ULX-D®
Digital Wireless Systems
SKU: ULX-D
Uncompromising Digital Wireless Audio
- 24-bit/48 kHz digital audio that delivers incredibly clear and accurate reproduction of the source material
- 20 Hz–20 kHz frequency range with flat response
- Greater than 120 dB dynamic range through the analog outputs
- 130 dB dynamic range (typical) using Dante and AES67 digital networked audio
- 60 dB of adjustable system gain easily accessible from the receiver front panel
- No transmitter gain adjustments needed: optimized for any input source
- Wide selection of trusted Shure Microphones
Extremely Efficient and Reliable RF Performance
- Up to 64 MHz overall tuning range (region dependent)
- Up to 17 active transmitters in one 6 MHz TV channel (23 on an 8 MHz TV channel)
- High Density mode enables up to 47 active transmitters in one 6 MHz TV channel (63 in one 8 MHz TV channel), with no audio quality degradation
- Rock-solid signal stability with no audio artifacts over the entire 100 meter line-of-sight range using standard supplied ½ wave antennas
- Selectable 1, 10, and 20 mW transmitter RF output power (comparable to 5 times the analog RF output power equivalent)
- Optimized scanning automatically finds, prioritizes, and selects the cleanest frequencies available
Scalable, Intelligent Hardware
- Single (half-rack), Dual, and Quad (full-rack) receiver form factors for any size installation
- AES 256-bit encryption equipped for secure wireless transmission
- Ethernet networking for streamlined setup across multiple receivers
- Wireless Workbench® 6 software compatible for advanced frequency coordination, monitoring, and control
- Comprehensive 3rd party control and monitoring across subnets
- AXT600 Axient® Spectrum Manager compatibility
- Rugged metal housing on both transmitters and receiver
- Dual and Quad receivers additionally feature:
- RF cascade ports, internal power supply, and dual Ethernet ports
- Dante and AES67 digital networked audio over Ethernet
- Bodypack frequency diversity ensures uninterrupted audio for mission-critical applications
- Audio summing routes audio signal to multiple outputs
Shure Advanced Power Management
- Adapted from industry-leading Axient rechargeable technology
- Lithium-Ion chemistry and intelligent Shure battery circuitry results in rechargeable batteries with zero memory effect and precision metering
- Provides ULX-D transmitters with unmatched 11+ hours of performance time
- Transmitters and receivers display remaining battery life in hours and minutes accurate to within 15 minutes
- AA backwards compatibility
Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless offers uncompromising 24-bit audio clarity and extremely efficient RF performance with single, dual, and quad channel receivers for any size professional sound reinforcement application.
Scalable, intelligent hardware delivers the best performing digital wireless available, with a wide selection of trusted Shure microphones to choose from. Unmatched spectrum efficiency enables a dramatic increase in the number of simultaneous active transmitters on one TV channel, with rock-solid signal over the entire range. Optional rechargeable accessories eliminate the need for disposable batteries while offering extended run time and metering accuracy in hours and minutes. For secure transmission, all ULX-D components include AES-256 encryption.
Generations ahead of any other available system in its class, ULX-D brings a new level of performance to professional sound reinforcement.
Read our blog post Wireless Audio Software Trends and Shure Updates for a rundown on how Wireless Workbench® and ShurePlus™ Channels software enhance the capabilities of Shure wireless systems and make remote monitoring easier.
Learn more about the reasons to choose UHF or VHF in our blog post The Search for Spectrum: Wireless Systems in the VHF Band.
Shure Product Benefits
ULX-D pushes wireless audio further. More streamlined. Higher density. Up to 47 systems running simultaneously within 6 MHz. That’s one reason it’s become the standard bearer for installed digital wireless. And you can hear it in crystal clear performances around the world.
- Multiple spectrum options, including VHF, UHF, 900 ISM, 1.2 GHz (Japan only), and 1.5 GHz and 1.8 GHz (Europe only)
- Multiple transmitter types including handheld, bodypack, boundary, and gooseneck options
- Choice of receiver type (single, dual, or quad)
- Monitoring and control functionality from Wireless Workbench® 6, SystemOn, and ShurePlus™ Channels apps.
- Dual and quad receivers include DANTE™ digital audio networking
- Dante Domain Manager (DDM) compatible for managing enterprise-wide Dante audio network deployments
True to the source
The 24-bit digital audio and the wide frequency response capture the sound as clearly and accurately as it was produced.
Scalable control
The network is always yours to command with proven Shure tools like Wireless Workbench®, SystemOn, Axient Spectrum Manager, as well as AMX & Crestron integration and Dante audio.
Secure sound
Confidentiality is ensured via AES-256 encryption that generates a randomized key for each use.
Networked, intelligent charging
ULX-D transmitters use either AA batteries or our intelligent rechargeable solutions for up to 9 hours of use. Battery life and charge status can be monitored remotely from Shure software. So power is always on your side.

Components
- ULXD4-GVDigital Wireless Receiver
- ULXD4Q-GVQuad-Channel Digital Wireless Receiver
- ULXD4D-GVDual-Channel Digital Wireless Receiver
- ULXD4QQuad-Channel Digital Wireless Receiver$6,453.00
- ULXD4DDual-Channel Digital Wireless Receiver$3,226.00
- ULXD4Digital Wireless Receiver$1,127.00
- ULXD1Digital Bodypack TransmitterFrom$567.00
- ULXD8Wireless Gooseneck Base Transmitter$553.00
- ULXD6Wireless Boundary Microphone Transmitter$609.00
- ULXD2/K8Digital Handheld Transmitter with KSM8 Capsule$1,169.00
- ULXD2/SM58Digital Handheld Transmitter with SM58 Capsule$609.00
- ULXD2/B58Digital Handheld Transmitter with Beta 58A Capsule$714.00
- ULXD2/KSM9Digital Handheld Transmitter with KSM9 Capsule$1,353.00
- ULXD2/KSM9HSDigital Handheld Transmitter with KSM9HS Capsule$1,353.00
- ULXD2/B87ADigital Handheld Transmitter with Beta 87A Capsule$811.00
- ULXD2/B87CDigital Handheld Transmitter with Beta 87C Capsule$811.00
- ULXD2/SM86Digital Handheld Transmitter with SM86 Capsule$714.00
- ULXD2/SM87Digital Handheld Transmitter with SM87 Capsule$811.00
- ULXD2/N8CDigital Handheld Transmitter with Nexadyne™ 8/C Capsule
- ULXD2/N8SDigital Handheld Transmitter with Nexadyne™ 8/S Capsule
- ULXD2/K11Digital Handheld Wireless Microphone Transmitter with KSM11 Capsule
Accessories
- SB900BRechargeable Lithium-Ion BatteryCurrent price: Original price:
- SBC200Dual Docking Recharging StationFROMCurrent price: Original price:
- SBC2202-Bay Networked Docking Charger
- SBC2502-Bay Networked Charging Station
- SBC8008-Up Battery ChargerCurrent price: Original price:
- SBC4504-bay Networked Docking StationFROMCurrent price: Original price:
- SBC8508-bay Networked Docking StationFROMCurrent price: Original price:
- SBC2102-Bay Battery Charger
- SBC10-100USB single battery charger for SB900 or SB900B BatteryCurrent price: Original price:
- SBC-AXCharging module
- SBRCShure Battery Rack Charger$668.00
- SBC-DCDC Volt Adapter
- UA844+Antenna Distribution SystemCurrent price: Original price:
- UA845UWBAntenna Distribution SystemCurrent price: Original price:
- UA834In-Line Antenna AmplifierCurrent price: Original price:
- UA874Active Directional AntennaFROMCurrent price: Original price:
- UA864Wall-Mounted Wideband AntennaCurrent price: Original price:
- PA805Directional AntennaCurrent price: Original price:
- HA-8091Domed Helical AntennaCurrent price: Original price:
- UA860SWBOmnidirectional AntennaCurrent price: Original price:
- UA860VOmnidirectional AntennaCurrent price: Original price:
- UA8½ Wave Dipole AntennaFROMCurrent price: Original price:
- UA7xxReplacement Antennas: UA700, UA700-V, UA710, UA720, UA730, UA700Z17, UA700Z18FROMCurrent price: Original price:
- HA-4540Tour Series (TS) Helical Antenna$599.00
- HA-8089Helical AntennaCurrent price: Original price:
- UA221Passive Antenna SplitterCurrent price: Original price:
- UABIASTIn-Line Power AdapterCurrent price: Original price:
- PS124In-Line Power Supply for Rack-Mountable Shure Wireless Receivers and/or PSM TransmittersFROMCurrent price: Original price:
- PS43Current price: Original price:
- WA310Microphone CableCurrent price: Original price:
- WA3304-Pin Mini ConnectorCurrent price: Original price:
- UA802Coaxial CableCurrent price: Original price:
- UA806Coaxial CableCurrent price: Original price:
- UA8100Coaxial CableCurrent price: Original price:
- UA825Coaxial CableCurrent price: Original price:
- WA302Instrument CableCurrent price: Original price:
- WA304Instrument CableCurrent price: Original price:
- WA305Premium Guitar/Bass Cable with locking threadCurrent price: Original price:
- WA306Instrument CableCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW112Wireless SM58 CartridgeCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW114Wireless SM86 CartridgeCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW116Wireless SM87A CartridgeCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW118Wireless Beta 58A CartridgeCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW120Wireless Beta 87A CartridgeCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW122Wireless Beta 87C CartridgeCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW184Wireless KSM9 CartridgeCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW124Omnidirectional Condenser Capsule (RPW124)Current price: Original price:
- RPW170 KSM8 Wireless Capsule for Nickel Shure TransmittersCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW190Current price: Original price:
- RPW186Wireless KSM9HS CartridgeCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW174KSM8 Wireless Capsule for Black Shure TransmittersCurrent price: Original price:
- RPW188Current price: Original price:
- RPW194Wireless Cardioid Condenser Vocal Microphone Capsule for Shure Handheld Transmitters (Nickel)$899.00
- RPW192Wireless Cardioid Condenser Vocal Microphone Capsule for Shure Handheld Transmitters (Black)Current price: Original price:
- RPW204Nexadyne™ 8/S Supercardioid Dynamic Wireless Capsule for Shure Handheld Transmitters (Black)Current price: Original price:
- RPW206Nexadyne 8/S Supercardioid Dynamic Wireless Capsule for Shure Handheld Transmitters (Nickel)Current price: Original price:
- RPW200Nexadyne 8/C Cardioid Dynamic Wireless Capsule for Shure Handheld Transmitters (Black)Current price: Original price:
- RPW202Nexadyne 8/C Cardioid Dynamic Wireless Capsule for Shure Handheld Transmitters (Nickel)Current price: Original price:
- UA440Front Mount Antenna Rack KitCurrent price: Original price:
- UA505Antenna Mounting Bracket KitCurrent price: Original price:
- UA600Front Mount Antenna KitCurrent price: Original price:
- UAMSModular Mute Switch$176.00
- WA360In-Line Audio Mute SwitchCurrent price: Original price:
- WA661Mute Switch for 1 BodypackCurrent price: Original price:
- WA662Mute Switch for 2 BodypacksCurrent price: Original price:
- WA653Flag ExtenderCurrent price: Original price:
- WA371Microphone clipCurrent price: Original price:
- WA616MID Rings$24.00
- WA555Switch CoverCurrent price: Original price:
- WA570ABelt Pouch for Wireless Bodypack TransmittersCurrent price: Original price:
- WA610Hard Carrying CaseCurrent price: Original price:
Reviews
Further Reading
All About Wireless: Waves and Spectrum
As governments around the world sell off portions of the spectrum, it is becoming important for audio engineers to have a thorough understanding of wireless microphone and IEM technologies. For this reason, Shure have partnered with Entertainment Technology Asia to present a series covering RF Engineering theory.