Shure ADXR Bodypack Receiver
Shure·Model ADXR·shure-adxr
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Manufacturer product photography — the drawn faceplate above stays true to panel layout; these show the hardware itself.
About the Shure ADXR
The Shure ADXR is the bodypack half of Axient Digital PSM: true digital diversityA receiver with two antennas and two radio sections that continuously picks the stronger one — the difference between a dropout and a show. reception across a huge 166 MHz window, with the audio quality and RFRadio Frequency — the wireless part of wireless. RF planning is why big rigs scan, coordinate, and combine antennas instead of hoping. density that finally moved flagship ears past analog. It pairs with the ADTD and ADTQ transmitters added alongside it, completing the requested ADPSM ecosystem in the catalog. Rechargeable Shure battery workflow included.
The ADXR is the performer-side half of Shure's Axient Digital PSM system — the bodypack receiver that a vocalist or musician clips to their belt and plugs their ears into. It doesn't live in your rack; it lives on the artist. What it represents in your rig planning is the downstream endpoint of whatever ADTD or ADTQ transmitter you're running, and it's the piece that ultimately determines whether your talent is hearing a clean, full-range mix or fighting RFRadio Frequency — the wireless part of wireless. RF planning is why big rigs scan, coordinate, and combine antennas instead of hoping. dropoutA brief audio gap when the radio link fails — the thing diversity, distros, and coordination all exist to prevent. mid-song. At this tier, Shure is targeting the same ears that used to run PSM1000 analog and want a reason to cross over to digital.
The 166 MHz tuning window is the practical headline: in a dense RFRadio Frequency — the wireless part of wireless. RF planning is why big rigs scan, coordinate, and combine antennas instead of hoping. environment — festival stages, arenas, broadcast events — that range gives your coordinator serious room to find clean spectrum and coordinate across multiple packs without boxing themselves into a corner. True digital diversityA receiver with two antennas and two radio sections that continuously picks the stronger one — the difference between a dropout and a show. means the receiver is actively comparing antenna signals and selecting the stronger path continuously, which translates to fewer dropoutsA brief audio gap when the radio link fails — the thing diversity, distros, and coordination all exist to prevent. in real conditions where a performer is moving around a stage rather than standing still for a soundcheck. Power draw is zero from your rack's perspective because this unit runs on Shure's rechargeable battery system, not a rack feed. Weight at 200g is a non-issue for the performer.
If you're building or expanding an Axient Digital PSM rig and your transmitters are already ADTD or ADTQ, the ADXR is simply the correct bodypack — there's no meaningful decision to make there, the ecosystem locks together. If you're starting fresh and your budget or RFRadio Frequency — the wireless part of wireless. RF planning is why big rigs scan, coordinate, and combine antennas instead of hoping. environment doesn't demand Axient Digital, PSM300 or PSM900 systems will get you to the gig for less. The ADXR makes its case where RF coordinationCalculating a set of wireless frequencies that won’t interfere with each other or local TV — the homework behind a clean RF night. complexity is high, where multiple units need to coexist cleanly, and where the artist or production company expects a flagship-tier listening experience. If you're running club-sized rooms with a single ear package, this level of investment is probably ahead of the problem you actually have.
In the rack
- Log each ADXR's frequency and pack ID in your show file alongside the transmitter it pairs with — at a festival changeover you'll want that information instant, not hunted.
- Build a charging rotation into your day: pull packs off stage after soundcheck, charge through the support act, redistribute before doors. With Shure's rechargeable workflow, that discipline is the whole battery plan.
- Keep a spare ADXR in your case if you're carrying multiple units — at $1,837 it's a real line item, but a failed bodypack with no spare is a pulled monitor mix or a panicked IEMIn-Ear Monitor — earpieces that replace floor wedges, feeding each player their own mix. The reason this whole rack exists.-to-wedgeA floor monitor speaker angled up at the performer — the thing IEMs replace, and the thing you fall back on when they die. swap mid-show.
- Coordinate the ADXR's frequency assignments through your RFRadio Frequency — the wireless part of wireless. RF planning is why big rigs scan, coordinate, and combine antennas instead of hoping. coordinator's scan before you commit to a show frequency plan — the 166 MHz window is only an advantage if you're using a disciplined intermodIntermodulation — ghost frequencies created when transmitters mix in each other’s electronics. Why multi-channel wireless is calculated, not guessed. analysis, not just picking clear-looking channels by eye.
Axient Digital PSM bodypack — pairs with ADTD/ADTQ transmitters.
I/O Ports (1)
| Port | Connector | Direction | Signal | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phones Out | TRS EIGHTH | output | analog audio | — |
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