[FS: General] Like new, pro-quality Sennheiser lav kit: 2 mics, cables, windscreens, etc.

This is a set of two Sennheiser lavaliere mics: one ME 102, and one ME 104, along with three cables, two windscreens, three mounting clips, and a headset boom.

Please note that this set is NOT a complete wireless system. This set includes only the mic capsules, cables, and accessories.

These mic capsules, however, are very high-quality (MSRP of $425 each!), much better than those usually included with wireless packages. These mics can be used with almost any wireless bodypack transmitter you may already have (or are planning to acquire) but understand that you might have to change the bodypack cable connectors to work with the transmitter. The mics can also be used wired (direct to many cameras, or to all mixers/preamps).

Please read this post carefully; it has a lot of information. And if you want to listen to audio samples from the actual mics, just e-mail me.

Here is a list of exactly what is included in this kit:

  • One ME 102 omni-directional mic capsule -- you would use this in most shooting situations.
  • One ME 104 cardioid mic capsule -- this directional capsule is very useful in noisy environments, such as as computer room or busy office, a bustling retail location or outdoors surrounded by traffic.
The mic capsules have a scratch-resistant, anthracite matte finish, and are very small; approximately 6 x 12mm, and weigh about 1 gram. More details and specs can be found on these pages at Sennheiser's website:

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/professional-lavalier-microphone-ME-102-microphone-capsule_003876

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/profes...em-omnidirectional-lavalier-microphone_004227

The set also includes three (3) cables:


  • One 5-foot copper bodypack cable (with a right-angle capsule socket). The copper cables are flexible and feature immunity to handling noise.
  • One 5-foot steel bodypack cable (straight socket). This cable is stiffer, and very resistant to breakage.

    Both these bodypack cables are terminated with 5-pin mini (Lemo) connectors (on the right, in the pic below) that fit most Lectrosonics bodypack transmitters. If you don't use Lectro wireless, Sennheiser sells cables with connectors to fit many other wireless bodypacks on the market. Alternatively, you can change the plugs yourself if you are good with soldering small connections.
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  • One 8-foot copper cable (with a right-angle socket) terminated with a K6 cap connector (left in the pic above) for wired use

    This cap screws onto Sennheiser's K6 power modules. One version of the power module works with either an 1.5-volt AA cell, or 48-volt phantom power (though the XLR connector). The other version is 48-volt only. You can not connect these mics directly to 48 volts. A K6 power module is NOT included in this set; you will need one to use the mics wired.
Also included in the package are:


  • Two different windscreens for the mic capsules (in the pic below).
  • One right-angle clip, with strain-relief (A in pic below).
  • One straight-angle “vampire” clip (B, below).
  • One tie clip (not shown).
  • A useful manual (in several languages).
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I'm also including one Sennheiser NB-2 adjustable headset boom. While not as elegant as some of the newer, almost-invisible head booms, this is nonetheless handy to have on hand if your shoot requires it.

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All the above (except the head boom) is fitted into a compact plastic case. I'm also including a padded nylon case which will hold the plastic case and the boom.

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These mics and accessories were purchased a while back, as part of a larger assortment of Sennheiser mics. I don't need everything now. They were lightly used, and have been stored with gentle care. Everything is in excellent, like-new, condition

All of the above would cost over $850 if bought at New York City's well-known discount video supply house (and some of the items are available on special order only). I'm asking $520 for the entire package. Please don't ask me to break up the package.

Serious buyers only please. These lavs are intended for professional shooters and audio crews. They're a great choice if you want to upgrade the quality of the lavs you now use. The ability to use them wired is a major advantage when your location is plagued by wireless interference, dropouts and other problems.

With extra charges, and an advance PayPal payment, I can carefully pack and ship this kit. If you're in or near NYC, you can inspect, and take the mic kit, cash and carry, from my UWS location (a few blocks from 96th/B'way). Depending on your location in the city, I may be able to bring the kit to you.

If you want to hear these mics live, please have some gear to plug them into (bodypack/receiver, or a K6 module and preamp/mixer).

You can also download an uncompressed, unprocessed (raw) WAV file of audio which I just recorded with these very mics I'm selling. Contact me for the link.


In some cases, I will allow a prospective buyer to try out the mics for a 5-day demo period. Please email me for details.


Reach me at marshall@mjeassoc.com Thanks...
 
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More info on the audio samples...

More info on the audio samples...

A few folks have asked me for more details on the sample audio from these two lav mics, so I thought I'd share it with everyone.

The file is about 14Mb, runs about 2 min, 30 sec.

It has three takes; two were done with the ME 102 omni-directional mic and the third with the ME 104 cardioid.

I was sitting at my desk, in an ordinary (no acoustical treatment) room. There was a very slight amount of normal background noise. A noisy computer a couple of feet from my face was turned on for the second and third clips.

The mics were clipped to my cotton shirt in the customary position, about 4 inches below my chin. The mics were used with their respective windscreens. I used the flexible copper cable.

The mics were powered by a 1.5-volt supply, and fed into a Mackie 1402 VLZ mixer, which in turn supplied the signal to a notebook via a line-level input. The audio was originally recorded at 24 bits/96khz with Sound Forge. Other than downsampling to 16/48 (at the best settings), no other post-processing was done to the audio; no normalization, equalization, dynamics, noise reduction... nothing.

So this should be a fairly accurate representation of the the performance of these mics, and the differences between them.

Just e-mail, and I'll gladly send anyone the link for the file. Thanks.

Marshall
marshall@mjeassoc.com
 
Update to audio samples

Update to audio samples

A few people have told me that listening to the audio samples from these lavs was a little confusing; they needed some sort of "label."

So I added a couple of bloops to separate the takes. File size, etc., is about the same.

Also, someone asked why the level was on the low side. Probably because I normally record my voiceover stuff here with peaks not much higher than -6dB, in order to leave plenty of headroom for post-processing (equalization, dynamic compression and/or normalization, etc.).

But in this case I did absolutely no post-processing to these samples; just the raw recorded waveforms. So the level is on the low side, but I think it's a more honest representation of the response of these mics.

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The sample file, btw, is on my own hosting account, so I really don't want to publish that and is the reason I ask for e-mails or PMs first before I give out the link.

I was working on a version I could put up on Vimeo or the like, but got distracted. I'll get back to that shortly.

In the meantime, any questions, just ask.

Thanks.

marshall@mjeassoc.com
 
Added another photo

Added another photo

Somebody sent me an email about a week ago, complaining that the photos in this post were taken from web sites, and did not show the actual mics I'm selling (with an implied tone that maybe I didn't really have these mics).

Yes, it's true that the closeups in the composite pic of the mics and windscreens were found online -- I don't have the capability right now to do macro shots like that. But the other two images (the two mics on their cables, and the headboom) are actually my own photos, taken some time ago (for another purpose, long forgotten).

After I got over the "emotional pain" that this criticism delivered, I decided to add a new photo, showing the whole package: the mic capsules (mounted on a small piece of white plastic at the back), cables, screens clips in the plastic case, the boom and the booklet... what you see is what you get!

So for anyone who was thinking otherwise, the mics are here, they're real, they work. And, I think, priced reasonably for the quality they offer. I've had a few offers, but all far too low. I'm most willing to work with anyone who makes a fair offer.
 
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