My high school drama club has $1,500 which can be spent on wireless for our upcoming show. We're considering the Samson Concert 88 (http://www.fullcompass.com/product/471282.html) which is ridiculously inexpensive, but I worry about performance and longevity. Also considering blx14/pga31 (http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BLX14PG31-H8). It doesn't look as good without the slim line microphones but I'd expect better performance. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Just some context: The spring show is running off ~$5,000 raised by students fundraising since last spring; the district doesn't have the budget for anything. Currently the only microphones in the 650-seat auditorium (with a noisy ac system that makes hearing un-amplified speech difficult) are wired sure pg48s. However, district is budgeting for a $30,000 sound system revamp in four years (not sure what will be included, or what to do in meantime).
Just some context: The spring show is running off ~$5,000 raised by students fundraising since last spring; the district doesn't have the budget for anything. Currently the only microphones in the 650-seat auditorium (with a noisy ac system that makes hearing un-amplified speech difficult) are wired sure pg48s. However, district is budgeting for a $30,000 sound system revamp in four years (not sure what will be included, or what to do in meantime).