Posted by Steve King on 09/26/06 18:31

"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote in message
news:4nt9c3Fbbp4kU1@individual.net...
> "Kapil" wrote ...
>>I have a panasonic dvx100a camera and I am planning to do outdoor shows
>> for television broadcast.
>>
>> Could you reccomend which wireless microphone would be a good option.
>
> Any wireless microphone that costs less than $400~500
> is a cheap plastic toy and you will regret throwing away
> your money on it. People who do sound for big-time TV
> & movie production would think that $1500~2000 is the
> minimum price for a "decent" wireless microphone. Likely
> many people reading this have a box in the closet/basement
> full of discarded toy plastic junk wireless microphones.
>
>> Would it be best to buy two seperate transmiters and recievers or is it
>> better to have a dual reciever.
>
> I'd rather not have all my eggs in the one basket.
> If something happens to the receiver, BOTH of your
> systems are dead.
>
>> I am just out of college and I dont have much money to spare.
>
> Then don't waste it on junker toy plastic wireless mics.
> Live without them, or rent them as needed.
>
> At least that is my opinion based on personal use in the field,
> and from observing the comments of the professionals on
> news:rec.arts.movies.production.sound
>
> Others here may have different opinions.

Pretty much what Richard said... The microphone that gets the best reports
in the low end category is the Sennheiser G2 series. I have a couple that
I've been happy with.

Steve King

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