lac mic for g2 wireless system + wired?

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watson

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I recently picked up a g2 wireless system. Like said, the mic with it is alright, but not the greatest. I know a lot of people recommend the countryman mic as a replacement. But my questions is: Are there any mics that i can use as a wired mic and also with the g2 wireless system? I wouldn't mind dropping $200 - 400 on a nice lav mic if i can use it both with the g2 system and as a wired mic. Does the countryman mic do this? Any thoughts? Thanks!

andrew
 
You can buy an Ambient Eumel adapter from TrewAudio that converts the standard Sennheiser G2 Lav Mic mini-plug connector to a XLR connector. I bought one here in Toronto for $135 Canadian from TrewAudio, and it works great!

After buying a G2 system, I ditched the Sennheiser lav and bought a Sanken COS-11x lav and a TRAM 50 lav. Both mics are significantly better than the piece of junk that Sennheiser includes. The Sanken sounds a lot like a HQ condenser mic, but picks up quite a bit of room ambient. The TRAM has much less high end compared to the Sanken, but rejects most of the room ambient, so it's great in noisy situations.

Eventually I will buy a second G2 system, and will add a Sonotrim lav to go with it. ( Sonotrim is supposed to sound like an improved TRAM 50, with a better high end )

I've also tried the Countryman EMW, which was extremely bright sounding compared to the TRAM 50, but for noisy rooms I liked the TRAM better.

FYI, Trew also sells a great little translucent "pill-box" storage case for lav mics, which has about 6 little dividers to store different mounting do-dads.
 
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DPA has all kinds of interchangeable connectors for their miniature/lavalier mics. I have a pair of 4060 mics with both XLR and Senn G2 connectors.
 
Sennheiser MKE-2

Sennheiser MKE-2

Your absolutely right, the standard mic that comes with the EW series is a piece of junk, certainly unuseable for any kind of film work. I bought the MKE-2 series high quality lav and I am very plesed with the results; I feel like I have a high quality system now, even though it is not. Here is a sample from a commercial shoot I did last week: http://www.soundchaser.ca/sample3.html
BTW: The sibilence displayed on the sample was also prevalent on the 416 boom mic...just the characteristics of the talent's voice.
Note: If you go this route do not buy the MKE-2 Gold. It is more expensive, has lower sensitivity and was designed for the high SPL of theatre. The Sennheiser MKE-2 series also comes with different caps for variable frequency response, such as under clothes and the locking mini plug option which is very important if your running the G2 system.
 
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