CAME-TV KUMINIK8 PRO Now Shipping – 30-Hour Runtime, 518m Range, and $128 per Headset

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by Johnnie BehiriSeptember 9^th, 2026

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CAME-TV has put the KUMINIK8 PRO on sale, and the shipping specification is not quite the one we were shown at NAB 2026: remote headset runtime has doubled to 30 hours, rated line-of-sight range has crept up to 518m / 1,700ft, and a single master or remote unit now costs $128. Nine users still share three switchable talk groups with no hub in the network, and a HUB PRO expansion is due at IBC 2026 to push that ceiling higher.

When we first handled the KUMINIK8 PRO at NAB 2026, Frank Zhan of CAME-TV walked us through a pre-production sample and quoted 15 hours of runtime, roughly 500m of open range, and no pricing at all. The company expected to ship in about two months. That timeline slipped, but the product that finally landed carries a meaningfully better set of numbers than the one on the show floor, which is not the direction these things usually travel. The KUMINIK8 PRO sits at the top of CAME-TV’s intercom range, above the original KUMINIK8, the compact WAERO Pro, and the wearable NANO pod.

What changed between the show floor and the shop

The runtime figure is the headline revision. CAME-TV now rates remote headsets at 30 hours of operation, with the master unit falling in a 7- to 30-hour band depending on how many remotes are paired to it. That second number deserves attention, because it is the one that will strand you. A master running a full nine-headset network sits at the bottom of that range, which is a short day by the standards of a location shoot, and the master is the unit that holds the whole network together. Anyone building a large kit should plan to swap the master battery at lunch rather than trusting the 30-hour figure on the box.

Range has also been restated, from the roughly 500m we were quoted at NAB to 518m / 1,700ft in open line of sight, with dual antennas on each headset. CAME-TV frames that as a radius rather than a point-to-point distance: the master acts as the signal bridge, so two remotes positioned on opposite sides of a centrally placed master can, by the company’s account, sit up to twice that distance apart. Placing the master in the middle of the working area matters more on this system than on a belt-pack architecture with a dedicated base station.

One number is still missing. CAME-TV had not completed weight testing on the pre-production unit at NAB, and the shipping product pages do not publish a figure either. For an over-ear headset that a boom operator or 1st AC may wear for twelve hours, that is not a trivial omission, and it is the single spec we would want before committing to a nine-unit purchase.

Sidetone, and the hoarse-voice problem it solves

The feature CAME-TV leads with is sidetone, toggled by a short press of the button in the center of the earcup. The reasoning, as the company explains it in its own product video, is specific rather than abstract: on a loud event site you cannot hear whether your voice is actually being transmitted, so you compensate by talking louder, and by the end of a full day of activities your throat can turn hoarse. Sidetone feeds a portion of your own voice back into the earcups so you can hear yourself speaking at a normal level.

It can be switched off, which matters for the other end of the spectrum. CAME-TV points to quiet meeting recordings as the case where sidetone becomes a distraction, and says the boom microphone is sensitive enough for whispered communication. Sidetone is a KUMINIK8 PRO feature specifically; the WAERO Pro does not list it.

Noise handling comes from a dual-microphone ENC array on the boom, which CAME-TV says identifies environmental noise automatically rather than requiring a user setting. That puts it broadly in line with the Accsoon CoMo II, which pairs dual-mic ENC with an additional AI-assisted noise reduction layer. CAME-TV also repeats its zero-latency claim for the 1.9GHz DECT link, a phrase that appears across this whole product category and one we would treat as shorthand for imperceptible rather than literal.

Three groups and one button that overrides them

Group control is handled by dedicated A, B, and C buttons on the earcup, with a two-second long press switching a headset between them. Camera, grip, electric, and production can each hold their own channel without talking over one another, which is the practical argument for three groups over the WAERO Pro’s two.

The master unit adds a broadcast function on the MF button. Press and hold, and the master’s voice reaches every group at once; release it, and each group drops back to its own private conversation. That is the standard all-call behavior working crews expect, and having it as a momentary hold rather than a latching mode is the right choice for an AD calling a reset. Master units are marked in red and remotes in blue, a small thing that saves five minutes of guesswork when nine identical headsets come out of the same case.

An 18500 cell instead of a proprietary pack

Power comes from a universal 18500 lithium cell rated at 2400mAh, swappable in seconds without tools. CAME-TV’s argument is that crews can buy replacements locally instead of hunting a proprietary spare mid-shoot, and in principle that is the right call. In practice, the 18500 format is less widely stocked at retail than 18650 or AA cells, so we would check availability in your own market before treating it as a genuine advantage. The WAERO Pro uses NB-6L cells, and the NANO has a sealed internal battery, so the three tiers do not share spares.

There is a USB-C port on each headset for charging, and it supports pass-through operation, meaning a headset can run from a power bank while the internal cell charges. On a long event day, that turns the runtime question into a cable-management question instead.

The audio port, and one spec that does not line up

Each KUMINIK8 PRO carries a 3.5mm audio jack that works as both an input and an output. Audio fed in is monitored only by that headset’s wearer, so a sound mixer can pipe a program feed or a playback source into their own ears without pushing it across the intercom network. The output side can drive an external speaker, which CAME-TV demonstrates by wiring a headset into a powered monitor.

Here is where the documentation contradicts itself. The KUMINIK8 PRO product page states that two groups can be linked with a 3.5mm TRRS cable to reach 16 users, while CAME-TV’s own intercom FAQ specifies a 3.5mm TRS port on the KUMINIK8 PRO and reserves the TRRS interface for the NANO. A three-conductor TRS jack cannot carry the fourth conductor a TRRS link would require. The FAQ also routes teams above nine users toward the forthcoming HUB PRO rather than a cable link. If cable-linking two masters into a 16-user network is the reason you are buying, confirm the port wiring with CAME-TV before ordering.

HUB PRO, older headsets, and regional versions

The expansion story lands at IBC 2026 in Amsterdam this week. CAME-TV says a single HUB PRO will support up to 16 headsets, and two linked HUB PRO units will carry 32, which is the answer for productions that outgrow the hub-free nine-user configuration. Usefully, the HUB PRO is specified to work with WAERO, KUMINIK8, WAERO PRO, KUMINIK8 PRO and NANO remotes, so a mixed inventory accumulated over several years should still land on one network.

Backward compatibility runs the other way too. CAME-TV states that original KUMINIK8 and WAERO remote headsets will pair with a KUMINIK8 PRO or WAERO Pro master, so an existing kit can be upgraded by replacing the master unit alone rather than the entire set. Frequency selection is not user-adjustable; the system picks its own channel using frequency hopping. Buyers need to choose the correct regional version, with US and EU variants plus dedicated builds for Japan, Brazil, and Taiwan, since the operating frequencies differ to satisfy local regulations and stay clear of emergency services.

Range and endurance instead of low weight

Against the wider field, the KUMINIK8 PRO’s pitch is range and endurance rather than weight. The Accsoon CoMo II tops out at 400m / 1,312ft with 17-hour remotes and 10-hour hosts, but publishes a 170g / 6oz per-headset figure that CAME-TV does not match with any number of its own. For teams that need to scale past 32 users, the Hollyland Solidcom H1 remains the reference point at up to 80 belt packs, as we covered in our guide to choosing a wireless intercom system.

Pricing is linear across most of the range. A single master or remote headset is $128, down from a $141 list price, and multi-packs follow at $256 for two, $384 for three, $512 for four, $640 for five, $768 for six, and $896 for seven. The eight-pack breaks the pattern at $999 rather than $1,024, and the nine-pack returns to $1,152. Mixed bundles pair headsets with NANO pods: four headsets plus two NANO units cost $732, seven plus two NANO come to $1,116, and the largest configuration of 16 headsets plus two NANO units is $1,988. All configurations are available now from the CAME-TV webshop, with free shipping to North America, most of Europe, and much of Asia.

Would a 30-hour headset change your kit list, or are you holding out for the HUB PRO to scale past nine users? Don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments below!