Sennheiser G2 questions

Erik Olson said:
No difference in the HDX compander circuitry or anything else then?
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Correct - you can mix them up perfectly - eg: using a 100 transmitter and a 500 receiver, for example.



Erik Olson said:
Also, how does the Sennheiser compander compare to, say, the Lectro 400?
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Don't know - there are hardly anly Lectros in the UK.



Erik Olson said:
Easier to gauge are big differences like the Lectro 400 series being a 100mW unit compared to the Senn's 500's 30mW.
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100mW are illegal most places as ISO spec. says maximum 50mW erp for pocket transmitters. In fact a slightly lower output is better for multi-channel use.
 
Reading through the thread and wanted to weigh in with my experience using both the Lectro and the Sennheiser stock setups (no upsells required).


Using the Lectros UCR100 was a terrible experience. For one they suck power -- you'll maybe get 45min-1hour on a 9v, and found them to be incredibly unreliable. The only thing consistent about them is not if they cut out, but when. I actually ordered a dozen units for my team and had them all shipped back.

Got the Sennheiser GW100 instead, and for talking, you really can't beat them. They're relatively inexpensive and solid as a rock. Running on AAs, a single set will last you a month or more with daily shooting. As for sound quality, as long as you place your mics well, I've gotten some great sound in some pretty noisy situations. The only pitfall to watch out for is the mute button near the top of the transmitter, which can easily get switched on inadvertantly. Other than that, have no problems with interference or sound quality.
 
2 things - check the batteries you are using and don't live your stock in the sun what may short it life or cold weather which finish them at all .
b - did you ever check the fq spectrum in your aria ,as from my experience the 100 have bit the g-2 **** about 50% at range before it drops
by the way you don't check quality of the sound in noisy situation but in the dead silent room
another thing for these who use 100s , use ipower li-ion rechargeables , usually you will get at least what you get from alkaline and in cold weather much more
 
John Willett said:
Correct - you can mix them up perfectly - eg: using a 100 transmitter and a 500 receiver, for example.




Don't know - there are hardly anly Lectros in the UK.





100mW are illegal most places as ISO spec. says maximum 50mW erp for pocket transmitters. In fact a slightly lower output is better for multi-channel use.
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the 100/500 are not ever close to 400 quality , if you ask me i prefer 400 to sk as well
they are illegal in your country and few Europeans , what leave the rest of the world be happy with 100 and 250mw devices .
the difference between 30 mw and 100 in perfect world would be about
170% in range .
the difference between 50 and 100 - 40%
between 50 and 30 about 30% in range
in hard rf invarment you better work with as much power you have .

if you ever will work with g-2 near 744 you will curs the day as the rf pollution kill them in 10m range

about inter modulation , i run sometimes up to 12 100mw and never had any bad experience with proper fq setup
by the way sennheiser do produce 250mw sk transmitters .
the only benefit with low power devices in real world situation is low current draw what usually increase it working time .
 
John Willett said:
I always prefer the ME2 (omni) over the ME4 (cardioid) - but better to upgrade to the MKE 2-ew (omni) if you can afford it as it's a much better mic. - unbreakable steel cable and a capsule with an "umbrella" diaphragm to protect it from swweat and damp.
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I was unaware that the MKE-2 has an "unbreakable steel cable." That's good to know. I just went back to the MKE-2 last week when I broke my Countryman E6i cable on our shoot. Stretched it right out at the top of 1/8" Sennheiser connector.

The Sennheiser MKE-2 lav is a very crisp mic. Lots of detail over the stock ME-2. I'm super impressed with it.

Listen to this sample up on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZwV5EVvVgE The talent is wearing an HSP-4 headworn mic, then switches to the MKE-2 at about 6:15 in. I believe that the HSP-4 and the MKE-2 Gold share the same capsule.

Hear the difference?

That was shot with an Evolution 100 G2 series fed directly into a Panasonic HPX500.

Here is one more sample if you want to hear it. The MKE-2 fed wirelessly into an Edirol R-44 for double system sound while shooting with the Canon 5D Mark II.
 
John Willett said:
Sorry, you are incorrect.

The HSP 2 has the same capsule as the MKE 2.

The HSP 4 is a cardioid capsule and very different.

The stock ME 2 is a much cheaper mic.
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Ah, I should have just jumped over to the Sennheiser site to confirm instead of trying to recall. As a Sennheiser dealer we've never sold the $845 (list price) HSP series headworn mics because they're so expensive, so I've never committed the info to memory. The Sennheiser site says "Permanently polarized variant of the MKE platinum condenser capsule" So it's not the MKE-2 Gold, but the MKE Platinum. Either way, my point was that the two sound very, very similar even though the headworn mic is 2 inches away from the speaker's mouth and the lav is 4-5 inches away. For my demo videos I prefer a headworn mic because the sound is so amazing and there is very little chance of clothing rustle. A lot of the seminar speakers also prefer the headworn mics, we typically recommend the Countryman E6i as a nice price/performance compromise.

John - do you work for Sennheiser?
 
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