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Axient AD4Q

Name: Axient AD4Q
Brand: Shure

Four-channel wireless receiver

A four-channel wireless microphone receiver for compatible Shure Axient Digital transmitters. It brings up to four wireless audio channels into the event sound system.

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What It Is

A rack-mounted receiver with analogue and digital audio outputs. Transmitters, frequency bands and antenna placement are selected together for the venue.

What It Does

Four channelsReceives up to four compatible wireless transmitters
Audio outputsAnalogue XLR, AES3 and Dante options
System monitoringCheck channel and transmitter status from the receiver
Radio setupFrequency coordination and antenna placement suit the venue

Best For

Panel discussions
Conferences
Live performances

Specifications

Channel spacing: 350 kHz Standard; 125 kHz High Density
Sensitivity: −98 dBm at 10^-5 BER
Receiver channels: 4 in normal operation
Analog outputs: 4 transformer-balanced XLR + 4 transformer-balanced 6.35 mm outputs
AES3 output switching: XLR outputs 3/4 switchable to AES3; disables analog XLR outputs 1/2
Gain adjustment: −18 to +42 dB in 1 dB steps, plus mute

Audio
Analog outputs	4 transformer-balanced XLR + 4 transformer-balanced 6.35 mm outputs
AES3 output switching	XLR outputs 3/4 switchable to AES3; disables analog XLR outputs 1/2
Network audio	Dante and AES67
Gain adjustment	−18 to +42 dB in 1 dB steps, plus mute
Full-scale XLR output	+18 dBV line / −12 dBV mic200 kΩ load
Full-scale 6.35 mm output	+8 dBV200 kΩ load
Analog-output latency	2.08 ms Standard; 2.96 ms High Density
Dynamic range, A-weighted	120 dB XLR line; 130 dB AES3/DanteTypical, 20 Hz–20 kHz, receiver gain −12 dB
THD	<0.01%−6 dBFS, 1 kHz, system gain +10
Environment
Operating temperature	−18 to +50 °CSystem battery characteristics may limit practical range
Network
Ethernet ports	4 total; configurable control and Dante allocation
Physical
Dimensions H × W × D	44 × 483 × 333 mm
Weight	4.8 kg without antennas
Housing	Steel and extruded aluminium
Power
AC input	100–240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.68 A maximum
Optional DC-module input	10.9–14.8 V DC, 4.0 A maximumOnly with applicable optional DC hardware
Thermal dissipation	31 W maximum; 21 W idle
RF
Reception	True digital diversity per channel
Quadversity	4 antenna inputs; 2 audio channelsUses cascade connectors as additional inputs
Frequency band variants	AD4Q=A: 470–636 MHz; =B: 606–810 MHz; =C: 750–960 MHz
Frequency tuning step	25 kHz; region-dependent
Channel spacing	350 kHz Standard; 125 kHz High DensityRegion-dependent
Nominal working range	100 mActual range depends on absorption, reflection and interference
Sensitivity	−98 dBm at 10^-5 BER
Antenna input	BNC, 50 Ω
Antenna bias	12–13.5 V DC, 150 mA maximum per antenna; switchable
RF cascade	BNC, 50 Ω; feeds one additional receiver in the same band
Security
Wireless audio encryption	AES-256
System
Receiver channels	4 in normal operation
Compatible transmitters	Axient Digital AD and ADX series