi-Fi mixers
  • The bulky transmitter and receiver can block a mic clip or neighbouring mixer inputs
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  • A little hiss, mainly in mic mode
  • No battery level indicator, and Micro-USB charging
  • The battery cannot be replaced

Owner ratings, as the retailers publish them

  • Thomann4.5/5from 116 ratings · read Nov 4, 2026
See the 2 reviews behind this

2 professional reviews (2 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 avoid); 36 owner reports read at Thomann (40 posted on the German page, 5 under 20 words skipped) and on Reddit r/livesoundCompiled 2026-11-04How this is compiled

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Before you buy

Status
Current

Key specs

Band
2.4 GHz
Latency
5 ms
Range
27.5 m line of sight
Battery
About 5 h, USB charging (2.5 h)
Works with
Dynamic and battery-powered condenser mics
Systems at once
Up to 6
All 7 specifications
Weight
93 g transmitter, 92 g receiver

7 of 7 figures sourced; hover one for its source

Our take

Rory TassellWritten from the sources on this page, not from a loan unit.

Both professional reviews recommend it as one of the simplest ways to make a dynamic mic wireless, and most of the 36 owners read say it sounds like a cable and holds its link through a gig. The reservations are dropouts where the 2.4 GHz band is crowded, small slide switches that some owners knocked or broke, and a bulky transmitter and receiver that can block neighbouring inputs. Buy it to make a mic you already own wireless, and keep the receiver away from Wi-Fi.

What it is

Status, November 2026: current. Xvive still lists the U3.

What it is

The U3 is a plug-on wireless system: a transmitter that plugs onto the XLR socket of a microphone you already own, and a receiver that plugs into your mixer's input (Xvive). It works with dynamic mics and battery-powered condenser mics, transmits on 2.4 GHz with 5 ms of delay, and Xvive quotes 27.5 m of line-of-sight range and up to six systems at once. Both parts run on built-in batteries, rated at about five hours and charged over USB in about two and a half. The transmitter weighs 93 g and the receiver 92 g.

Sound On Sound called it one of the simplest radio mic systems and advised keeping it about 3 m from Wi-Fi routers. Bonedo found the link stable to 27 m and beyond, but heard some hiss in mic mode and noted that the battery can't be replaced. Owners at Thomann add that there is no battery level indicator and that the receiver can block the mixer inputs either side of it; a short XLR cable moves it away from the mixer and any Wi-Fi it sends. It is in the wireless microphones guide.

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