What are the best lavaliere microphones with XL-R jacks? Links where to find them & best price/quality wins!
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http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/AudioTechnica-AT831B-Lavaliere-Condenser-Microphone?sku=270467
Or as Sweetwater Sound puts it... "Twist 'em, hang 'em, slide 'em just about anywhere-you get great sound with the UNI-POINT SERIES, the world's biggest tiny microphones! The Uni-Point Series has a sterling reputation among musicians, broadcasters, and other audio professionals for delivering pure, clear sound amplification without being obtrusive or distracting. While musicians often use these small clip-ons for clean acoustic guitar pick-up, the applications of the Uni-Point Series go far beyond instrument miking. Television announcers, theater performers, lecturers and more use the Uni-Point mics for discrete, unmarred voice amplification. These provide the ultimate in high-intelligibility for public speakers and announcers, while the sturdy clip frees up your speaker's hands for a more expressive presentation..."
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AT831b/
And here's the tech sheet...
http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pdf/spec/270467.pdf
And if you really want to you can keep an eye out on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Audio-Technica-AT831B-Condenser-Instrument-Microphone_W0QQitemZ370098140642QQihZ024QQcategoryZ41466QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247
Years of personal experience
Musicians Friend and SweetWater Sound
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This is what we use at the company I work for, we never have problems with them, the mic is supprisingly durable, it survives lots of rough handling by our customers, and most importantly it provides accurate sound.
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-PGX14-Wireless-Instrument-System-with-Lavalier?sku=270671
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-SLX-Lavaliere-WL185-Wireless-System?sku=270599
This is Shures same essential product 1 and 2 steps down from the professional product I linked 2 first, each knocks about $200 off. I don't have personal experience with either but Shure is an excelent brand and I can't imagine you having any problems with them if the pro-level model is out of your budget.
2 years of nearly daily use of shure wireless microphones working at a professional a/v company
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http://www.sweetwater.com/c994--Lavalier_Wireless_Mics_and_Systems/name
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M$For wireless and mains powered, I would recommend you go with the Shure bodypacks and receivers. The best of their systems is the UHF-R series, you would need a UR4S receiver and a UR1 bodypack. You could cheap out a touch and go with the ULX or SLX systems if you wanted. I forget which ones are but some of their cheaper models are actually plastic bodypacks so if ruggedness is a concern, definitely go with the higher end ones.
The absolute best sounding capsules that you can use with those bodypacks are the DPA capsules. They sound phenomenal - miles ahead of anything anyone else here has listed... but they are very expensive. But you did say "best"! You can use those DPA capsules straight into an XLR plug, or go into any number of other adaptors into wireless bodypacks of almost any brand.
They truly do sound amazing compared to the stock capsules that come with the Shure bodypacks - I honestly thought that somebody was talking into a studio condenser mic the first time I heard one being used. That's not to say that the Shure ones are horrid - they're not. But the DPA are just SO much better.
Whatever you get as far as wireless, you want something with what is called "dual diversity" - this means you have two antennas picking up the signal at slightly different points and so effectively it is harder for you to fall out of reception range.
No store links, because I'm not in the USA and have no ideas where to start.
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Ok - I noticed one of your other questions is about an HD camcorder - so I'll assume you're in the market for a battery powered receiver. Correct?
So, I don't think Shure make a wireless bodypack receiver... the brand I would next try would be Sennheiser - and just so you know, you can use DPA capsules with the Sennheiser stuff too!
Check out the 3000/5000 series, along with the EK324 receiver, there are a range of bodypack transmitters for you to choose from.
http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/home_en.nsf/root/professional_wireless-microphone-systems_broadcast-eng-film
I haven't been too satisfied with the answers to this question, mainly because a lot of these models seem cumbersome, and are not ideal. For me, a best answer includes description, images, pricing and links... and a suitable option. I feel like I still have not gotten the answer I was looking for, so for that I have to pick "NO BEST ANSWER" on this one. No hard feelings.
What's so cumbersome about the Sennheiser stuff?
You basically didn't include enough information in the original question, so of course everyone was recommending all sorts of crap.
Even "Best lavalier mic with XLR jack under $____, must be battery powered?" would have yielded better results.
Just make sure it's not a 44-BC, which is a model meant to use with Sony Wireless Belt Packs, and will be effectively useless without one.
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http://www.sweetwater.com/c994--Lavalier_Wireless_Mics_and_Systems
Explain to the sales guy what you're trying to accomplish and your budget, they'll give you the pros and cons of various options.
Plus, you can click all over their site, read the copy and get an education on anything they sell.
I used to deal with them a few times a year for a community theatre. These guys will spend the time to make sure you know what your getting and how it's going to fit with your current setup.
I'm a happy customer from years ago. I still get a christmas card from them every year and a catalog every few months.
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They are available through B&H Video in New York http://www.bhphotovideo.com
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http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/lavs_brockett.html
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Well, XLR doesn't remove wireless from the options, all the battery powered receivers that I've used are able to go into XLR.
However, you're right - XLR makes me think "install", not ENG or filmmaking.
I think you meant to choose "not fair". You said to choose no best answer was fair, but refuted that in your comment.
Hi hit the wrong button.. I meant it was not fair to choose no best answer!! The microphone I was suggesting can be battery pack or phantom power. When you mentioned XLR connections that removed wireless from the options. You had very good suggestions. The question may have been bad, but the answers were quite good. The link I included for MusiciansFriend had about the best price I found.