RODE Announces New Wireless Sytem and Two New Shotgun Mics

tyreeford said:
Hey Scott,

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Oh, and your "one of us" comment; I'm not really sure what to do with that. ...
Cheers,

Ty Ford
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That was the OP who used the term, I resented the implication that he was speaking for me.
OK enough said.

I do hope these systems work out because they have a couple of big advantages, like being able to travel with out woring about local wireless regulations.
 
As I think I've said before, I've been using seven channels of 2.4GHz for two year now with no issues whatsoever, and not had a single dropout apart from when I upgraded the software and tried to use the 'friendly' channels. On the original band plan the real snag was that it used up a big chunk of the wifi band and was as a result, rock solid. However, the sound and lighting people who wander around with their iPads adjusting their kit remotely could be heard muttering "what's wrong with wifi here, I keep losing the link?" People with laptops would complain the internet was poor, but the reality was it was me. This is the main snag with using wifi frequencies. In the radio systems, and I'm certain the new Sennheisers will be the same, continuity of the links is paramount, so plenty of RF tricks plus the spread spectrum techniques will keep the links solid to the detriment of the very poorly designed RF sections ordinary wifi devices have. For example, turning on one mic makes this ipad lose it's wifi link at anything other than a close distance to the router. Before long, the lighting people are going to robusti-ise (just made that up) their links because they are now controlling DMX lighting via wifi, and losing their link could be disasterous. They are shifting up to 5GHz for new kit. 2.4 is the wrong place for all of this stuff really, but the benefit in only having to produce one product for world wide use is pretty compelling. The Line 6 products I'm using are excellent on the old spec channels and I will continue to use them. I said I wouldn't buy any more, but I already have done, because they work so well, and also because I have a big Sennheiser IEM system which was always a problem when used too close to my Sennheiser receiver rack as it would desensitise the receivers. Using the line 6 system with handhelds solved my problem as they exist happily in my rack together.
 
Can someone hazard a forecast about how the new Rode wireless mics will, taking into account all features and not just range and sound quality, compare in practice with the UWP-D series by Sony?
 
James Holmes said:
Compare in practice with the UWP-D series by Sony?
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I think you're going to have to wait until all this gear is shipping and available for testing.

I am also curious to see how the new Sennheiser D1 system compares, as it's priced the SAME as their UHF G3 systems. ( though I haven't been able to find a compact D1 receiver unit so far, all of the receivers appear to be console models )
 
Once someone does get their hands on this, I would really be interested in a fairly simple test:
Two Rode Lavaliers (or better yet, something like DPA 4060's) recorded in separate channels through quality preamps. The other one through Rodelink and the other via XLR connector. Mics placed next ot each other on clips, and then a dialogue test. The test could also be done in different environments. And of course unprocessed WAV files would be the best way to gauge the difference in sound quality.
 
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