Intellitouch Freedom One Wireless System plus Tuner, WT1

I get to not worry about stepping on guitar cables as I stand in the little area I have available to me while I play in the Praise Team at church.I've actually knocked my bass off of it's stand once because of snagging the cable with my big ol' foot. No more worries about that.The transmitter battery died on me during the beginning of a song once but I had a spare battery in my pocket and had changed batteries and was back playing by the end of the first verse.The range is long enough for me to walk 6 to eight pews back to get away from the floor monitors and hear what the mix in the overheads sound like.I tend to stay put once service starts so my real need for this was just to not be standing on guitar cables.The sound is great, at least as good as my mogami instrument cable and I don't experience any latency (lag) between what I play and when the sound emerges.I have an effects box with a built in tuner so I haven't used the tuner on this more than a couple of times but in those instances the tuner seemed harder to use than I'd like but I like the functionality of it - red faced until you're in tune and then it's green faced.I am VERY happy with this purchase.

I've used this for about a year now, but i've gone through 3 sets of these during the year. However, I don't discount this product though, because it is very unique in the market.Pros:- It's the most portable wireless guitar system in the market right now (except for the Joyo version, whose receiver is as small as the transmitter, but I don't really think that's suitable for live stage use.).- It's the only system on Amazon that uses a 180 degree swivel 1/4" jack on it's transmitter. (design-wise, will fit all acoustics, electrics and basses.)- It's the only system that uses a strap-less micro transmitter (plugs directly onto guitar jack,no need to strap it to your guitar strap) that works in digital right now. (Others like AKG and Nady all still operating in UHF analogue)- It's one of the few wireless systems that can work off batteries, both transmitter and receiver.- It's a stompbox design. (Greatest way to design a transmitter in my opinion.. it's just so versatile in that form factor!)- The transmitter's a micro direct-to-guitar design. No need to strap to belt or guitar strap. I can't emphasize it's advantage enough. For a quick setup and teardown, I think this is really the MOST convenient way to get wireless in your gigs. (Even the Line 6 G30 is twice as big, and needs to strap on, though it's light.) I feel this should be the form factor for all wireless guitar transmitters going forward. And though I think there's very little chance of it being knocked off the guitar, I do agree that a traditional strap on transmitter will be ultimately safer for critical performances.- Receiver will work with a large voltage range: 5v-12v. I've tessted it myself with a multimeter and a variable power supply. Once it hits below 4.5v, distortion in signal occurs.- sound quality is very good to my ears. and 24bit processing does help with the dynamics here.Now I'll list the cons:- It's not that reliable. I used the first set for 10 months before the transmitter started to turn off intermittently. The 2nd set lasted me 2 months before the transmitter would not pick up any signal from the 1/4" jack, and the 3rd replacement set had the same problem as the latter upon arrival from amazon. I feel that the transmitter QC is not good, since all 3 times I've had problems with the transmitter.- The receiver will not turn on when you plug in the power/switch on the power switch for the first time. the LCD will flash for a second before it fades away. You will have to plug it in/switch the switch a second time, before it will turn on permanently. This is likely a power design issue, which confirmed my suspicion when the same problem persisted in all my 3 units. Though I think it's a non-issue for me, since I use it by itself, I think that those who use pedalboards will find it very troublesome to have to manually turn this unit on a 2nd time, esp if your pedalboard is configured to hide all the wires.Conclusion:I really like the Freedom One's design alot. Seriously. Extremely portable and sounds good while it works. Transmitter works up to 10 hours, which is another plus. Not having to strap the transmitter to my belt, or strap, or into my pocket really is a HUGE advantage. With a pocket transmitter in my pocket, I'll have to unplug my cable everytime I take off the guitar. To solve that problem I'd have to strap the transmitter to the guitar strap. And if I strap it to the guitar strap, it will drop to the ground in a loud thud whenever I hang my guitar on the stand (not good for transmitter longevity). SoI think for church/stage musicians who have to go off and on stage regularly, this is an important point.I really am sad about returning my 3rd and final unit, because as much as I love it's design, reliability ultimately is the most important aspect of a wireless system for live use. I wish that Intellitouch would make a new model with better transmitter reliability/receiver power design, to solve the problems I faced. After much deliberation and thinking, I decided that to go for another brand of wireless system.However for non-critical applications (practice, home use, recording maybe), the Freedom One is really has the best design out there in the market. I give it top marks for design and concept, low marks for QC and power design.

I bought the Intellitouch Freedom One with the idea of quieter connectivity, and mobility for me as a guitar player. The transparency in the sound was also a feature that I was attracted to. Unfortunately I found that the unit isn't quieter than a quality guitar cable, and it also isn't transparent-sound, there's a compressed and slightly flat-tone to the signal. There was one more unfortunate unwanted issue, with an audible delay in the signal, approximately 1/4 a second even when standing right beside the receiver. The range is also not impressive and there's lost signal at more than 5ft and any obstruction makes it worse. Given that Mark Whitfield praises his, I bought one... only to find that it misses the mark completely.

I love this thing! I play acoustic and my amp is usually near me so a guitar cable would easily reach, but this thing gives me so much more freedom as I'm sitting to pick it up off stand and put it back. I like how there is no transmitter pack to attach to my pocket either - just a small transmitter that plugs into the guitar and can actually fold 90 degrees. No degradation in sound either. Doesn't have much distance though - maybe 40 or 50 feet max before it starts cutting out. Receiver takes 9V battery - transmitter takes 1 AAA battery. They last at least 3 hours. I'm happy I bought it.

Way too susceptible to interference. These days we are all surrounded, especially in public places, with all sorts of radio wave/wifi/bluetooth/cellular sources. I tried it in my house and with my band and couldn't get a continuously strong signal, even close to the receiver. Great idea whose time hasn't come yet.

Brilliant for my home use. For the price you would have a job to beat this unit.