Aveek 150W x2 Powered Amplifier Audio Mixer Karaoke System

Best bang for the money

It works as advertised...

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June 30, 2024

Power Quality

I recommend it for two reasons

1 quality

2 price and great sound 👌

1:24

This device is inconsistent for streaming audio via the usb port.

No doubt that this is an amazing concept, the only problem is that the USB A to cell phone USB-C function is inconsistent. I tested 3 devices for the benefit of the doubt. all three failed to perform according to the spec you may attest to in the photo provided. Please review the photo illustration a connection to a cell phone.

During this process, I did receive customer support. I also want to elucidate that the USB-C streaming characteristic was designed in China by ZhuHai JieLi Technology. During this review, we will be using an galaxy S23plus, android device for testing.

When a cable terminated with an OTG is connected to the galaxy 23plus phone USB-C and the other end connected to the USB-A port on the back of the device, the display should reflect "PC". There is also a button on the back of the unit that has two positions, "mp3" and "PC". Place the button into the "PC" position.(button out).

Next, download a recording app from google play store to the galaxy S23plus. After the recording app is invoked, turn on the cordless microphone and you shall notice the peaks of your voice on the recording app. My target application was Facebook live. Remember, Facebook app must provide audio interface drivers for the connection to be established. It was also evident in my case that the recording device downloaded from the google play store provided a driver. The Aveek will control the bus and supply power.

Now, as I had stated earlier, the connection between the Aveek E1 and galaxy S23plus was inconsistent. Let's talk a moment about when a connection was successful. We would evoke Facebook live for a service, someone would always monitor Facebook live to assure there was audio. Unfortunately, audio would maintain the proper level for the audience to listen for about 20 seconds, then the level dropped. I believe that the galaxy S23 plus Facebook driver, was redirecting the connection to the internal microphone.

The major confusion occurs when you are not sure if the USB-C connection which is DIGITAL mind you was using the external (USB) microphone. In the case of the recording device, if the driver does not redirect the microphone input to the USB-C port, the recording will come directly from the galaxy S23 plus internal microphone.

This was part of the inconsistency that was somewhat annoying. Not know immediately if the USB connection was directing audio from the internal or external (USB) microphone.

Now, why not connect this device with audio cables, because controlling audio levels is horrible. The USB-C technology is digital, and the volume level is established by design.

Lastly, when testing with a recording device on the galaxy S23 Plus, there was a horrible signal /noise ratio. Signal / noise should be 5 db or more. Else, the device should provide additional frequencies, that can be changed, to deal with surrounding RF transmissions.

It would be hard to describe the noise recorded on the galaxy S23Plus other than a louder than desired 200 hz frequency. The noise which was at least 5db and under would phase in and out. Mind you, this occurred on all 3 devices that I tested.

I would gladly test another device from Gbest-Us if they could test the device first before they shipped it to me. I believe this mixer combines all of the required characteristics for streaming live video.

By the way, a simple calculation would reveal that this in not 300 watts true RMS. It's even larger than peak power. No one would use a 300 watts peak to peak to evaluate the power of the amplifier. let's use this formula P = V*I

power adapter

given:

20v @ 3 A

P = 20V * 3A P = 60watts RMS. Let's say a 4 ohm speaker P = V²/R P = 20v ^2 / 4 ohms P = 100wats RMS. Peak would be 100 / .707 P = 141watts peak to peak.

Michael

Rosieminnie

November 29, 2023

Nice little Mixer

This is a really great mixer. I used it at an event recently and it saved our but. I really like it. I am new to doing audio and video work So it takes me so much longer to figure out those things.

At the event someone else set it up and the mikes worked well. I have not used all the features int he mixer yet as I am still learning. I have watched a lot of YouTube videos and plan to work with it further during the holiday. I really love this so far.

I wish I knew someone who is good with mixers, they will probably give a better review. I will say though, as a novice, this is great and I can’t wait to learn more.

0:48

Jack of all trades, master of none?

It took me so long to check out this little mixer after receiving it that I had forgotten that it came with so many features. So when I plugged in a USB flash disk to test out its MP3 playback, I was surprised to hear a female voice talk to me and say "Bluetooth ready to connect" since I didn't remember it supported BT connections. I switched to testing the BT feature at that point, which worked effortlessly.

Indeed, this 4 channel mixer comes with a built-in amp, a simple effects loop, 2 wireless microphones with rechargeable batteries, XLR and TRS inputs, stereo RCA and TRS outputs, plus PC connectivity (both for playback and recording). You can also record directly to a flash disk via the same USB port. All of that comes in a size not much bigger than a thick hardcover book. I'm inclined to call it a "jack of all trades" type of machine, yet unfortunately it also seems to follow the next part of this old saying that goes "yet master of none"...

The wireless connection for the microphones are good enough, there's no crossover or unwanted reception elements. Both mikes are routed through channel one, which allows you to use channel 2 for a third (wired) one or an instrument cable if needed. Channels 3 and 4 are for line inputs or an RCA connection. (I believe when you're using MP3 or Bluetooth sources, they also go through Channels 3+4.)

You can use built-in Reverb & Delay effects for one or more channels and adjust the effect levels (though not individually). Effects can also apply to the external MP3 sources. There's a small LED screen that helps select between MP3/BT/etc. modes, and Play/Stop/Next/Rewind buttons for the MP3 player.

OK, but how does it sound? Well, that's where the "master of none" thing gets in the picture. First, this is strictly a P.A. mixer, so don't get your hopes up for high fidelity. In my experience, both the inputs and the external music sounded kind of "muddy", but this is quite subjective and it may highly depend on the quality of the speaker you're using. (It's also possible that the main output is cleaner than the speaker outs, but I haven't tested this.) The output power also doesn't feel anything like 350 watts (or I would have clipped my 100W speakers during testing).

So, my suggestion is to go for this mixer if portability and the wireless microphones are a requirement for your use case. Even though the power feels less than advertised, it's good enough to satisfy something like a Starbucks-size room. Since the power requirement for this is only 15-20V DC at 3 amperes, you might even be able to feed it from a portable power source. However, if you're looking for something that's more clean and music oriented, you might want to go for something with less bells and whistles and without a built-in amplifier.

Prep4Survival Recommendations

September 20, 2023

Nice mixer with awesome mics.

I was pleasantly surprised with the build quality and rhe sound quality of this mixer and wireless microphone setup.

I have a past as an audio tech and mixing live music performances, so I do have a fairly qualified opinion.

For my teenagers' garage band, the quality is amazingly good.

I was happy to see that the mics used 18650 batteries (included) and they are REMOVABLE! Add to that the USB-C charger ports on the mic and it is a total win-win.

SparkyMe

September 10, 2023

Basic.

This 3:1 music/sound mixer has lots of capabilities. However, This items performance is basic compared to similar branded products. It is selling at cheaper price which can be enjoyed if you want one.

Not professional quality, but for the price a decent value

I have always wanted to get a home mixing board to use with video or audio recordings I do for Audible and YouTube, and when I saw this I thought "For $200 I can't go too wrong". When I received it I never had a "This is awesome" moment, more like "Yeah, it was only 200 bucks". This is a decent value as long as you set your expectations correctly - it is not professional or even prosumer level, but it works fairly well. I really don't like the humongous rechargeable batteries in the mikes - I wish they had just left it at AA so I can provide my own. Once these things go out, I have no idea how to replace them. Karaoke with two people kind of works, but you can't level the 2 mikes separately. Blue tooth playback sounds great, but is hard to use. At least it does support phantom power.

Peter W

August 22, 2023

Decent sound, effects are just ok, mics are good in a pinch

This 4 channel sound mixer with built-in amplifier is great for home parties or karaoke but don't expect to much out of this. The mixing controls are good and can level out the sound between the channels, but you can't control the individual wireless mics as they are both on channel one on the mixer. There is a USB memory stick recording function ion it but in order to get that to work you first need to have an MP3 on the memory stick for it to see there is storage. MP3 recordings are in 128kb/s 32bit MONO at a sampling rate of 48000Hz so it will pickup pretty much anything going though the mixer. But you can only use the recording function if you are not connected to bluetooth to play music. It's a one or the other function and the bluetooth functions very well and sound comes out pretty good and clear. The amplifier function does put out a lot of power into my 6.5" speakers and it can get very loud without any clipping even on max setting so it is pretty impressive as to the loudness of this little mixer. Playing music from the USB storage is somewhat challenging as it will read the files by time as they were loaded onto the USB stick. It will play the files one at a time and then on the last one, it will just start over and that is a nice feature if you plan on having the same theme going over and over but there is no way to disable the repeat function so it will play endlessly.

Pretty Bad

I wanted to like this, but it's pretty bad. I started to say horrible. The first thing I noticed is, when you press the buttons on the mic, you can hear a click. The overall quality of the sound of the microphones isn't good either. I would imagine it's a fairly low frequency response. And there's distortion - just too easy to overdrive. If you speak or sing loudly, even if the levels are turned down, it distorts. Both mics are on channel one and there's no way to adjust them independently. Who wants two microphones that when you turn one down, the other goes down too? What were they thinking? But when I connected my own XLR mic, the sound was worse. I didn't try a corded XLR. I have a wireless Audio Technica System 10 mic - and it was horrible through this thing. I also tried a condenser mic with a 1/4 inch plug. It sounded better - usable, but not as good as with another small mixer I have. But yes, with a corded 1/4 inch mic, this is usable. The effects sound okay and the MP3 through Bluetooth sounds okay, too. So, this is something you could get by with if you used an MP3 player and corded 1/4 mics. I did not try the amp with just speakers. I just tried the mixer with my own amp. But it's not something I'll be using at all. The included mics are not good and my other expensive XLR mics with it are even worse. So, this is less than one star as far as I'm concerned.