Posted by Rick Merrill on 05/31/06 19:43

blackburst@aol.com wrote:

> peter wrote:
>
>><blackburst@aol.com> wrote in message
>
> If you're concerned about your wireless
>
>>>mic being abused, get the buttend transmitter, and mate it up with a
>>>cheapie, like a Behringer XM8500.
>>
>>Good suggestion.
>>When I need more vocal mics, I will buy XM8500 instead of SM58. It looks
>>nice and the reviews aren't bad.
>
>
> I gotta tell ya, I love these things. (Uh-oh, I hear another Behringer
> debate coming...) I got the things from Musician's Friend at 3 for
> $60., so I bought a total of 12. I A/Bed them with an SM58. Lo and
> behold, very competitive sound, and even a slight boost in crispness
> from the XM8500. Rugged, with case and clip. And about 1/5 the price of
> the SM58. And disposable, if need be.
>

I happen to like the audio automatic zoom mics! They change the spread
depening upon the zoom of the camera itself! (they only attach via
smartshoe)

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